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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Teaches you to move away from MS for mgmt
</span></font><font color=black face=Wingdings><span style='font-family:Wingdings;
color:black'>J</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> lol Then again MS updates aren’t
all that reliable at times either! </span></font><font color=black
face=Wingdings><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>J</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Damien Luke
[mailto:damien.luke@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 16 January 2012
11:11 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Chris Macko; 'Tom Storey'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> ausnog@ausnog.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [AusNOG] Urgent-
cisco rollover cable <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">brisbane</st1:place></st1:City></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>But my best rants
come from Prolific chipsets no longer working under OSX Lion </span></font><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Wingdings><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span></font><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Definitely not one
of my finer moments when I needed to console in to a switch to do a change and
didn’t recall upgrading. One of my biggest gripes about data centres is
how poor 3G reception is (Yes, I know why, I just don’t want to sit outside the
DC at 4am waiting for drivers to download).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Damien<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Chris Macko
[mailto:cmacko@intervolve.com.au] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 16 January 2012
11:19 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Damien Luke'; 'Tom Storey'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> 'ausnog@ausnog.net'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [AusNOG] Urgent-
cisco rollover cable <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">brisbane</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>+ laptop with a DB-9 connection, or
otherwise testing to ensure that your USB to console device functions correctly
under the specific OS version you’re running! Nothing worse than a
contractor/tech turning around and saying he has console access, only to find
his drivers don’t function under a 64 bit OS in an emergency scenario! It’s a
very different thinking you’re prepared and actually testing to ensure you’re
prepared! </span></font><font color=black face=Wingdings><span
style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>J</span></font><font color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Damien Luke
[mailto:damien.luke@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 16 January 2012
10:40 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Chris Macko; 'Tom Storey'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> ausnog@ausnog.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [AusNOG] Urgent-
cisco rollover cable <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">brisbane</st1:place></st1:City></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>To be clear, if you
don’t have a jump bag with all of this stuff in it that you carry in your
vehicle/on your person at all times you’re a failed change/disaster waiting to
happen.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Plan for the worst
and don’t be the guy who has to back out a change because he forgot a
cable. Implement as best you can, replace when possible (everything is
redundant and you can get downtime on that mission critical cable, right?).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Damien<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span lang=EN-AU
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Chris Macko<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 16 January 2012
10:37 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Tom Storey'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> 'ausnog@ausnog.net'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [AusNOG] Urgent-
cisco rollover cable <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">brisbane</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Necessary musts in the laptop
bag </span></font><font color=black face=Wingdings><span
style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>J</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Tom Storey<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 16 January 2012
10:00 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Bryn Loftus<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> ausnog@ausnog.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [AusNOG] Urgent-
cisco rollover cable <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">brisbane</st1:place></st1:City></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Crimping tool, RJ45 connectors, length of cat5 cable. Handy items to
have in the toolkit or floating around in the back of the car. ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On 14 January 2012 03:13, Bryn Loftus <<a
href="mailto:bryn@wintonit.biz">bryn@wintonit.biz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Thanks everyone, got it sorted. Thanks for all the offers!<br>
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Sent from my iPhone <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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