Forgetting the Details

March 29, 2007

For a couple minutes, I just couldn’t figure out why this site had slowed to a crawl. After eliminating more serious potential causes (compromised server, DoS of some sort, etc), and taking a look at the bandwidth graphs, it finally dawned on me. This new server was maxing out its 10mbps port because I [...]

Where’s My FiOS?

March 22, 2007

My cable internet has been up and down (99% down) for more than a day now. I’ve been using my email client refreshing every minute to tell when the connection is up for the few minutes each hour to submit assignments and download final exam study guides. Comcast has nothing to say about the [...]