[netperf-talk] Netperf.org back online - at least partially - and will be down again December 1st

[Rob Townley]

Thanks Rick.  i just asked members of olug to back up their network
perf claims with real metrics and colorful graphs.  Hopefully, other
lugs will have similar faceoffs.

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Rick Jones <rick.jones2 at hp.com> wrote:
> Folks -
>
> Having confirmed that my expertise lies not in system administration, by
> taking entirely too long to bring netperf.org back online, I *think* I have
> netperf.org back online.  I believe one can access the repository, and if
> you are reading this email it also means that the mailing lists are working
> again.
>
> I do know that I don't have the FTP stuff going yet, but hope to take care
> of that soonly.
>
> For those curious, netperf.org has transitioned from an HP 9000 Model A500
> running a PA-RISC Debian to an HP ProLiant DL385 G2 running Ubuntu Karmic
> Koala (yes, I do tend to run on old and/or obsolete hardware :).  It also
> has RAID protection on the discs...  and I do plan on setting-up a backup
> for the mailing lists, repositories and website :)
>
> If you encounter issues accessing netperf.org, please feel free to contact
> me.
>
> happy benchmarking,
>
> rick jones
>
> PS - having finally gotten netperf.org online again, there will be a power
> shutdown in its hosting machine room at 1700 hours on December 1st, 2009,
> U.S. Pacific time.  Figures...
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