From cgreenhalgh at studentlife.osu.edu  Mon Oct 13 09:11:04 2008
From: cgreenhalgh at studentlife.osu.edu (Greenhalgh, Christopher K.)
Date: Mon Oct 13 09:13:16 2008
Subject: [Ohio-Packet] unsubsribe
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ohio-packet-bounces@hamnet.org 
> [mailto:ohio-packet-bounces@hamnet.org] On Behalf Of Gene Mayler
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 7:59 AM
> To: Ohio- Packet
> Subject: [Ohio-Packet] Gateway problem found
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I just received an explaination of the Interent connectivity problems
> that I've been having from a very good friend of mine, K2MF.
> He runs the udp/ip router that I use.  The host that the router
> runs on is where the problem.  Here's the explaination.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -------------------------
> Hi, Gene...
> 
> Brian's T1 is hard down now after the first rains from the storm moved
> through on Friday night.  The IP that is reporting he is not 
> reachable is
> *his* provider's IP.  Any connectivity you happen to 
> experience for a few
> hours during the day is simply "good luck".
> 
> Brian had been putting in multiple trouble reports to his 
> provider (who
> then puts in trouble reports to the local exchange carrier, which is
> Verizon) for the past 3-weeks or so, and finally Verizon 
> realized it has a
> seriously old and corroded wiring problem from the CO in 
> Ludlow, MA to his
> house and they knew as early as a week ago that a major 
> rewiring effort
> would have to be scheduled that involves some heavy field 
> wiring crews.
> The storm over the weekend will no doubt result to have them 
> step up that
> effort.  Since the hard down began with the Friday rains, it appears
> obvious that nothing much happened with Verizon "repair" over 
> the weekend
> but I will be surprised if they do not get their crews out 
> there starting
> today (Monday).
> 
> Obviously, Brian is very upset about this at the moment, 
> since every minute
> that he is off the net, his livelihood is affected.  We just 
> have to be
> patient.  That's all I can tell you right now.
> 
> -- 
> Barry
> k2mf@ptd.net
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------
> 
> The links seem to be up, marginally, between about noon and 
> late afternnoon. 
> Any other
> time forget it.  For those of you who are forwarding to me, 
> adjust your 
> forwarding
> schedule accordingly.
> 
> 
> 
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