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DHCP Management Across a Diversified Network? 100

Posted by timothy from the send-that-packet-that-way dept.
ET Admin writes "I work for a small Wireless ISP, where we are deploying new network hardware to allow for growth and contain broadcast traffic. All routing/switching equipment is Cisco. We use Linux stand-alone boxes and VMs (running on Win 2003 boxes). We have decided on a hybrid VLAN layout where we have certain VLANs limited by location, and other VLANs that are global across the network. And I want DHCP served across it all. Does anyone have experience with IPAM software that handles multiple DHCP servers? Our network is small so spending a couple grand is overkill at this point. Any recomendations to help me decide between serving DHCP from the Nix boxes, or from the Cisco gear? Knowing that a single DHCP server will handle from 100-500 hosts."
User Journal

Journal Journal: Poll: What should /. have done for April Fools in 2008? 5

Journal by davidwr

Poll: What should /. have done for April Fools in 2008?

* I vote for what they actually did. Subtle.
* Reruns are cool OMGPONIES!
* Celebrate history and redirect page to mcom.com.
* Announce Microsoft/Sourceforge merger.
* Announce that yesterday was indeed December 31, 1983.
* Put up a fake ad "Cowboyneal.com is for sale. Send bids to bids@cowboyneal.com."
Biotech

Submission + - Reversal of Alzheimer's symptoms within minutes

Submitted by afeeney
afeeney writes: Researchers have found that spinal injections of Etanercept, which inactivates excessive amounts of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) can reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease within minutes.

While TNF is a vital part of the immune system, excessive amounts are associated with various autoimmune diseases.

If this discovery is replicated in a wider range of subjects and becomes a viable cure for Alzheimer's, it could affect literally billions of lives, for people with Alzheimer's, their caretakers and loved ones, and the many who consider the possibility of Alzheimer's one of the most dreaded possible consequences of aging.
Lord of the Rings

Submission + - Peter Jackson to direct the HObbitt (yahoo.com)

Submitted by AssTard
AssTard writes: There you go, that dude who directed the movies about the Leprechauns running around from the Druids, and also the King Kong movie (much better than Lord Of The Rinds IMHO), he's gonna direct the Hobbitt Movie, where they tell about the muppetts crafting The Ring out of titanium/gold alloy back in the days before Jesus. Here's the story from Yahoo! NEW YORK — Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lord of the Rings." ADVERTISEMENT Jackson, who directed the "Rings" trilogy, will serve as executive producer for "The Hobbit." A director for the prequel films has yet to be named. Relations between Jackson and New Line had soured after "Rings," despite a collective worldwide box office gross of nearly $3 billion an enormous success. The two sides nevertheless were able to reconcile, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) splitting "The Hobbit" 50/50, spokemen for both studios said Tuesday. "I'm very pleased that we've been able to put our differences behind us, so that we may begin a new chapter with our old friends at New Line," Jackson said in a statement. "We are delighted to continue our journey through Middle Earth." Two "Hobbit" films are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, similar to how the three "Lord of the Rings" films were made. Production is set to begin in 2009 with a released planned for 2010, with the sequel scheduled for a 2011 release. New Line Cinema is owned by Time Warner. Sony and Comcast are among the owners of MGM. (ADDS detail, quotes, background. SUBS overline to CORRECT that Jackson will produce, sted direct, films.)
Television

Submission + - Tiger Team: Penetration Testing TV Series Dec 25 (courttv.com)

Submitted by ChazeFroy
ChazeFroy writes: CourtTV (TruTV) has a new series starting Dec 25 at 11 pm called Tiger Team. It follows a group of elite penetration testers hired to test organizations' security using social engineering, wired/wireless penetration testing, and physically defeating security mechanisms (lock picking, dumpster diving, going through air vents/windows). They do all of this while avoiding the organizations' various security defenses as well as law enforcement. The stars of the show also did a radio spot this morning in Denver, and its MP3 is here.
Lord of the Rings

Submission + - Peter Jackson Will Produce "The Hobbit" (nytimes.com)

Submitted by Soldrinero
Soldrinero writes: After years of bitter fighting with the studio and nail-biting by the fans, the word has come out that there will be a "Hobbit" movie and it will be produced by Peter Jackson. Actually, the story will be split into two movies, to be released in 2010 and 2011. Time to start getting your costumes ready for the premier!
Lord of the Rings

Submission + - PJs making The Hobbit (stuff.co.nz)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Peter Jackson has announced that The Hobbit is being made. The story will be in 2 films, and shot simultaneously like Lord Of The Rings. Filming is set for 2009 with the first part expected for release in 2010. "A decision still has to be made on who will direct the films, who will be cast and where they will be filmed."
Enlightenment

Submission + - Virus, not cell phones, killed 1 in 4 U.S. bees (msn.com)

Submitted by
Lucas123
Lucas123 writes: "Colony Collapse Disorder is characterized by the rapid disappearance of a colonies' bees, even if there are adequate stores of food in the hive, MSNBC is reporting. The bees just seem to fly off into oblivion — hinting that the malady somehow affects the insects' navigational sense or learning ability. Some scientists had proposed that cell-phone radiation was disrupting bee colonies."

Feed Science Daily: First Beehives In Ancient Near East Discovered (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed
Archaeologists revealed that the first apiary (beehive colony) dating from the Biblical period has been found in excavations in Israel's Beth Shean Valley. This is the earliest apiary to be revealed to date in an archaeological excavation anywhere in the ancient Near East, according to the researcher.
Quake

Submission + - Complete Quakecon '07 Coverage: id Tech 5 Unveiled (hothardware.com)

Submitted by
bigwophh
bigwophh writes: "Top to bottom coverage of Quakecon 2007 has just been posted at HotHardware. The article includes a multitude of images and information from all of Quakecon's events, including id's keynote address in which John Carmack revealed details of the id tech 5 engine, NVIDIA's kick-off event, and all of the vendor displays. They also have pictures of all of the case mod contest winners, the lovely Frag Dolls, and news about a handful of yet to be released titles including Rage, Left 4 Dead, John Woo's Stranglehold, and Quake Wars: Enemy Territory. There's even a bit of information regarding the upcoming movie based on id's Wolfenstein franchise."
Quickies

Submission + - Human origins theory tested by recent findings. (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by annamadrigal
annamadrigal writes: The BBC new is reporting on findings presented in nature which suggest that Homo Errectus and H. Habilis were in fact sister species which co-existed.

This challenges the view that the upright humans evolved from the tool users.
The Internet

Submission + - 365main releases root-cause of data-center outage

Submitted by linuxwrangler
linuxwrangler writes: 365main has issued a root cause report and FAQ about the failure that took out prominent sites like Craigslist. It was not, as initially reported, a drunk employee but rather two failures. The generator failure was caused by a setting in the Detroit Diesel Electronic Controller that wasn't allowing memory to be reset correctly resulting in engine misfires and failed engine-starts. The problem has been duplicated and is reportedly now fixed. 365main has updated controllers on all its Hitec rotary UPS systems and shared its findings with other Hitec users. Meanwhile, the half-second outage in colo-7 was caused when a brief power-surge hit it's primary side causing it to attempt to switch to secondary power. Unfortunately, the secondary side was already powering three other colo-rooms so the transfer was refused and the PDU switched back to primary 490ms later.

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