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On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Unidata Support wrote: > > ------- Forwarded Message > > >To: address@hidden > >From: Robert Ballentine <address@hidden> > >Subject: No datastream > >Organization: SUNY Oswego > >Keywords: 199909071908.NAA25908 IDD feed backup > > Support: > I have been unable to get data via IDD here at SUNY Oswego > since early Saturday morning. I am averaging over 50% packet > loss from my primary site - redwood.atmos.albany.edu. My > backup site, vortex.weather.brockport.edu, is totally > unreachable from Oswego. Apparently, there is a problem > with the SUNY-net link. > I am getting radar from WSI, and I can contact the OSO > server. Would it be posible to assign me another backup site > until the problem in New York is resolved? Our classes are > in session now, and we have no datastraem. > Thanks, > Bob Ballentine Bob, If you haven't done so, contact your network people and if that's not possible contact your isp immediately.Check around to see if there are any sites with good connection to SUNY. Look at for possible choices: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/idd/status/idd/fosTopo.html Try not to use top level sites because most are already overloaded. The NE has the worst connection problems. Robb... > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > =============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ===============================================================================