2001

Major Companies Give IPv6 Year-End Push Jim Thompson
[December 26, 2001] Just when everyone was saying IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol, was never going to get any respect, a series of announcements gave new credibility to the technology.

Sockeye's Intelligent Routing Service Wayne Kawamoto
[December 12, 2001] Sockeye Networks claims its new routing service improves 70 percent of BGP routes and reduces bandwidth and network management costs up to 40 percent.

Sockeye's Intelligent Routing Service Wayne Kawamoto
[December 12, 2001] Sockeye Networks claims its new routing service improves 70 percent of BGP routes and reduces bandwidth and network management costs up to 40 percent.

10 Gigabit Ethernet Standard Close To Ratification Michael Singer
[December 11, 2001] Task force hoping to standardize networking applications in LANs, MANs, and WANs resolves its technical issues during its latest meeting and moves to a sponsor ballot.

Microsoft Abandoned Windows 95 Users Best of ISP-Lists
[December 7, 2001] Members of the ISP-Tech list discuss recent Microsoft announcements and Internet Explorer Administration Kit Version 6.0.

Routing Phone Calls Across the Network Best of ISP-Lists
[December 6, 2001] Members of the ISP-Tech list discuss the feasability and practicality of routing voice calls across your ISP's data network.

Cisco Says Interplanetary Internet Doable Jim Thompson
[November 30, 2001] Cisco hopes to enable your wireless Internet service to shoot for the moon.

Yeek! A Crazy Mouse! Best of ISP-Lists
[November 20, 2001] Members of the ISP-Tech list offer common sense suggestions for dealing with a customer's mouse that's jumping all over the place. Solutions range from the basic to the esoteric.

My Laptop Keeps Going . . . and Going . . . Best of ISP-Lists
[November 19, 2001] Members of the ISP-Tech list pore over a laptop computer whose screen turns off, but whose power is always up. It just keeps going, and going, and going. . .

Disaster's Lessons About SONET Rings Best of ISP-Lists
[November 5, 2001] Members of the ISP-Bandwidth list pore over the lessons the events of 9-11 taught the world about designing resilient urban fiber optic networks.

Talkin' 'Bout V.92 Best of ISP-Lists
[October 25, 2001] Members of the ISP-Tech list are concerned that V.92 modem technology will be expensive to deploy—and, after deployment, will raise costs instead of reducing them.

ISPCON Storage Services Power Panel Alex Goldman
[October 18, 2001] A panel of experts present their vision of the future for storage area networks and of storage service providers (SSPs) at ISPCON Fall 2001. Vendors accused of being wedded to the past.

Compaq Discloses Mobile IPv6 Ambitions Jim Thompson
[October 12, 2001] Compaq has quietly launched a major push for IPv6. Although there has been little fanfare surrounding its efforts, the computer giant has been involved with IPv6 virtually from the beginning.

Know Thy Firewall Best of ISP-Lists
[October 8, 2001] Members of the ISP-Tech list solve one subscriber's problem and explain many of the other common problems they've unearthed on customers' computers over the years.

Internal Modems Are Useless! Best of ISP-Lists
[October 3, 2001] Members of the ISP-DSL list ponder this question: When will customers learn just how terrible internal modems are? It's not just cheap dialup modems; internal DSL modems are bad too.

Push For v.92 Deployment Jim Wagner
[October 3, 2001] The future of the breakthrough v.92 dial up modem technology, which has been on thin ice all year, got a boost this week from four major manufacturers.

The Surveillance Bug Best of ISP-Lists
[September 18, 2001] Members of the ISP-NT list discuss a "feature" of e-mail readers that allows spammers who send HTML messages to build databases of those who read the e-mails.

The 6bone Connected Makes A Backbone Jim Thompson
[September 11, 2001] Short for IPv6 backbone, 6bone is an experimental worldwide network built to test interconnectivity among adopters. As a IPv6 testbed, 6bone is a reality check to see if IPv6 really works.

Ozone in the Office Best of ISP-Lists
[September 7, 2001] Members of the ISP-Tech list discuss the nasty side effects of printing thousands of bills on a single laser printer at the end of each week.

First Glimpse Of 802.11a Ted Stevenson
[September 5, 2001] It's finally in silicon. The long-awaited 54Mbps technology that's expected to light up the 5GHz radio spectrum is available and being tested by at least one chip supplier. Learn how it fared in our offices.

IPv6: The Future is Now Jim Thompson
[August 7, 2001] Cisco's Steve Deering warns that the costs of a slow rollout of IPv6 are being felt now—while nations and corporations implementing IPv6 ahead of everyone else are reaping the early bird's reward.

Slow Dancing to the Baltimore Waltz Best of ISP-Lists
[August 3, 2001] Members of the ISP-Tech list pass the time in late July discussing the architecture of the Internet as tragically revealed by events in Baltimore that included a train wreck, toxic fumes, and a burst water main.

Agere ORiNOCO AS-2000 Lisa Phifer

(Part 1) : Guarding The Gate

(Part 2) : Installation Nitty Gritty

[August 2, 2001] Yesterday, we established the basic building blocks of our Agere WLAN—installing ORiNOCO cards, drivers, etc. Today, we continue our saga, describing AS-2000 installation, configuration, and more.

