Atlanta, GA Hub (atl-ga)


The Atlanta, GA hub site was full of familiar Netcom-isms along with some new ones.  Of the new Netcom site adventures found here was simply entering the building.  In the front of the building, right in front of our windows, is an a/c unit (pictured on left.)  On the right, is the backside of this a/c unit, on which you'll see one of those magnetic key holders...this contains both the key to the building as well as the key to our site.
 

Here's the, not-so-bad pictures...(a little messy looking, but nothing too serious)
    

Room 1...a few somewhat interesting power cord routing strategies here...as well as an amazing mess.  Only a limited amount of cabling nightmares on this side.  (the pile of TOPPS boxes in the corner is a nice touch!)
      

Room 2...this one has some incredibly interesting power routing strategies.  I especially like the 2nd and 3rd pictures (a power strip hanging off the ground because one of the cords plugged into it makes it impossible for it to touch the ground -- no mind that it's a rack-mountable power strip; and the ever-so-lovely plug nearing exit from the wall-socket...it's situation changed before we left the room.)  General cable mahem definitely ensues in this room.
    

This was one of Erik's least favorite things in the site...he really liked the power terminated on the wall and then extended to the rack using an extention cord.   Gee, ya think we should terminate power on the racks...too bad nobody's ever thought of that.
  

Various in-ceiling cabling with ceiling tiles askew and generally random cable paths.
  

This closet is where some of the telco demarcs are...including the one for our WorldCom ATM entrance circuit (shown in pictures 2 and 3 -- it's the cables in the middle of the picture running up the side of the MUX and up through the ceiling.)  The last picture is in the power closet next door...our power is labeled for easy Netcom shutdown if somebody so desires -- more of a fear than a feature.)
   

These are the offices which used to be home to some of the old Netcom field techs.  Doesn't look like anybody has thrown a box away since that time (nor really done much but stand at the door and toss whatever they have in the room and walk away.)
   

We're not sure what this is, but it was certainly worthy of a picture.