[MAINT] Network Work on Code Sunday, Oct 1, 1-4pm EDT
Derek Atkins
warlord at MIT.EDU
Tue Oct 3 11:03:48 EDT 2017
GWB <gwb at 2realms.com> writes:
> So AT&T's network equipment works when nothing is connected to it?
> Clearly this is a success story. If the tech had been allowed to try
> the new modem, that would have greatly sped up the troubleshooting
> process. If it had worked as before, then problem solved. If not,
> then you could debug your network topography on your side.
Well, it works when I'm just connected with a laptop. That proves (to
them) that it's not their equipment. It could be my equipment. It
could be a bad interaction between.. It's very hard to say.
> That's actually more frustrating than I thought. Maybe another phone
> call to ask them to just please try a different modem before you spend
> all that time chasing a problem that might not exist.
The problem is my static IPs. I can't just replace the modem. And I
can't just "take a random IP address" because it requires coordination
to also migrate my tunnels, which is how code.gnucash.org gets its IP
address.
> I have managed to keep the static (fixed) IP I have, but not without a
> struggle. The solution is sometimes just having a "dumb" modem
> connected to the LAN with the switching equipment at the telecomm set
> to assign a fixed IP. Sometimes I have to lease a fixed IP from a
> different provider who then contracts with a local telecomm. In any
> event, it's worth it, and necessary.
I have a /29 from them.
> Check around. Anywhere from Cambridge to Dedham should be any number
> of telecomm trunk leasing outfits.
Alas, Cambridge is about 1000 miles from here. While I DID live in
Somerville for ~14 years, I'm now much further south ;)
> Gordon
-derek
PS: There is still a SMALL chance that it's not my VM system.. I'm
considering taking it offline again this afternoon to test it again.
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Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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