[26013] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Perceived Y2K problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Hollis)
Tue Nov 30 21:48:19 1999
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 18:40:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Dan Hollis <goemon@sasami.anime.net>
To: Eric Germann <ekgermann@cctec.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199912010223.VAA01692@cctvw02.cctec.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9911301839080.21772-100000@anime.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Eric Germann wrote:
> Since most switches aren't designed for 100% off hook load, anyone seen
> any studies as to whether the switches will crash from that?
I seem to recall data from california, where a good number of handsets get
knocked off-hook during earthquakes. AFAIK no switch ever crashed as a
result of the load.
-Dan
