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Re: Sun Storm
From: Spencer.Wood () dot state oh us
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 17:55:44 -0500
This might really sound crazy, but everytime there is a Solar Storm, we usually have at least on of our Cisco 2600's NVRAM become corrupt. I'm not saying that the solar storm causes the memory corruption, but I've seen stranger things happen... **************************************************** Spencer Wood, Network Administrator Ohio Department Of Transportation 1320 Arthur E. Adams Drive Columbus, Ohio 43221 E-Mail: Spencer.Wood () dot state oh us Phone: 614.644.5422/Fax: 815.361.0714 **************************************************** Steve Sobol <sjsobol () NorthShoreTechnologies net> Sent by: owner-nanog () merit edu 11/26/2000 11:35 AM To: Dennis Dayman <ddayman () mail-abuse org> cc: Nanog <nanog () merit edu> Subject: Re: Sun Storm Dennis Dayman wrote:
The sun could be causing some more immediate problems overnight and into
next week. A major solar storm is bombarding the earth's atmosphere with
low-dose radiation that scientists say is no real danger to people on
the
ground.
Respected Internet professionals say that the solar storm may cause other irregularities - for example, on-topic posts to the NANOG mailing list such as the one I am replying to. -- Steve Sobol, BOFH, President 888.480.4NET 866.DSL.EXPRESS 216.619.2NET North Shore Technologies Corporation http://NorthShoreTechnologies.net JustTheNet/JustTheNet EXPRESS DSL (ISP Services) http://JustThe.net mailto:sjsobol () NorthShoreTechnologies net Proud resident of Cleveland, Ohio
Current thread:
- Sun Storm Dennis Dayman (Nov 25)
- Re: Sun Storm Steve Sobol (Nov 26)
- RE: Sun Storm Dennis Dayman (Nov 26)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Sun Storm Spencer . Wood (Nov 26)
- Re: Sun Storm Steve Sobol (Nov 26)