[olug] Community Colo Project

[Curtis LaMasters]

Steep demands for a community colo.  Jay didn't offer that much and
people were still happy with the service.  With that being said I
wouldn't object to putting my gear in this:
http://www.loopnet.com/xnet/LoopLink/Profile/Profile.aspx?LL=true&STID=naiglobal&LID=15145832.

Curtis LaMasters
http://www.curtis-lamasters.com
http://www.builtnetworks.com



On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah, that's what I wondered.  That brings up the issue of the room
> layout itself, then.  I would imagine the cost of outfitting the
> office space with the necessary NCPI (buzzword alert) would be
> prohibitive for a community colo, unless we could find a cheap source
> for equipment, a fiscal sponsor who could fork over the dough, or
> both.
>
> Does CoSentry have office space?  I've been in their conference room
> and their hot-seat area but the sales drone never mentioned any office
> space.
>
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Charles.Bird <charles.bird at powerdnn.com> wrote:
>> its not in the actual CO, this place is across the hallway :)
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009/3/26 Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com>
>>
>>>
>>> Do you mean collocating in a Qwest CO? They are extremely picky about what
>>> you have in the rack. First problem would be lack of AC power, second would
>>> be 15" depth restriction.
>>>
>>> It does cut down on the loop costs substantially though :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Dan Clough wrote:
>>>
>>>  Which providers are jacked in at the CB office?  If Cogent or PinPoint
>>>> has lit fiber out there I could get in touch with my Cogent rep and
>>>> see how well they can limbo on a 20Mbps commit.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM,  <charles.bird at powerdnn.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I like the idea, I've always wanted to do something like that. I thought
>>>>> about registering the name "ghettodatacenter.com" or something and
>>>>> leasing a small office at the kanesville CO in CB, no loopback charges and
>>>>> plenty of bandwidth for a couple racks. Just basic airconditioning and a few
>>>>> 20-30A circuits.
>>>>>
>>>>> 24/7 access too :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:11:13
>>>>> To: Omaha Linux User Group<olug at olug.org>
>>>>> Subject: [olug] Community Colo Project
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Over the last week ideas have been bounced around regarding the
>>>>> possibility of a community colocation project.  This sounds like a
>>>>> wonderful idea to me considering Omaha's lack of small-fish colo
>>>>> places and the general abundance of bandwidth, and I'd like to know
>>>>> what OLUG thinks about contributing to such an operation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ever since Jay closed up shop I've been looking for a good place to
>>>>> put my servers, with my main concerns being static IP addressing and
>>>>> no port restrictions (I'm looking at you, Cox).  A community colo
>>>>> would free up some room in our basements and maybe even prove the
>>>>> viability of colocating in Omaha.
>>>>>
>>>>> Finances are of course the most limiting factor, so keeping it cheap
>>>>> and simple is the key to success.  I think one rack, 10 or 20Mbps and
>>>>> a /26 or /27 block of IPv4 addresses would be more than enough to
>>>>> start out with.  What do you guys think about such a venture?
>>>>>
>>>>> Dan
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