possible outages for a few minutes during the maintenance period. [Archive]

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DrAwesome

22-12-2003, 10:02

Headsup (http://www.ntl-isp.ntl.com/lookup/default.asp)

Planned maintenance summary for wc 22/12/03

Network load balancing will occur nationwide, resulting in
possible outages for a few minutes during the maintenance period.

downquark1

22-12-2003, 10:10

Network load balancing
What does this mean?
Their going to disconnect users until its balanced? :D

Terminal

22-12-2003, 11:16

Sociable

22-12-2003, 11:40

What does this mean?
Their going to disconnect users until its balanced? :D

Classic!!!!!

Rep point on the way :D

Paul

22-12-2003, 13:35

What does this mean?
Their going to disconnect users until its balanced? :D
Nope - they are going to add users until it collapses evenly across the country .. :)

downquark1

22-12-2003, 15:19

Seriously though, what does it mean?

PS: sorry for bad grammar:blush:

homealone

22-12-2003, 15:26

Nope - they are going to add users until it collapses evenly across the country .. :)

:LOL: nice one Pem - although the pedant in me says they will actually collapse asynchronously, rather than 'evenly':D

Sociable

22-12-2003, 15:49

Seriously though, what does it mean?

PS: sorry for bad grammar:blush:

I guess they are shifting users accross UBR's and or re-allocating the proxy servers each set of people are on too but thats just a guess.

All I know is when they did that to us a while back it was about as usefull as swapping deckchairs on the Titanic. :)

Stuartbe

22-12-2003, 15:56

Nope - they are going to add users until it collapses evenly across the country .. :)

no... the network outage is needed so the NTL engineers can wet the string and pour on a bit more salt to reduce latency :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: