What you see here is new network equipment.
the bottom switch is a Cisco SF series 100mb with 4 GB uplinks.
On top of that are 2 cisco 8 port Gigabit smart switches
and on top of that is a Dlink 2553 wireless access point.
What does that mean?
It means several things:
-Someone contributed to a project to fund getting a remote regional centre online.
-I ordered the equipment, which was shipped to supporters in the U.S. who shipped it to my dept. It came by boat and by plane.
-I trained a co-worker in networking so that if something happens to me, he can do this, and this is his setup.
-We have multi-ssid WPA2 enterprise going over 2 vlans to support translation AND guests of translators who come.
It represents financial contribution, teamwork to get it here, training to get it configured, shipping to get it relocated, and technical support to get it installed.
Soon our friends in Wewak will have a wireless guest network so that they can share their VSAT internet connection with those who come to help translate.
How much money was spent?
Not much, around $500 in equipment and around $200 in shipping.
How much time did it take?
I ordered this equipment over 2 months ago. We talked about the project and the plan for weeks prior to that.
It seems like something you might drop into your local electronics store for doesn't it?
The next time you drop into an electronics store, and buy something and are gone inside of an hour. Think about me, and the people in PNG who wait months and months to accomplish what took you an hour. Then rejoice!!! Because it only took you an hour! If you have the heart to, spend a few seconds throwing a prayer this way, for the duration of our equipment. That it might have supernatural life span and work in harsh environments for many many years and not need replacing.
thanks!
