Intermittent Problem in Pta / Kzn

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vodacom3g

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Some of you in Pta / Kzn regions might be battling with intermittent data connectivity.

The guys are aware of the problem and is doing a forklift swap-out of a moerse big Cisco switch.

Will keep you posted.
 
vodacom3g said:
Have you tried to pick one of these things up, the size of two full-height fridges!

But the saying normally is interpreted as a complete swap-out vs. just upgrading certain components.

So both apply in this case.
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Cool, pretty huge. ;)
 
vodacom3g said:
That's the thing; if you look at the Vodacom network it's looks simple on paper (ask Prometheus! ;)) but everything needs to multiply by 20 million subscribers. So everything is just so much bigger.

4me (you think of it as a web server) fills a whole floor!
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:eek:

VMware.com has some server virtualisation products that can reduce the space & hardware wastage ;) :).
 
v3g : I can only imagine how that puts a strain on things... I know its a beech alot of the times even for smaller systems...
 
vodacom3g said:
For my own system at home (3G P4, 1G RAM) which is the best VM server to use? Run mostly Win XP, WMC & Vista with some Linux.
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If you intend to run those concurrently in virtual machines, then you will need a bit more RAM, but you can easily run all those in VMware Workstation [what I use for dev] - unless you need some of the features that VMware Server [GSX] or ESX offer.

The main thing about VMware, is that it cuts down on the need for multiple boxes and dual booting of desktop PCs [as opposed to servers which wouldn't be setup to dual-boot].

I have several virtual machines running, 2 * IPCop [one per ADSL ISP account], and then some Ubuntu LAMP servers. I hope to get the E220 working with my primary IPCop virtual machine for the times when ADSL is down or unusably slow [a major intermittent problem for me lately :mad:] :).

PS: There is a Free VMware [Workstation] Player, as well as a Free VMware Server Player, but you can also download the other VMware products [e.g. Workstation|Server etc] and try before you buy for 1 month.
 
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well you werent joking about the down time! teens across the country were left stranded without mxit! which is akin to being in a desert without water. not good.
 
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