[HECnet] Updating Map Locations

[Peter Lothberg]

If you start with Johnnys database, and when you poll a node and get 
an answer, you store the new value in the database. 

Now the remaining problem is how to add the manual updates for nodes
that don't respond, and i would say, 'send the updates to Paul".

And I guess we could move the "auto updated" database to MIM at some
regular interval..

Just trying to automate things. 

-P

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Koning" <paulkoning at comcast.net>
> To: "hecnet" <hecnet at Update.UU.SE>
> Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 1:06:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [HECnet] Updating Map Locations

> Nice idea.  A couple of limitations: the ident string max length is fairly low,
> though some implementations ignore the specified limit.  And this only works if
> the node is (a) up and (b) allow NICE connections.  While updating Johnny's
> database requires some manual action, it has the benefit that it applies to any
> node, up or down, Cisco or otherwise.
> 
> The mapper queries it once a day (the top line on the map display shows the most
> recent "database update").
> 
> 	paul