301 witches.town/@ilianaApr 7, 2017
the somewhat bizarre thing about being your own ISP is that everything actually works?
Show thread301 witches.town/@iliana

okay I got a lot of questions:

I run a hobbyist network (half rack colo / 1 Gbps) in the westin building exchange in seattle (this basically requires free time and money)

the network is technically a tier 3 ISP; we have one transit provider (for now) but peer directly with a lot of networks via the seattle internet exchange

we moved to a house that has line of sight to WBX and have a wireless link

this doesn't make economic sense; I do it because it's a fun and interesting hobby

Apr 7, 2017 at 5:34pmWeb
Show thread🌭Apr 7, 2017
@ilianaw 0 questions in that ;)
Show threadAlex :peace:Apr 7, 2017
@ilianaw this is extremely cool
Show thread~MOVED~ ShadowfactsApr 7, 2017
@ilianaw None of those are questions, but it sounds awesome
Show thread301 witches.town/@ilianaApr 7, 2017

@shadowfacts "I received a few questions"

is that better

Show thread~MOVED~ ShadowfactsApr 7, 2017
@ilianaw Ah, that makes much more sense. Anyway, it sounds really neat
Show threadlcmApr 7, 2017
@ilianaw what I don't get is how line of sight is line of sight. Do you rent space on top of the building to shove an aerial?
Show thread301 witches.town/@ilianaApr 7, 2017

@lcm we have an antenna pointed awkwardly out a window on another floor, and we pay for that colocation space as well

I am honestly surprised any of it works at all

Show threadlcmApr 7, 2017
@ilianaw oh christ, literally out of the window? I was going to ask if that was the case as a joke. Doesn't that wreck havoc with cooling etc?
Show thread301 witches.town/@ilianaApr 7, 2017

@lcm probably. the suite our rack is in has all the windows covered for that reason.

the window faces northwest, so never any direct sunlight through there I suppose?