Re: [AusNOG] Fibre Cut in Sydney - Vocus

2018-03-20 Thread McDonald Richards
Not that strange when the active client-side equipment is in the CLS and the data centers are within range of a normal 10km optic. Due to the close proximity of Equinix SY1/SY2 it was always a challenge trying to do diversity into the Alexandria CLS as well. Note: I have no information outside wha

Re: [AusNOG] Fibre Cut in Sydney - Vocus

2018-03-20 Thread Matt Perkins
It’s strange they only have one path from there dc to the landing station. Sounds like a bad afternoon of splicing in the rain Matt -- /* Matt Perkins Direct 1300 137 379 Spectrum Networks Ptd. Ltd. Office 1300 133 299 m...@spectrum.com.au Fax1300 133 255

Re: [AusNOG] Fibre Cut in Sydney - Vocus

2018-03-20 Thread Bevan Slattery
Perfect timing for Hawaiki! On 21 March 2018 at 4:16:06 pm, Christopher Hawker (m...@chrishawker.com.au) wrote: > Hi All, > > > > Does anyone know anything more about this? > http://status.vocus.com.au/view-incident.aspx?IncidentID=414 > > > > “A major fibre cut in Sydney is currently impacting i

[AusNOG] Fibre Cut in Sydney - Vocus

2018-03-20 Thread Christopher Hawker
Hi All, Does anyone know anything more about this? http://status.vocus.com.au/view-incident.aspx?IncidentID=414 "A major fibre cut in Sydney is currently impacting international connectivity to New Zealand and the USA. Field resources are working on restoring services." As a result, there are

Re: [AusNOG] $300 NBN Connection Fee for FTTP?

2018-03-20 Thread Ken Sayers
​​ My daughter is looking to buy a vacant block of land in Foster Victoria and build a house on it. Foster is pretty strange in that large parts of the town seem to be on NBN Fixed Wireless and other parts on FTTN, but if she builds a new house I understand, according to the NBN website, that FTTP

Re: [AusNOG] $300 NBN Connection Fee for FTTP?

2018-03-20 Thread Paul Brooks
On 20/03/2018 6:41 AM, Mark Delany wrote: >> The whole NBN debate has always confused me. Without offsetting the cost >> how would either Government have afforded the NBN? The bill shock from $300 >> NDF is annoying to say the least but I've spent >$300 on some pretty stupid >> things in my life an

[AusNOG] NBN build issues

2018-03-20 Thread Chris Hurley
This is out of left field, but more a heads up on quality issues with the NBN. Speaking with a major "work safety² equipment supplier they were telling me about the NBN being told to employe unskilled workers (long term unemployed, ex prisoners, disadvantaged) to roll out the NBN. And the total sc