Re: 28xx with 3g card was RE: OT: Switch up time...4 years!

  We engaged Cisco initially and they were very helpful but couldn't
give us the dirt we needed. It wasn't until we engaged Verizon that we
started getting real answers. Now, we are fortunate enough to have those
relationships available when we need them. Big dog with a big bark. So
that's the only reason we were able to work it out in a timely manner.

--Hammer--

On 9/20/2010 12:25 PM, Brad Ellis wrote:
> I opened a TAC case to see if there was anything "known." But
> apparently not. The modem hardware is an older version than the one that
> is shipping now. I RMA'd the one in the router for a replacement. We'll
> see if that does the trick.
>
> thanks,
> Brad Ellis
> CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: --Hammer-- [mailto:bhmccie_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:00 AM
> To: Brad Ellis
> Cc: GAURAV MADAN; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: 28xx with 3g card was RE: OT: Switch up time...4 years!
>
> We are strictly on the Verizon side. No real HW issues that hung the
> box like you are mentioning. We had some issues with latency and
> "hiccups" in the thruput testing and had to drag in Verizon development.
>
> After some back and forth threads, we found out that Verizon would idle
> the radio at like 10 seconds. Even though the connection would still be
> there. So we implemented some IP SLAs for like 7 seconds and it
> significantly stabilized our performance metrics. Basically a PING out
> to the Internet to keep the hardware busy....
>
> --Hammer--
>
>
> On 9/20/2010 10:48 AM, Brad Ellis wrote:
>> Yeah, the 28xx with a 3G is pretty cool... have you had issues with
>> the Sprint one? It keeps falling back to RTT (gets stuck there) and
>> the only way to get it back to EVDO is to reload the router.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Brad Ellis
>> CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security)
>> CCSI# 30482
>> CEO / President
>> CCBOOTCAMP - Cisco Learning Solutions Partner (CLSP)
>> Email: brad_at_ccbootcamp.com
>> Toll Free: 877-654-2243
>> International: +1-702-968-5100
>> Skype: skype:ccbootcamp?call
>> FAX: +1-702-446-8012
>> YES! We take Cisco Learning Credits!
>> Training And Remote Racks: http://www.ccbootcamp.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf
>> Of
>> --Hammer--
>> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 6:22 AM
>> To: GAURAV MADAN
>> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>> Subject: Re: OT: Switch up time...4 years!
>>
>> I like the ISRs. All the models. I agree they are pretty solid. I'm
>> very hesitant about adding security or application modules. It's a
>> personal preferences. separation of duties and whatnot. So I can't
>> really speak on how well they work with a lot of extra functionality
>> layered in.
>>
>> PS: And a 28xx with a 3G card and a switch module makes for a great
>> mobile office. Way to easy to deploy.
>>
>> --Hammer--
>>
>>
>> On 9/19/2010 4:34 AM, GAURAV MADAN wrote:
>>> 11 yrs is very very impressive ..
>>>
>>> Hammer ,
>>> How would you rank the ISRs ( 28xx , 38xx ) .. I find them solid as
>>> well :)
>>>
>>> Gaurav Madan
>>> CCIE # 23863
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 3:38 AM, --Hammer--<bhmccie_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>>> 11 years is pretty impressive. The kicker is that back then
>>>> (11.x) the IOS was solid enough to support those kinds of uptimes. I
>>>> don't have a single piece of Cisco gear that doesn't have a bug or
>>>> two that has warranted an upgrade. The farther you get from the
>>>> traditional routing and switching gear, the worse it gets. My 7206s
>>>> are pretty
>> solid. Running OSPF/BGP/etc.
>>>> FWSMs - a few bugs and vulnerabilities ACEs - Bleh. Storm-O-bugs
>>>> WAAS - Bleh. Storm-O-bugs ASAs - a few bugs 6509s - bugs
>>>> 3560s/3750s/4948s - pretty solid 7207s - pretty solid
>>>>
>>>> I miss the good old days.....
>>>>
>>>> --Hammer--
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/18/2010 4:06 PM, Robert Hosford wrote:
>>>>> I don't see code that old because the Y2K. But when you're a switch
>>>>> does it matter?
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Robert Hosford
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 3:14 PM
>>>>> To: Gary Duncanson; Martin Hogan
>>>>> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>>>>> Subject: RE: OT: Switch up time...4 years!
>>>>>
>>>>> A 3.12 server no doubt. A switch up that long and never patched I
>> bet.
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Gary Duncanson
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 3:04 PM
>>>>> To: Martin Hogan
>>>>> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: OT: Switch up time...4 years!
>>>>>
>>>>> Beaten by a Novell server somewhere no doubt. Still impressive
>> though!
>>>>> Gary CNE
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Martin Hogan"<martin.john.hogan_at_gmail.com>
>>>>> To:<ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 10:33 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: OT: Switch up time...4 years!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Without intentionally being a "topper" - here is one a colleague
>>>>>> found
>>>>>> recently:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> XXXXXXXXXXX#show ver
>>>>>> Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 2500
>>>>>> Software (C2500-IS-L), Version 11.2(14), RELEASE SOFTWARE
>>>>>> (fc1)
>>>>>> Copyright (c) 1986-1998 by cisco Systems, Inc.
>>>>>> Compiled Mon 18-May-98 12:43 by tlane Image text-base: 0x0302F4E4,
>>>>>> data-base: 0x00001000
>>>>>> ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 5.2(5), RELEASE SOFTWARE
>>>>>> BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT), Version 10.2(5),
>>>>>> RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) XXXXXXXXX uptime is *11 years, 1 week, 4
>>>>>> days, 3 hours, 50 minutes *System restarted by power-on at
>>>>>> 12:06:58 UTC Mon Jul 12 1999 System image file is
>>>>>> "flash:c2500-is-l_112-14.bin", booted via flash cisco 2500 (68030)
>>>>>> processor (revision L) with 2048K/2048K bytes of memory.
>>>>>> Processor board ID 01880349, with hardware revision 00000000
>>>>>> Bridging software.
>>>>>> X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant.
>>>>>> 2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
>>>>>> 2 Serial network interface(s)
>>>>>> 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
>>>>>> 8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)
>>>>>> Configuration register is 0x2102
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It was a good effort.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Dale Shaw<dale.shaw_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Brad Ellis<brad_at_ccbootcamp.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> C3548XL-COLO-INET uptime is 4 years, 30 weeks, 4 days, 2 hours,
>>>>>>>>> 12 minutes System returned to ROM by reload System restarted at
>>>>>>>>> 17:43:37 PST Thu Feb 16 2006
>>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 2:58 PM, GAURAV
>>>>>>> MADAN<gauravmadan1177_at_gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Thats the quality Cisco delivers !
>>>>>>> Hmm.. 3500XL. it's probably more that the operators are afraid to
>>>>>>> type any commands into it, in case it decides to do something
>>>>>>> weird and unexplainable, requiring a reload. That's probably what
>>>>>>> happened last time.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> cheers,
>>>>>>> Dale
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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