Ah! The Power of Fiber Jim Thompson
[July 20, 2001 ] In the 1960's film The Graduate a youthful Dustin Hoffman was given a single word of advise concerning his future—that word was "plastics." If the film were made today, instead of plastics, that word might be "fiber."

Colowatch Debuts Multi-Network Monitoring Service ISP-Planet Staff
[July 17, 2001] Need a way to get on top of your network troubleshooting? Managed Service Provider Colowatch accelerates problem detection and reduces downtime while simultaneously monitoring up to 15 access points.

Japanese IPv6 Initiative Harbinger Of Things To Come Jim Thompson
[July 10, 2001 ] IPv6 may be sputtering to a slow start in North America, but throughout Japan, the push to make IPv6 a reality is on. Is this the precursor of things to come for North America and the rest of the world?

Tracking the Names of Nodes Alex Goldman
[July 6, 2001] When operations get really big, it's time to toss aside written records and develop a real network management tool. Enter EDGE IP from Threshold Networks—automating the process of DNS management.

IPv6 Off to a Slow Start Jim Thompson
[June 12, 2001 ] When it comes to IPv6 support, U.S. and European ISPs are putting off today what they will still put off tomorrow. But Japan has made IPv6 adoption a mandate, putting Asia on the front lines of the push for IPv6.

Security Flaws Sends MIPv6 Back to the Drawing Board Jim Thompson
[May 9, 2001] Just when the bull was about to be released from the chute, someone pulled its tail. After a decade of work, a security flaw in the proposed MIPv6 protocol may delay its debut, yet again.

Linux and the BIND that Ties Stew Benedict
[May 8, 2001] This article will serve as an introduction to obtaining, installing, and configuring BIND under Linux, and will include some pointers on where to go for more in-depth information.

P-Cube Shapes Up Broadband Traffic ISP-Planet Staff
[May 3, 2001] Red Hat, Inc. this week announced the availability of Red Hat Linux 7.1, the latest version of its adaptation of the popular open source server operating environment.

Red Hat Linux 7.1 Debut ISP-Planet Staff
[April 17, 2001] Red Hat, Inc. this week announced the availability of Red Hat Linux 7.1, the latest version of its adaptation of the popular open source server operating environment.

Nortel, Agilent Partner to Simplify Optical Networks ISP-Planet Staff
[April 16, 2001] Optical network management is a cheeky proposition. What better way to sell some services, but to streamline the process and let ISPs have at it, which is what Nortel and Agilent say they will do.

VA Linux 2U ISP-Planet Staff
[April 11, 2001] Fresh from its mid-March introduction of its VA Linux 100 introduction, 1U is followed by 2U and the three server lineup is ready to ship to you today.

No Rules in the IP Market Best of ISP-Lists
[April 9, 2001] Members of the ISP-Webhosting list discuss obtaining IP addresses from the upstream provider. Some need only ask, while others need to justify their requests. Can anyone explain the differences between the upstreams?

IPv6: Will This Dog Have Its Day?  Jim Thompson
[March 30, 2001] The Internet is in danger of becoming "frozen in time," according to Net guru Vint Cerf. With 360 million people roaming through cyberspace, a shortage of IP addresses could leave millions "Netless."

Sun Reveals New Services To Support Sun Fire Series ISP-Planet Staff
[March 29, 2001] Now that Sun has introduced its news lineup of mid-range servers, the monolithic equipment maker figures it better show administrators and engineers how to use its gear.

VA Linux Debuts Remote Management System ISP-Planet Staff
[March 22, 2001] VA Linux 100 manages 1U server farms with powerful VACM technology—eliminates need to spend valuable tech time trying to locate a specific node in a large server cluster.

Nor Storm Nor Virus Nor Even Shoddy Modems Best of ISP-Lists
[March 21, 2001] Members of the ISP-Tech list discuss the most basic tech problem. When customers call your help desk saying they get no dial tone, how can you find out the cause of the problem, given so many possible culprits?

Red Hat Drops Anonymous up2date Services  ISP-Planet Staff
[March 20, 2001] According to RHN Director Billy Marshall the change shouldn't be a surprise to users. Red Hat released an email several weeks ago informing users of the fee-based support program.

When Spam is Good Alex Goldman
[March 18, 2001] Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam! Spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam. Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! (Viking Chorus from Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Spam Sketch).

Finding My Footprint Best of ISP-Lists
[March 14, 2001] Members of the ISP-Satellite list discuss a simple question about satellites: How to find the area they cover (known as a footprint). As with many simple questions, there is not a simple answer.

The Closing of the Internet Frontier Niall Richard Murphy
[March 8, 2001] IP addresses are running out, and companies are fighting for unclaimed Internet real estate. There is a solution—we discuss whether IPv6 is right for you, and show you how IPv6 real estate is bought and sold.

Gobs of Data Storage in a Snap Alex Goldman
[March 8, 2001] Learn how one company plans to build a global storage dynasty through direct sales made by service provider channel partners selling its SAN systems.

Nuts and Bolts Best of ISP-Lists
[March 2, 2001] Members of the ISP-Wireless list discuss the difference between bytes and bits. You probably know this, but if you don't, this article is required reading.