Fwd: Katrina Relief Effort

[Bill McGonigle]

Forwarded message from Stephen A. Cochran 
<stephen.a.cochran at Dartmouth.EDU>:

As many of you are aware, Dartmouth College has committed to assisting 
in the efforts to recover from hurrricaine Katrina. Dartmouth College's 
efforts are currently focused on providing support in Biloxi and Pass 
Christian. These communities have both requested technical assistance 
with reestablishing internet connectivity. Already a shipment of used 
computers are headed to them, but as of right now the infrastructure 
equipment and networking expertise are missing.

I have volunteered to help set up networks in these communities for use 
by the local governments and schools. At some point I will be traveling 
down there for the actual hands on work of hooking everything together, 
but right now we are gathering as much information as possible about 
the equipment they do have, the sites that will be networked, etc.

While we are still in the early stages of identifying needs, networking 
equipment in general is going to be high on the list. Switches, hubs, 
wireless APs, and network cable will all be necessary to accomplish our 
goals.

This message is simply to spread the word and let you know what we're 
working on. I will be setting up a web site as we gather more 
information and identify specific needs. If you have equipment to 
donate, time to volunteer, or simply want to continue receiving emails 
on this project, send me an email. This is a chance to work locally 
with others in the technical area to help make a difference.


Steve Cochran
Manger, Special Projects
Peter Kiewit Computing Services
Dartmouth College

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