Re: .edueyeball LART RE: who offers cheap (personal) 1U colo?
On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:27:42 -1000, Scott Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Also, most .edueyeball networks have (and have always had) a VERY low > budget for networking stuff. As a result, generally, there is little to > no plant map documentation, so it isn't the case of looking up the > physical port on a map and shutting it off. OK, maybe our network crew is more clued and better financed than most, but we discovered long ago that although having all the plant documented is expensive, the alternative is even more costly in the long run. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
.edueyeball LART RE: who offers cheap (personal) 1U colo?
: > This is a topic I get very soap-boxish about. I have too : > many problems with providers who don't understand the college : > student market. I can think of one university who requires : > students to login through a web portal before giving them a : > routable address. This is such a waste of time for both : > parties. Sure it makes tracking down the abusers much : > easier, but is it worth the time and effort to manage? This : > is a very legitimate idea for public portals in common areas, : > but not in dorm rooms. In a dorm room situation or an : > apartment situation, you again know the physical port the : > DHCP request came in on. You then know which room that port : > is connected to and you therefore have a general idea of who : > the abuser is. So whats the big deal if you turn off the : > ports to the room until the users complain and the problem is : > resolved? Since no one's mentioned it, the program everyone is referring to is netreg: www.netreg.org www.net.cmu.edu/netreg Also, most .edueyeball networks have (and have always had) a VERY low budget for networking stuff. As a result, generally, there is little to no plant map documentation, so it isn't the case of looking up the physical port on a map and shutting it off. Netreg allows you to "bad web" folks. They can go nowhere until they call the helpdesk. It's a great LART. >:-) <=== That's an evil smile... scott
