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