[uknof] ntp1.linx.net jitter

2015-01-16 Thread Brian Candler
Anybody else notice that ntp1.linx.net is jittery but ntp2.linx.net is stable as a rock? $ ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter == ... +ntp1.linx.net .PPS.

Re: [uknof] ntp1.linx.net jitter

2015-01-16 Thread John Souter
Thanks Brian, I'll get it looked at. On 16/01/15 13:23, Brian Candler wrote: Anybody else notice that ntp1.linx.net is jittery but ntp2.linx.net is stable as a rock? $ ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter

Re: [uknof] ntp1.linx.net jitter

2015-01-16 Thread Giles Coochey
On 16/01/2015 13:23, Brian Candler wrote: Anybody else notice that ntp1.linx.net is jittery but ntp2.linx.net is stable as a rock? $ ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter

[uknof] Stocking of spares?

2015-01-16 Thread Ash Scott
Hi all, We have loads of spares on site, items such as line cards, modules, cables etc. We currently manage the stock using Racktables. We’ve tried various methods using racktables, but the same issue exists; people not updating it when they take something from stock. I’ve proposed a web based

Re: [uknof] Stocking of spares?

2015-01-16 Thread Nick Hilliard
On 16/01/2015 15:24, Ash Scott wrote: How do you manage your spares and keep the spare count true to the actual count? Regular and public floggings for infractions. There's no easy way to do this, and we're all guilty of sneaking stuff out of stockrooms from time to time (just the once,

Re: [uknof] Stocking of spares?

2015-01-16 Thread Gord Slater
On 16 January 2015 at 15:24, Ash Scott a...@custodiandc.com wrote: How do you manage your spares and keep the spare count true to the actual count? two methods: 1. Informal undocumented threats of violence and woe 2. Deductions from wages for the full cost of the item from salary payments,

Re: [uknof] Stocking of spares?

2015-01-16 Thread Gord Slater
On 16 January 2015 at 15:28, Nick Hilliard n...@foobar.org wrote: On 16/01/2015 15:24, Ash Scott wrote: How do you manage your spares and keep the spare count true to the actual count? Regular and public floggings for infractions. There's no easy way to do this, and we're all guilty of

Re: [uknof] Stocking of spares?

2015-01-16 Thread Nick Hilliard
On 16/01/2015 15:43, Gord Slater wrote: the stock areas will think twice because of that, I'm sure. Of course that assumes that all thieves actually think lol I should clarify that my previous email referred to sneaking stuff out of the stock room for legitimate company purposes and just not

Re: [uknof] Stocking of spares?

2015-01-16 Thread Ash Scott
Thanks for the input - no this is stock going missing, either selling to clients or being installed into kit. Another issue is people putting stuff *into* stock and again not updating it. Example. I came onto shift today to see 2 LC-LC fibres on my desk, no note left with them, no one has

Re: [uknof] Stocking of spares?

2015-01-16 Thread Tom Storey
Maybe the system needs to be simpler and more accessible so that it doesnt seem like a burden? Many people have smart phones. A bog standard QR code reader that opens an website/page specific to that site and part, asks how much was added or removed, and updates a database? An intern/work