January 2003 - NZNOG - lists.nznog.org

Re: 2LD Review for *.nz ?
by Paul Brislen 22 Jan '03

22 Jan '03

I would be interested to hear from anyone who has applied as well - I thought the nomination process was a bit quick, especially with the Christmas/New Year/Holiday of your choice season smack in the middle of it. Let me know off list if you like - I'm as far off topic as I like to get. Cheers, Paul PS - yes, I'm the reporter for IDGNet. Mark Foster <blakjak(a)blakjak.net> on 23/01/2003 13:36:03 To: "Paul Brislen" <Paul_Brislen(a)idg.co.nz> cc: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: 2LD Review for *.nz ? "The nominations for interest in being involved have closed and InternetNZ's oversight committee will meet in early February to select the four other participants." Oops.. Maybe ill rephrase. Anyone involved with NZNOG involved with this? The implications will impact alot of us here, I imagine. Thanks Paul, Mark. At 11:53 23/01/2003 +1300, Paul Brislen wrote: >Sadly, it's too late - nominations/applications closed first week of >January... - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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2LD Review for *.nz ?
by Mark Foster 22 Jan '03

22 Jan '03

http://www.idg.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/E021027AAA37CF2DCC256CB6000704F1!open… (Apologies for any offtopicness, but I know there will be people here very interested in this...) Anyone going to volunteer? - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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The green green grass of home...
by Dean Pemberton 21 Jan '03

21 Jan '03

Hi all; I've been overseas for almost 5 years now, and it's time to come back home to New Zealand. I do however need a job. I've spoken to my current employer about this of course. While they acknowledge that it is technically possible for me to get a transfer to NZ, they can not see it happening in the near future. This is unfortunate, but does nothing to dampen my desire to return home. SO; If anyone out there has a position they need filled, or know of someone else who does, then can you drop me a line. My preference is for permanent work in Wellington, but I'm also happy to consider contract work and other locations. I'm also open to negotiation regarding salary, so don't worry about that to begin with. I'm basically keeping an open mind. So if you have something pass it on. I have a current CV at http://deanpemberton.com/cv/ Feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested. Thanks Dean - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Talk about 'Network Measurements at Sprint, AS 1239'
by Nevil Brownlee 21 Jan '03

21 Jan '03

Hi Jamie: > Have you come across a similar project by RIPE? > http://www.ripe.net/test-traffic/ > > Are the two trying to achieve the same objectives with different approaches > in terms of scale and distribution? (Though to me RIPE has the edge as is > appears to measure IPDV) Yes. RIPE test traffic provides data about Internet links between their 'test boxes;' RIPE NCC offer it as a (charged for) service to ISPs who are RIPE members. I agree, it's an interesting project - their web pages http://www.ripe.net/ttm/index.html are well worth a look. The Sprint work is concerned with measuring and understanding the way traffic behaves in their backbone, and how that information can be used to imnprove backbone behaviour, for example by using it to tune IS-IS link weights. > Nevertheless, some very interesting statistical information found at > http://ipmon.sprint.com Cheers, Nevil ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Nevil Brownlee Director, Technology Development Phone: +64 9 373 7599 x88941 ITSS, The University of Auckland FAX: +64 9 373 7021 Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through University of Auckland http://www.auckland.ac.nz/ - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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more on the PDP-11
by Richard Naylor 21 Jan '03

21 Jan '03

I should have mentioned its not small. The basic 2 disk machine is a 1.2m rack. I normally stack the 3rd disk and floppy on top, making a 5 foot rack. In my box of bits there maybe some MicroVax cpus as well. Theres also a few backplanes, so you can probably build a 2nd or 3rd machine. There is also a real DEC VT100 And for those of you who think "in car computers" (&MP3 players) are cool, I had an in car PDP-11 probably before you were born. rich - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Anyone looking to 2U cases ?
by Mark Frater 20 Jan '03

