Experiencing issues with the fibre connection into our home. So NET 1 has been impacted over the last 12 hours. Looks like some connectivity has been restored but am unsure how reliable and robust it will be. Usenet services, inter-bbs games etc. are also impacted.
The South Island of New Zealand has been taking a pounding with some significant storms causing flooding, slips and road links to be cut. The lower South Island is essentially cut off from the rest of the island as major roads on both east and west coasts are severed.
The telco I use (Spark) and other ISP's have been caught short with several fibre cuts also impacting multiple towns and cities in the lower South Island. Some telcos using a different fibre connection I think are not impacted but the one I use is :(
Once the dust settles it will be interesting to see what chatter arises around the subject of resilience in our countries national telecommunications.
I have VoIP for my landline so along with the Internet that was gone burgers, and my cell which is with the same ISP lost voice and data
about an hour after the fibre dropped. So no comms... for about 12
hours.. only radio news to listen to and my ham radio to chat with a few other locals via a 2meter repeater.
Glad to have you back.
I was checking out some videos and pictures, and it looks bad in areas...
Was wondering if you use Spark. I noticed on their website they were
going to have to wait until things dried out before they could attempt repairs. I'm glad they were able to get you back online.
Once the dust settles it will be interesting to see what chatter aris around the subject of resilience in our countries national telecommunications.
It could get interesting. :)
At least you had some sort of communications.
Glad to have you back.
Where I live we have escaped the worst of any wild weather. Yesterday
(my Saturday) was actually a nice fine, settled hot sunny day, today
(Sun) has started OK also but thunder, hail and bad weather is
forecast here around noon. So we may cop some of it then. My wife is flying home today and back in to the airport here around 7pm tonight, flight gods willing... it should be an interesting day.
Where I live we have escaped the worst of any wild weather. Yesterday (my Saturday) was actually a nice fine, settled hot sunny day, today (Sun)
has started OK also but thunder, hail and bad weather is forecast here
Please note until core fibre redundancy is restored there is a major
risk to service, due to the current weather in the area and the physical access challenges that currently exist."
although no flooding or anything.. just stormy.
Glad to hear that. Hope all stays well for the family.
Please note until core fibre redundancy is restored there is a major risk to service, due to the current weather in the area and the physi access challenges that currently exist."
That's the part that would have me worried. You would think there would
be multiple redundancies in place. But then again, I'm not a technician
in this area... :)
On 01-19-20 21:00, Avon wrote to All <=-
If you're in NET 1 please read... and if not, well you're probably
going to read this anyway :)
For some reason the PC I am using rebooted while I was out so systems
were down for around 4 hours... things are back up now. Apologies.
For some reason the PC I am using rebooted while I was out so systems were down for around 4 hours... things are back up now. Apologies.
Just love that Windows 10 "habit" of not being able to shut off Windows
Just love that Windows 10 "habit" of not being able to shut off WindoThis is a Win 7 box and I am stumped as to what happened... I'll have to keep an eye on it... Hmmm
This is a Win 7 box and I am stumped as to what happened... I'll have to keep an eye on it... Hmmm
On 05 Feb 2020 at 07:49p, Phoobar pondered and said...
For some reason the PC I am using rebooted while I wasout so systems Av> were down for around 4 hours... things are
back up now. Apologies.
Just love that Windows 10 "habit" of not being able to shut
off Windows
This is a Win 7 box and I am stumped as to what happened... I'll
have to keep an eye on it... Hmmm
This is a Win 7 box and I am stumped as to what happened... I'll
have to keep an eye on it... Hmmm
It's telling you that it needs to be upgraded to Win10, you can then have reboots more often and for free, with nothing causing the issue. *->
Used to live out on the Colorado River in Arizona. The main problem was the electrical grid out there would never be upgraded...so failures galore. For instance...I would fart & the transformer would turn itself off. Happened one summer years ago during the hottest part of the summer for hours. I was pissed & got a netbook to be able to run a USB fan on
for myself & the cat.
This is a Win 7 box and I am stumped as to what happened... I'll have keep an eye on it... Hmmm
Check the heatsink :)
This is a Win 7 box and I am stumped as to what happened... I'll
have to keep an eye on it... Hmmm
It's telling you that it needs to be upgraded to Win10, you can then have reboots more often and for free, with nothing causing the issue. *->
off. Happened one summer years ago during the hottest part of the sum for hours. I was pissed & got a netbook to be able to run a USB fan o for myself & the cat.issue but a suspect power supply will do the trick also :) Good to know you and the cat both survived the summer :)
This is a Win 7 box and I am stumped as to whathappened... I'll Av> have to keep an eye on it... Hmmm
It's telling you that it needs to be upgraded to Win10, you
can then have reboots more often and for free, with nothing
causing the issue. *->
This right here is why I switched to Linux for my bbs. Not to sound snobbish, but it is a matter of who is the ultimate administrator
of your machine. Microsoft or you?
On 07 Feb 2020 at 10:37a, vorlon pondered and said...
This is a Win 7 box and I am stumped as to whathappened... I'll Av> have to keep an eye on it... Hmmm
It's telling you that it needs to be upgraded to Win10, you
can then have reboots more often and for free, with nothing
causing the issue. *->
Noooooo :)
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