Re: [PLUG] Verizon FIOS..Any thoughts?

[Matt Ayres <matta@tektonic.net>]

Douglas Muth wrote:
> > From what I
> > understand from someone who works with Verizon since it is fiber it is
> > run in rings meaning even if a tree knocks out the line service is not
> > interrupted. It is also glass so animals will not chew it.
>
> Never underestimate the power of a backhoe.

That reminds me of the sysadmins two natural enemies.

1. The user.
2. The backhoe.

Like I said though, fiber is always run in rings (think: token ring) so 
even if a backhoe cuts the fiber 100ft from me I'll just go around the 
other side of the ring. I'm not entirely sure how Verizon is going to do 
this in some areas, but I know where we are located it appears we're on 
the cusp of 2 rings so I'm feeling pretty safe :)  Of course Comcast 
business is kept as a backup.  I was going to attempt to do "poor mans" 
load balancing, but the FIOS beats it hands down. Now it's working in a 
primary/secondary config.

Regards,
Matt
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