[TriLUG] OT: UPS on Cablemodem -- was m0n0wall -- was OT: trackingsoftware.

Jeff Groves jgroves at krenim.org
Sat Oct 30 23:53:20 EDT 2004


If the hub that serves Boylan Heights is on UPS, then the batteries must be kaput, because 
each time we have a power outage the cablemodem service immediately goes offline.  No 5 or 10 
minute delay.  Immediately.

Jeff G.

Ben Pitzer wrote:
> Almost all of TW's hub sites do (or very soon will, but I think they all do)
> have UPSes.  However, just as with the UPS that your cable modem and PC are
> attached to, when that battery runs out, so does the power, unless it's been
> restored in time.  The fact is that until backup generators for such sites
> are much more affordable, no cable system in the country will be able to
> handle a 2 day power outage without some interruption in service.  Of
> course, with voice services growing among cable vendors, generators may soon
> be the way to go.  But naturally, I can't speak for the folks who make those
> decisions.
> 
> Regards,
> Ben Pitzer
> 
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> 
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> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]On
>>Behalf Of Jeff Groves
>>Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 12:07 PM
>>To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
>>Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT: UPS on Cablemodem -- was m0n0wall -- was OT:
>>trackingsoftware.
>>
>>
>>Bill Vinson wrote:
>>
>>>I don't
>>>plan on spending another snowstorm without internet access unless my
>>>cable modem loses its signal ;)
>>
>>I put my cable modem and router on UPS power for the same reason,
>>but I've noticed that, at
>>least here in downtown Raleigh, that when we lose power we also
>>lose cable modem service.
>>There is no delay at all in the loss of service.  Apparently,
>>TimeWarner hasn't made the
>>infrastructure investment to include UPS power in their
>>facilities in my area (Boylan
>>Heights). :-(
>>
>>Jeff G.
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