20 Jan '03

Hi List, I've tried getting 2U 19" wide by (only) 19" deep cases from Procase, but they don't have any and can't get them. Unless anyone knows a NZ source for these, I am intending to get some from Taiwan. US$200 including 400W PSU. Takes standard ATX mobo, comes with 3PCI riser card. We have some units in production already and they have been fine. Contact me off list if you are interested and we can split the shipping and import charges. Mark Frater Quicksilver Internet ph 9160300 - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Reporting NZNOG activities at APRICOT
by Philip Smith 19 Jan '03

19 Jan '03

Hi, Apologies for non-operational content, but I was wondering if anyone from New Zealand would be going to APRICOT 2003 in Taipei (www.apricot2003.net). If you don't already know, APRICOT is the Asia Pacific's annual Internet Operations conference, tutorial and workshop event; it is also hosts APNIC's open policy meeting, as well as the meetings of many other AP internet related organisations. I'm co-chair of APOPS (www.apops.net), the AP region's operator mailing list (intended to work along the same lines as NANOG, AfNOG, and EOF). The APOPS meeting will be held as part of APRICOT on Wednesday 26th, and I think it would be great if someone from the New Zealand Internet community could give a short (max 15 minutes) presentation on local Internet activities. I'm not looking for anything fantastically detailed, just a general FYI style overview of what's going on. If anyone is interested in helping with this, and is going to APRICOT, please let me know. thanks a lot! philip -- - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: [Xinqu] Re: [was-Xinqu] Re: more on the PDP-11
by Richard Naylor 19 Jan '03

19 Jan '03

At 02:53 p.m. 20/01/2003 +1300, Bruce Hoult wrote: I don't know why anyone would think that it was kosmos. Kosmos quite clearly announced itself as VAX/VMS when you logged in and *that* isn't going to run on a PDP-11. agreed <sigh> >You didn't answer my questions about what sort of physical ethernet >interface it has (thick or thin), whether it talks TCP/IP, or whether >you've got a Unix for it. And I'll add to that a question about RSTS... it has AUI. the real ethernet. Sorry no *ix for it, nor RSTS. I mainly did real time stuff and that meant RSX or RT-11 (which is what MS-DOS was modelled on, not to confuse with the IBM-360-DOS, or the many other DOS's out there in those days. Add TSX to RT-11 and you have a good clone of RSTS. It has a similar multi login thingy per terminal like Linux . Oh theres more... DRV-11 - parallel interface - if you like building stuff or doing nuclear device testing Analog devices isolated input A/D converter several serial devices (synch) several serial devices (asynch) with modem controls. And no, I'm not parting with my industrial-11 (aka PDP-11/05) front panel with the flashing lights. there were only two of those in NZ if that. rich - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: [Xinqu] Re: more on the PDP-11
by Richard Naylor 19 Jan '03

19 Jan '03

At 10:41 a.m. 20/01/2003 +1300, Lin Nah wrote: >IS this machine one of those used for the wcc freenet? NO. its my own private family PDP-11 >I seem to remember some talk about kosmos being given to someone >who would appreciate it etc but I could be mistaken Sorry - I wasn't in WCC IT when Kosmos was decomm'd rich - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: more on the PDP-11
by Richard Naylor 19 Jan '03

19 Jan '03

At 10:41 a.m. 20/01/2003 +1300, Lin Nah wrote: >IS this machine one of those used for the wcc freenet? > >I seem to remember some talk about kosmos being given to someone >who would appreciate it etc but I could be mistaken No - this is my own home machine. Kosmos was actually 3 different machines. The first was a Vax 750 from the MED (We merged MED and WCC data centers - thats when the fiber got started), the second was a MicroVaxII (later a small cluster) and finally a MicroVax 3400. While I closed CityNet down, I didn't dispose of the gear, I was working in Economic Development by then and it wasn't my issue. I know it stayed active for some time as it was the main dial in box for WCC staff rich - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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