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cable cut

bizk1d · 2001-02-27 16:50:00

I'm reading up on a lot of things about how to make a strong network but at the end of the day, if my service provider burns down, I'm out of luck. I think I can trust my ISP and web host to have fireproof backups but what about the main internet cable itself? What if there's an Event Horizon and a gigantic tsunami snaps…

27-02-2001 5:50pm

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bizk1d

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I'm reading up on a lot of things about how to make a strong network but at the end of the day, if my service provider burns down, I'm out of luck. I think I can trust my ISP and web host to have fireproof backups but what about the main internet cable itself? What if there's an Event Horizon and a gigantic tsunami snaps the Irish Internet cable like a piece of limp spaghetti? What kind of backup do we have if Global Crossing's cable throws a wobbler?

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#2 27-02-2001 6:34pm

Hobbes

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I think you worry too much.

As someone mentioned to your exact same eariler post Ireland has a lot of pigeons.

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#3 27-02-2001 7:50pm

Kali

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see internet backbone thread.

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#4 27-02-2001 9:58pm

flamegrill

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we have at the moment 2 45mbps connections to the states. and we have one 34mbps connection to the uk. the chance off all the wires been severd are very slim, so dont get to excited about it

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