MavEtJu's Distorted View of the World - 2005-07

Posted on 2005-07-29 14:40:23, modified on 2006-01-09 16:29:23
Tags: Voice over IP, Cisco

A new day, a new toy... except this is one which doesn't want to buzz.

The ATA can be called, and it rings. That part works. The other way around, it conveniently forgets to send the dialed number in its SIP INVITEs:

INVITE sip:;user=phone SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.168.2.248:5060
From: sip:[email protected];tag=1606025951
To: <sip:;user=phone>
Call-ID: [email protected]
CSeq: 2 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:5060;transport=udp>
User-Agent: Cisco ATA 186  v3.1.0 atasip (040211A)
Expires: 300
Allow: ACK, BYE, CANCEL, INVITE, NOTIFY, OPTIONS, REFER, REGISTER
Content-Length: 248
Content-Type: application/sdp

I've asked for an upgrade to the 3.2(1) image, but I haven't heard anything yet. Annoying!

Posted on 2005-07-22 11:05:13, modified on 2006-01-09 16:29:23
Tags: Happiness

It's not easy being a non-native english speaker. Here is a list of common mistakes I make on IRC:

In the dutch language, "to lend" and "to borrow" use the same verb "lenen". It's the next word "to lend to", "to borrow from" which is specifying the who the actual object has: "lenen aan" and "lenen van".

In the dutch language, "to teach" and "to learn" use the same verb: "leren". It's the next word which describes who got taught: "leren aan" and "leren van".

Posted on 2005-07-21 13:10:53, modified on 2006-01-09 16:29:23
Tags: Happiness

You can get US$ 25 million if you hand over Osama bin Laden.

Imagine if somebody else from Al-Quada did do that, what a cash-injection they would get!

So far for drying up the funding of terrorists...

Posted on 2005-07-06 10:14:34, modified on 2006-01-09 16:29:23
Tags: Networking

With the move to my new place, and the unavailability of ADSL, I have fallen back on the Unwired service. It's a wireless network over Sydney, very easy if you're roaming or need a backup plan. Only the traffic paths are euhm... relatively strange...

From the Unwired network to the BarNet service network:

traceroute to 202.83.176.1 (202.83.176.1), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1 r220-101-28-1.gwy.unwired.net.au (220.101.28.1)  
 2 v1676-cr1.equ.syd.bbn.unwired.net.au (220.101.190.105) 
 3 ge-2-2.br2.equ.syd.bbn.unwired.net.au (220.101.190.206) 
 4 202.167.228.16 (202.167.228.16) 
 5 syd010.pacific.net.au (61.8.0.20) 
 6 FastEthernet0-0-0.syd005.pacific.net.au (61.8.2.253) 
 7 fe0-22.ross-glb.comindico.com.au (210.23.140.214) 
 8 ge4-0.wsr03-kent-syd.comindico.com.au (203.194.29.244) 
 9 ns1.barnet.com.au (202.83.176.1)  

From the Unwired network to the BarNet VoIP network:

traceroute to 202.83.178.1 (202.83.178.1)
 1 r220-101-28-1.gwy.unwired.net.au (220.101.28.1)  
 2 v1676-cr1.equ.syd.bbn.unwired.net.au (220.101.190.105)  
 3 ge-2-2.br2.equ.syd.bbn.unwired.net.au (220.101.190.206)  
 4 203.94.172.37 (203.94.172.37)  
 5 AS24228.sydney.pipenetworks.com (218.100.2.31)  
 6 voip-equipment-1.barnet.com.au (202.83.178.1)  

From the BarNet network to the Unwired network:

traceroute to 220.101.29.114 (220.101.29.114)
 1  AS9837.sydney.pipenetworks.com (218.100.2.41)  
 2  aggr-rtrsw01-vlan2.powertel.net.au (202.92.64.129)  
 3  210.87.9.230 (210.87.9.230)  
 4  ge-2-2.cr1.equ.syd.bbn.unwired.net.au (220.101.190.205)  
 5  v1676-ar1.hur.syd.bbn.unwired.net.au (220.101.190.107)  
 6  r220-101-29-114.cpe.unwired.net.au (220.101.29.114)  

As you see, a lot of different paths...

Posted on 2005-07-06 09:52:40, modified on 2006-01-09 16:29:23
Tags: Adventures

Yes, we're moving again. Did the last move force us from Ewos Parade into a unit on Ocean street (both Cronulla), we're back on Ewos Parade now. Boxes boxes boxes everywhere. But the good news is...

• Big balcony.
• Three bedrooms, so little Dirk can sleep on his own at a certain moment.
• Views on the ocean again!
• Higher, and thus feeling bigger!
• Two bathrooms
• The reception of both the ABC and SBS on our TV is now perfect. No snow, no lines, no ghosting. And thanks to the digital receiver we also have ABC2!

The lesser good news is:

• Less built-in shelves (we should use one of the bathrooms for that)
• The fridge doesn't fit in the kitchen.
• Mobile phone reception is horrible
• During the move I lost the left shift key of my keyboard, so I have to work with a horrible El Cheapo keyboard now...

We still have the same phone number, but no ADSL yet (despite that Telstra said it would be converted, but that was only the ADSL capability, not the higher layers which have to be done by others)

So our new address is:

Unit 2
31-35 Ewos Parade
Cronulla NSW 2230
Australia

Feel free to drop by whenever you're near!