If you look at the map here (
http://www.nordu.net/connectivity/), there are
at least three gigabit plus links into nordic countries. One comes through
the UK. One down into Europe. I dont understand how you can be disconnected
by losing one link, but then what do I know ...
> Subject: Re: RHIZOME_RAW: were you trying to enjoy some nordic netart today?
>
> I was wrong, they haven't fixed it yet. We're still on satellite. It was
> probably just the fact that there's less traffic in the evenings. Anyway.
> This satellite thing is slooowww when you have a whole country trying to use
> it at the same time. They have been talking about setting up another line
> for a couple of years now but it costs millions of dollars. I don't know
> about the linked wireless thing. There's no problem with inner country
> connections. We can still see each other, we just can't see the rest of the
> world. Except in slow motion.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark River" <
mriver102@yahoo.com>
> To: "Ivan Pope" <
ivan@ivanpope.com>; "Pall Thayer" <
pall@fa.is>;> <
list@rhizome.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 5:36 AM
> Subject: Re: RHIZOME_RAW: were you trying to enjoy some nordic netart today?
>
>
>> linked wireless area networks. no more fiberoptics.
>> just a thought.
>>
>>
>> --- Ivan Pope <
ivan@ivanpope.com> wrote:
>>> I think the nordic countries should club together
>>> and get a second line put
>>> in.
>>>
>>>
>>> Due to a major malfunction in the so called Cantat3
>>> underwater fiberoptic
>>> line most of the nordic countries have been pretty
>>> much limited to local net
>>> traffic today. Likewise, anyone trying to view a
>>> nordic webpage most likely
>>> ran into problems. Here in Iceland they did manage
>>> to setup a backup
>>> connection via satelite links but it's been really
>>> slow. The Cantat3 handles
>>> network connections for Iceland, the Faroe Islands,
>>> the UK and most of
>>> Scandinavia. But they appear to have fixed it now so
>>> go ahead and enjoy some
>>> nordic netart today.
>>>
>>> Pall
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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> + I love this thread's tuna! Leslie Nielsen
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