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Its not that easy. You need to learn a programming language. PHP, Perl, Ruby whatever. Its accessed differently in each language, and each one have its own quirks. There is no way someone can just make up a script to do what you need it to do.

Okay here we go. For SVIDEO or RCA connection types the Hauppage PVR-150,250 or 350 will do fine. If/when you get HDTV you will have to buy a pcHDTV capture card to record HDTV content. HDTV will also require a faster proc, more ram, and much more hard drive space. For standard TV (i.e...

You are limited to whats available in your area. Verizon's FIOS (the fiber to the curb) is still in test deployment areas. Im not sure SC is one of the states where they are rolling it out at. You could always go for DSL. Im not sure who your telco provider is (SBC?) but you can try that route

Slack is your friend. Always add 15-30 ft to what you think you will need. Unless you pull cable for a living its very easy to under-estimate the cable you need. You can always trim off excess cable if your to long, but you cant create cable out of thin air if you come up short. If you only...

Amp is not needed. All it really does is add 100ft. to your total distance from the CO. DSL typicall must be within 14000ft of the CO. Another factor to remember is the quality of the copper wire that is in your house and that is used by the telco. The latter you can't really help, but the...

I may just have to reload Enlightenment again. :D

ill second nagios. Its modular, has many different plugins and its free. There is a bit of a learning curve with it but it has some great documentation.

Well all you really need is a PC with a good graphics card. Also plasmas may not be the best option for the NOC. We actually use projectors for our TV and stats. The plasmas we used to use had horrid burn in from running all the time. As far as displaying stats, all you really need is MRTG...

Gentoo is for ricers :D Just a little fun, congrats on getting your system up and running

try going to a command prompt and ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew_all if you get an IP other than 168.254.x.x then you are probably good to go. If you dont you could try statically assigning an IP to your PC as a temporary solution, just be aware that if you are using an IP that...

I have one of the first WRT54G's that was released (before 802.11g was officially a standard, it was just a draft) and I have had 0 problems with it. If I remember correctly I think the WMP54Gx is an upgraded model. If you get the linksys you can get some hacked firmware called sveasoft which...

Right up my ally :D I work in a NOC right now. Granted I work for a multi-billion dollar company but I give you some advice. Plasmas - usually we have CNN and weather channel up on a couple of ours, to keep an eye out for any natural disasters that may impact service. We also have...

If I may also offer some advice. Having recently switched fields from Telco over to Data I know what its like to have to start at the bottom of the employment totem pole. Look for "newer" companies that need help. With newer companies there is not as much red tape to cut through if you want to...

XOR and draconius have got the right idea. Id suggest following XOR's advice. Ditch fedora, use CentOS or Debian, or Ubuntu. Fedora IMHO is a piece of shit. CentOS is based off of RHEL so maneuvering within CentOS is very similiar to Fedora. The follow draconius advice. use...

Case and hardware look fine. M0m0wall looks like it will do the load balancing, filtering, and the like. QoS for games is pointless. Its all IP packets, giving one more priority over the other is a waste of time. if you are running VoIP services within the LAN, then you may want to consider...

Im not sure on the size of your buisness or what you can afford. But if uptime is critical you may want to look at getting a T1....I think Aus is E1. You have better SLA's and T1/E1's are much more reliable. Otherwise Cisco also makes router than have the capability to "fail over" in the event...

Patch panels are the only way to go. I typically take it one step further and custom make a lot of my rj45 patch cables. I come from a telco background so poor wire managment makes me cringe. 25pair? Pft. You havent lived until you have had to punch down a 200 pair cable. I am convinced...

The BSD's are a good choice, but if you want an all in one system, give clarkconnect a try. It has a WebGUI for administration and is built off of CentOS which is a free version of Red Hat enterprise edition. Its a great way to learn having the GUI there for beginners, but you are still able...

Here is another safety tip. I learned this from watching another guy do it wrong. :) When you are cleaning a fiber. You typically use a microscopt (for lack of a better term) to look at the connector of the fiber. you can then see oil, dirt, grime and other nasty stuff and then use a clea-top...

tone generator would be the best bet to help you trace where wires are going. I would guess that the punchdown block next to your pbx is probably a feed from your demarc. The other block is probably wires to your pbx. This is typically done to simplify adding new POTS lines the pbx system.

Good info everyone who added to the faq. If anyone else has any questions that you think could be added please don't hesitate to ask.

Ooooh kay. #1 Read the telecommunication 101 thread that is stickied. #2 CSU/DSU are typically the "t1-interface "care that plugs into the cisco router. altho external units are usable as well the WIC's that cisco uses are just fine #3 Run a T1 cable (pins 12 and 45, or use a straight...

Excellent diagrams kaos. two acronyms that have helped me remember my colors codes are Primaries - Why Run Backwards You Varment Secondaries - Boy On Girl Brings Satisfaction (my favorite :D) Primary Colors - White Red Black Yellow Violet Secondaries - Blue Orange Green Brown Slate...

I think mpeg is right and BFV runs on linux for a dedicated server. So i would try that. Try out Ubuntu (a debian derivitive) its apt-get system makes adding and removing software a breeze. Dont load X11 or KDE or GNOME or and other GUI app. Make it command line only. Then install SAMBA and...

The limitation of the specs of your fileserver is dictated by what BF V requires. You see a file server could be an old P-233 with 32 megs of ram and a 32gig HD, and that would probably store your files just fine. So the question is what are the requirement for BF V. Make that the basis of...

okay i gotta know, how did you get a job as a lan party admin? and are you hiring :D

Most ADSL providers, give you a DSL modem and filters with the self-install kit. Its very easy to do. Install the filters on all phone lines (except the one that plugs into the DSL modem) and then plugin the DSL modem. Plug your PC or switch into the DSL modem and your done. You will get...

Assuming 30 people would be using the AP at one time, it may be a good idea to split it between two AP's (for proper coverage). As far as which AP to use, Cisco's Aironet AP's are top notch. They are more expensive then linksys, or netgear but they have the ability to authenticate to RADIUS...

Also with regards to walkie-talkies, in some CO environment any radio based transmission equipment i.e. cell phones, walkie talkies etc are not allowed. The reason being, is that most of the equipment in a CO is "wire wrapped" for a connection. If a wire is left un-connected it basically acts...

Well I'll be damned. I stand corrected :) Thread updated

Thanks for your feedback. Let me ask you something. Is it normal for people to embelish<sp?> a little bit on a resume? I think my main problem is I am not specialized in any area. I have a very broad scope of knowledge and sometimes I feel like that hurts my chances at landing a job. When you...

What is an OC-3? OC-3's are optical carrier circuits that can transmit 155.52Mb/s or 3 DS3's. There are several other OC levels. OC-12, OC-48, and OC-192. The transmission rate of each are listed below. OC-12 = 622MB/sec OC-48 = 2.49Gb/sec C-192 = 10Gig/sec What is SONET and how...

Thanks for all the sugggestions. I have never heard of MPOE reffered to as a minimum point of entry. I worked with CLEC's, LEC's and IXC's and never heard it used. I'm not saying your wrong, one thing about telecom is that acronyms seem to change depending on where in world you are ;) As...

I am hoping someone is still reading this thread and can give their opinion on my resume. SUMMARY: A versatile networking professional with six years experience supporting voice and data networks, with a professional background in customer service and support. QUALIFICATIONS...

Thanks for the advice. I will work on the thread soon. I was away from the PC during the 4th. As far as the smartjack definition is concerned, ALL of the circuits I have worked with on the west coast have the RJ-48x functionality to them, so that is all I know :D If it vary's depending on...

I have seen many questions over the years that I have been coming here, regarding T1’s. DSL, SONET, DACS’s and other telecom equipment. Since I am bored at work and need to do something to exercise my brain I thought I would make this FAQ (that will hopefully get stickied :) ) To address some...

As far as CSU/DSU setup on the cisco itself there are a few things to check. Typically T1's are provisioned as B8ZS line encoding / ESF framing. Make sure the Cisco CSU/DSU reflects that when setting up the router. On the off chance that this isnt the case another format is called AMI/D4. In...

I have never done this but you can always try airsnort. It will sniff all wireless traffic and I THINK it gets the mac / IP addresses as well.

T1's don't get delivered by fiber. They are a 2 pair (sometimes one) circuit. i.e. copper. The reason it costs so much is the SLA. Service level agreements on T1's have guaranteed uptime, and get priority support over simple pots lines. (like dsl) Typically when someone orders a T1 they need...