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

[Ben Pitzer]

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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> -----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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