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RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon
From: Scott Granados <scott () graphidelix net>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:09:18 -0700 (PDT)
As I recall and definitely don't quote me on this:) but there are also grids of wires in the walls which release broadspectrum noise electronic noise for jamming small transmitters. But only in certain rooms. It also strikes me that the pentagon is not going to have many interesting conversations in there not nearly as interesting as some other locations I won't list here. Scott On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Al Rowland wrote:
"fold back" systems like Bose noise cancelling headsets depend on the microphones being adjacent to each other. The further apart they are the more difficult it becomes to "sync" the noise. A digital delay helps but at some point of source divergence even it won't help. Of course these measures are designed for inadvertent release of information. Anyone with a window shouldn't be discussing things worth eavesdropping on anyway. But in the real world...hence the air pipes. Not that I would know anything about this sort of thing... ;0 Best regards, _________________________ Alan Rowland -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On Behalf Of Blake Fithen Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 3:13 PM To: 'Brad Knowles'; 'gg'; 'Sean Donelan'; nanog () merit edu Subject: RE: $400 million network upgrade for the PentagonBrad Knowles: The Pentagon has windows. It also has an ancient system of air pipes aimed at all of the windows...<paranoia> Is this sensitive info? Couldn't someone (theoretically) aim a "beam" at an unoccupied office and another at their objective office then filter out the 'noise'? </paranoia> Sorry for the O.T. -- blakeBrad Knowles, <brad.knowles () skynet be> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania. GCS/IT d+(-) s:+(++)>: a C++(+++)$ UMBSHI++++$ P+>++ L+ !E W+++(--) N+ !w--- O- M++ V PS++(+++) PE- Y+(++) PGP>+++ t+(+++) 5++(+++) X++(+++) R+(+++) tv+(+++) b+(++++) DI+(++++) D+(++) G+(++++) e++>++++ h--- r---(+++)* z(+++)
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- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon, (continued)
- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Brad Knowles (Aug 13)
- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Vadim Antonov (Aug 13)
- Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Doug Barton (Aug 13)
- Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Brad Knowles (Aug 14)
- Internet outage reporting databases (was Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon) Sean Donelan (Aug 14)
- Re: Internet outage reporting databases (was Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon) Aaron Hopkins (Aug 14)
- Re: Internet outage reporting databases (was Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon) Scott Granados (Aug 14)
- Re: Internet outage reporting databases (was Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon) Avleen Vig (Aug 14)
- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Al Rowland (Aug 14)
- Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon David Lesher (Aug 14)
- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Scott Granados (Aug 14)
- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Daniel Golding (Aug 14)
- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Brad Knowles (Aug 14)
- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Scott Granados (Aug 14)
- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Brad Knowles (Aug 15)
- Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon David Lesher (Aug 14)
- Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Scott Granados (Aug 14)
- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Daniel Golding (Aug 15)
- Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon David Lesher (Aug 15)
- Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Gerald (Aug 15)
- RE: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon Brad Knowles (Aug 15)