[MVMA] Opportunity for Big network test coming!

[William Curtice]

I updated all my active nodes to Nightly Build 607.  I have active tunnels
to N8JJ-Services, KD8DGH-CMHHOSP, N2MH-AR-MVMA, and W8BI-DARA-SERVICES

Bill

On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 2:46 PM Chuck Gelm <nc8q-mesh at gelm.net> wrote:

> Fellow AREDN tunnel neighbors.
> Please consider upgrading to Nightly Build 571 (or current if newer)
> before October 30.
> I plan on enabling my tunnel to Southern California (SoCal) which has
> about 600 nodes
> late in the evening of October 30.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Chuck
>
>  On 10/19/21 5:52 AM, Chuck Gelm wrote:
>
> *"Big network test coming! *
> *It's Linktober!  "Meshoween" is coming :-)*
>
> * We've found that as networks grow both in node count and complexity,
> it's almost inevitable that they'll suffer from a packet storm (or storms)
> eventually.*
>
>
>
> *Now that the patch for mitigating those network packet storms has been
> rolled into an AREDN nightly build, we've decided that it's time to
> stress-test our network.  On October 30th (starting at say, 9 a.m. local
> time) we'll attempt to link as many networks together to see how the
> network behaves.  If you have a long-haul tunnel that you can bring up,
> feel free to do so.*
>
>
>
> *HOWEVER, if you decide to participate in the test, or think you might be
> on a network that gets linked in, it's highly recommended that you update
> your node(s) to nightly build 571 or later to "inoculate" them against a
> possible incoming network storm.*
>
> *Before October 30th, we'll provide a reminder and instructions on what to
> monitor during the test.*
> * Thanks in advance for your consideration!  Please pass this along to
> your AREDN network neighbors.*
>
> * Orv W6BI*
> * (on behalf of the AREDN dev team)*
>
> *" *
> How does the MVMA group feel about participating in this test?
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
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