- NZNOG - lists.nznog.org

Notice of maintenance work on ns2.dns.net.nz
by DNS 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

Please note we will be doing some maintenance work on the machine that serves ns2.dns.net.nz between 19:00 and 21:00 on Monday the 30th of October. During this time ns2.dns.net.nz may not be available. Throughout this period the other six .nz zone servers (ns1,3,4,5,6,7) will be available. Please contact me if you have any questions. Dave Baker .nz Registry Services support(a)nzrs.net.nz

1 1

OT - Brother HL2700CN w Linux reports please
by John ＠ netTRUST 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

Any feedback on this printer's operation with Linux / CUPS using the network interface? Thanks.

2 1

Re: [nznog] More quotes for internet access needed...
by Gerard Creamer 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

Apologies - I didn't mean to be unclear in my post, or to speak untruths about radio. I thought the query was regarding connectivity to a home. I have worked with radio links a number of time in commercial settings and it's always been fabulous - both fast and very reliable, and it's great to see a number of purveyors of high class services getting established in this field. Every time I've tried to get radio going to a residential address (ie, in a suburb or regional centre) it's only been possible using products that sadly don't fall under the 'fast and reliable' umbrella. If you are lucky enough to be able to subscribe to a decent provider then be thankful and take the opportunity - I know I would if I could. Cheers, Gerard On 7/11/2006 10:29 p.m., Jonathan Brewer wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Since this is a technical list, I thought I'd contribute some data to answer > Gerard's comment: > > "Wireless has too high a latency" > > I left a ping running for the last hour across our gigabit wireless link > between Sky Tower and ANZ Centre in Auckland. Here are the results: > > 3904 packets transmitted, 3904 packets received, 0% packet loss > round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1.0/5 ms > > A couple points: > > 1. It's raining in Auckland. The unloaded link without the rain is > down around .5ms > 2. Under load in the rain it looks more like 1/3/8 ms. > 3. Yes, it really is wireless, not laser. Tx low 58.1 GHz, Tx high > 62.9 GHz. > > Cheers, > > Jon > > ------------------------- > Araneo Limited > 230B Left Bank > 116 Cuba Street > Wellington 6011 > > Ph: 04 978 7350 > Fx: 04 978 7355 > Mb: 021 345 054 > > http://www.araneo.net.nz/ > ------------------------- > >

2 1

More quotes for internet access needed...
by Jasper Bryant-Greene 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Unrelated but similar request to Ernest's earlier today: I have a requirement for decent high-speed Internet access at my residence in Edgeware, Christchurch. National bandwidth is a priority (preferably 10Mb+, and preferably symmetrical), international doesn't have to be anything too flash. The premises we will be performing most data transfers to is dual-homed with TC and Telecom, so no particular preferences there for this end. I live maybe 25m from the closest TC cable, which would probably be close enough speed-wise, but there's another property between me and that cable, so I can't get hooked up. What, if any, are my options? If any providers able to help could email me quotes off-list I'd be appreciative. -- Jasper Bryant-Greene Director Album Limited jasper(a)albumltd.co.nz +64 21 708 334 / 0800 425 286 http://www.albumltd.co.nz/

9 8

Quotes for internet access needed
by Ernest Cunningham 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Hi all, We are currently evaluating our internet access needs and are looking for quotes from those who can provide internet access that meets the following requirements: - ≥ 10 mbit/symetrical National / International - Approx. 100 gig monthly traffic allowance (estimate current average monthly usage to be about 30% international / 70 % national traffic) - Multiple static IP addresses (currently have 5 and use 3) - Customisable traffic shaping (no one tcp data stream to use more than 2mbit/sec at any time etc) - Additional high speed internet access for staff residences for remote development and server administration etc. (5-15 staff) - Office location is Christchurch CBD. - We host client database and web solutions so connection needs to be reliable. (read: Telecom ADSL will not cut the mustard). Please email me off list if you can help. Kind regards, Ernest Cunningham

1 0

How many bytes is 50mb?
by Don Gould 04 Nov '06

04 Nov '06

Does anyone know what the conventions are in NZ? I'm writting a small data control system and I need to know how ISPs count data here. I know the convention for a gig is 1000 mb. I don't know how people are counting mbs thou. Cheers Don -- Don Gould www.thinkdesignprint.co.nz - www.tcn.bowenvale.co.nz - www.bowenvale.co.nz - www.hearingbooks.co.nz - www.buxtonsquare.co.nz - SkypeMe: ThinkDesignPrint - Good ideas: www.solarking.co.nz

