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A third ISP for the NorNet Core site in Stavanger
The NorNet Core site at Universitetet i Stavanger (UiS) now got its third ISP connection: an Altibox fibre line from Lyse. This new fibre connection adds interesting diversity to NorNet Core, and it adds another IPv6 endpoint as well. With Continue reading A third ISP for the NorNet Core site in Stavanger
Up-to-date NorNet Core site details
An automatically-updated NorNet Core sites list, with many further details on the sites, nodes and ISPs, is now available at https://www.nntb.no/pub/nornet-configuration/NorNetCore-Sites.html. In total, we have now 16 NorNet Core sites, i.e. 11 sites in Norway as well as already five Continue reading Up-to-date NorNet Core site details
A new ISP connection for the NorNet Core site on Svalbard
Now, the NorNet Core site at the Universitetet på Svalbard (UNIS) in Longyearbyen has been connected to Telenor as its second ISP. Establishing this connection has been a challenging and time-consuming task, due to the very remote location of Longyearbyen at Continue reading A new ISP connection for the NorNet Core site on Svalbard
Advanced MPTCP features with NetPerfMeter and NorNet Core
Today, a new version of the network performance metering tool NetPerfMeter has been released. It particularly features the possibility to configure MPTCP parameters per-socket, instead of just globally via sysctl. That is, researchers now have the possibility to run multiple, Continue reading Advanced MPTCP features with NetPerfMeter and NorNet Core
NorNet Core nodes updated
During the last week-end, all NorNet Core nodes have been updated to the latest software release. The new release particularly brings new and interesting features: Some fixes of the underlying PlanetLab-LXC software, The latest version of NetPerfMeter pre-installed, Updated MPTCP Continue reading NorNet Core nodes updated
Happy SysAdmin Day!
A happy SysAdmin Day from the NorNet Control Center at the Simula Research Laboratory! Today, on July 25, is the 15th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. We would like to use this opportunity to thank all system administrators at the Continue reading Happy SysAdmin Day!
NorNet Core expands to the U.S.A.
Today, NorNet Core’s first site on the American continent has been installed at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas/U.S.A.! This new site is already NorNet Core’s 16th site. A particular feature of our new site is the native IPv6 Continue reading NorNet Core expands to the U.S.A.
A new site for NorNet Core: Technische Universität Kaiserlautern
Since today, NorNet Core has its 15th site: the Technische Universität Kaiserlautern in Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Platz/Germany. This new site is part of a cooperation between the NorNet project and the ToMaTo/G-Lab project. The new site adds a fourth site outside of Continue reading A new site for NorNet Core: Technische Universität Kaiserlautern
The preliminary programme for the NNUW-2 is online
The preliminary programme for the 2nd NorNet Users Workshop (NNUW-2) is online now! Our workshop is to be held on August 28-29 at the Simula Research Laboratory in Fornebu. The registration is for free until August 1, so register as Continue reading The preliminary programme for the NNUW-2 is online
