5 Aug
2006
5 Aug
'06
6:03 p.m.
On 8/5/2006 at 4:45 PM Don Y wrote:
So no incoming pings, connection attempts, etc.? Gee,
I
see them all the time even on this dialup line.
No pingback from the server, although I don't know how to turn it off on
the modem (I wish). All ports are closed. I can't telnet,ftp, etc. in
from outside the local net.
The CO runs off battery (though not for long :> ).
The ones i have seen usually have a small jet turbine
sitting in a shed out back that provides backup power.
Oh, I'm about 9 wire miles from the CO; the "temple" is a fiber terminal.
Since it's only about 400 feet away, I get really good DSL. One odd thing
hanging off the side of one of the big boxes is round and about the size of
a hatbox. I imagine it must be for cooling, but I'm not sure. If I ever
have any line problems during weekday work hours, I usually only have to
hike down to the temple and ask the guy who always seems to be working
there about it. I keep the poison oak and yellowjacket nests cleared away
for the telco folks and they seem to appreciate it. It's actually pretty
pleasant--out in the country and under a big oak tree.
This room usually connects to another room (upstairs?)
where all the pairs are flared out for easy access.
The folks who work in that room get paid unreasonably
well (given the UNcomplexity of their job duties!)
but you know it has to drive them CRAZY in short order!
One can only wonder about the cost of a foot of copper trunk line with
today's metals prices.
--Chuck