3 2

[Sort of OT] NZ FreeBSD mirror needed
by Juha Saarinen 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Hello my beery little friends, Dan Langille wrote on the NZFUG list: "Hi folks, The computer running http://www.nz.freebsd.org/ is dying. The www mirror needs a new home. Any volunteers? I think this port does that for you: http://www.freshports.org/net/cvsup-mirror/ The NZ website is not a high volume website... It's just good to have the thing up and running." And I thought maybe a NZ ISP might be able to assist here. A cvsup and ftp mirror would be good too, if possible. Details on mirroring here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/index.html And Andrew Thompson @ FreeBSD says there's a prebuilt system available if anyone wants to host it, or ISPs are welcome to use their own. Off list replies please. -- Juha Saarinen www.geekzone.co.nz/juha | Skype: juha_saarinen blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/techsploder www.computerworld.co.nz | MSN: juha_saarinen(a)msn.com Subtle recursive jokes in .sigs are not funny.

1 0

Re: [nznog] [Fwd: Re: NZNOG '06 videos]
by Richard Naylor 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

>On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 18:29 +1300, Jeremy Naylor wrote: >>Hey guys, >>Just a quick note to let you know that the videos for the talks at NZNOG >>'06 are now available. >>Sorry for the delay with them. >>They're at: http://www.r2.co.nz/20060323 > >Is there any easy way to download them without resorting to using >mplayer -dumpstream? If theres enough interest or demand, I put a copy onto an HTTP server. See if theres interest on nznog. Rich

1 0

Fwd: The Postel Network Operator's Scholarship
by Joe Abley 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Begin forwarded message: > From: Joe Abley <jabley(a)ca.afilias.info> > Date: 13 October 2006 10:30:13 EDT (CA) > To: nanog-announce(a)nanog.org > Subject: The Postel Network Operator's Scholarship > > The Internet Society (ISOC) a 501c(3) corporation (http:// > www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/incorp.shtml) has agreed to > accept a restricted donation from an anonymous source to be known as > the "Postel Network Operator's Scholarship." > > The Scholarship will be awarded annually to a recipient selected by a > "Selection Committee" consisting of a representative of the then > serving Board of ARIN (The American Registry of Internet Numbers - > http://www.arin.net) and a representative of the then serving > Steering Committee of NANOG (The North American Network Operator's > Group - http://www.nanog.org) > > The award is intended to enable a deserving network operator who > would not otherwise be able to attend the Joint Meeting to do so, and > whose attendance at the Joint Meeting will continue to build on the > legacy of Jon's lifetime contribution to the Internet. > > The Selection Committee will develop an open and public application > process, and will "whimsically" select the annual recipient > exclusively in response to the question: "What Would Jon Do?" if he > were asked to select a recipient. There are no criteria or > restrictions or other requirements, including but not limited to > nationality, location, age, or gender. > > The scholarship will cover the costs of travel from the recipient's > home city to the Joint Meeting. It will also cover the costs of > Hotel accommodation at the Conference Hotel. It will include a daily > stipend for food, beverages, and incidentals. It is expected that > the attendence fee for the meetings will be waived by ARIN and NANOG. > > The membership of the Selection Committee shall not be changed except > in the event that the membership of either the Board (in the case of > ARIN) or the Steering Committee (in the case of NANOG) ceases to be > based on the popular vote of the community each serve; in which case > the member whose process changes will be replaced by a similar body > that is based on the popular vote of the community that was served by > the ineligible member, and which will be appointed at the sole > discretion of the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society, and > under the same terms as the initial Selection Committee. > > At its option, the Internet Society may increase or decrease the > number of recipients each year based on the current state of the > Scholarship Fund, and the variable costs of travel and accommodation. >

1 0

Re: [nznog] Moving DNS providers - best practice.
by Peter Mott 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

On 27/10/2006, at 3:23 PM, Mark Foster wrote: > Ask them do a whois on the domain, and then point out that if they are > carrying Authoritive NS records for a domain which the rootservers are > pointing elsewhere - whois tells you this - they are breaking the DNS. One could also encourage folks to use different name servers for caching and not allow recursion on their authoritative servers. That way if they claim to be authoritative and they are no longer, nobody cares. I seem to remember having a discussion about this very thing with a large provider about 6 years ago and they were not interested in any form of co-operation that would prevent client internet experience being broken when a change of delegation took place. They didn't have the capacity to understand the problem let alone a resolve to solve it. I wonder if anything has changed :-) regards Peter Mott -/-

2 1