Re: MAE NY?

["Chris Mauritz" <chrism () raremedium com>]

I dont' think "giga"switches need any help from the ambient temperature to
lose packets.  8-)

C

Chris Mauritz
Technical Manager, Systems Administration
Rare Medium, Inc.
chrism () raremedium com

-----Original Message-----
From: <alex () nac net>
To: Sean Donelan <SEAN () SDG DRA COM>
Cc: <nanog () merit edu>
Date: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: MAE NY?


> I recall seeing a study a few years back that showed direct correlation
> between packet loss and temperature on DEC Gigaswitches; does anyone else
> remember this?
>
>
> On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Sean Donelan wrote:
>
> > amb () gxn NET (Alex Bligh) writes:
> > > > core1.nyc>sho env all
> > > >
> > > > Temperature readings:
> > > >         chassis inlet    measured at 26C/78F
> > > >
> > > > 78F in my cabinet in the inlet seems reasonable to me.
> > >
> > > Well seeing as we're playing this game:
> > >
> > > newyork1>show env all
> > > ...
> > > card     inlet       hotpoint     exhaust
> > > RSP(2)   15C/59F      19C/66F      18C/64F
> > >
> > > Brrrr...
> >
> > paix1>show env all
> >
> >  card     inlet       hotpoint     exhaust
> > RSP(2)   14C/57F      19C/66F      17C/62F
> >
> > PAIX is the only place I worry about my equipment getting too cold,
> > condensation and such.  Anyone know what the dewpoint at PAIX is?
> > Any other entrants in the cold co-locate arena?
> >
> > Of course, WCOM wins for having the hottest POPs.
> > --
> > Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO
> >   Affiliation given for identification not representation
>
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