[AusNOG] Soul DDFM Services

[Bevan Slattery]

Macca,

Yes - there was a theoretcial technical issue with converting the
carrier pigeons with a4 printout (analog IP) into the maximum ethernet
MTU available at the time.  Fragmentation was suggested and tried.
However, it was even practically even more difficult.  Upon
fragmentation (using a shredder) it was very difficult to shove the
fragmented packet through the available ethernet port on the switch.
Despite trying many pigeons and pushing very hard a packet did not
arrive at the destination so the theory on joining the fragmented pigeon
was never actually put to the test.

Alas it was not until 'Digital IP' was invented that we were able to get
around this problem much to the relief of Bill Lawry and Wendy Jnr Jnr.

Cheers

[b]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Lawry