[UCIMC-Tech] networking for WRFU streaming - public-facing IP? socket? + wrfu.net domain

[Chris Ritzo]

Thanks for offering to help, Barry. I was thinking that this would be a
good opportunity to move the one server that has been in the basement
rack up to the second floor server room with the others. I think it's
labeled 'xavier'.

On 12/23/2015 12:52 PM, Barry Todd wrote:
> Chris,
> I can connect with Stuart to do the physical checking on the ports in
> the room.  Or whatever room is needed. 
> Which of the rack servers are you saying are available to use as a
> streaming server?
> 
> On Dec 23, 2015 5:58 AM, "Chris Ritzo" <critzo at chambana.net
> <mailto:critzo at chambana.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Thanks, Stuart, for continuing to research and work on this on your end.
>     I'm happy to help with some of the items you mention and coordinate with
>     others as needed. -Chris
> 
>     On 12/22/2015 05:17 PM, Stuart Levy wrote:
>     > Hello again,
>     >
>     > For WRFU streaming, there are some networking needs - hope not
>     difficult:
>     >
>     >    * if we put the streaming machine in the office, it needs a live
>     > ethernet jack.   There's a block of four jacks in the office's
>     northwest
>     > corner.   Three are live, the fourth is unused and currently shows
>     no link:
>     >
>     >     port "1", is available but not currently live.
>     >     one (blue wire) feeds the automation computer (in the office)
>     >     one (gray wire) goes through the wall to feed a 4-port switch
>     in the
>     >     studio.   DHCP on switch ports gives a net-192.168 address.
>     >     another (blue wire) goes through wall to a spare wire on studio
>     >     floor - maybe for people with laptops etc.   DHCP gives a net-10
>     >     address.
>     >
>     >   * The server needs a public-facing IP address and DNS name.
>     >
>     >     Is this (imc-tech) the place to ask for an IP assignment / routing
>     >     from some specific jack?
> 
>     I can assist with the public-facing IP, DNS name/entries, static
>     internal IP (dhcp host entry) and forwarding rule in the firewall.
> 
>     Routing to a specific jack in the studio will require some coordination
>     with someone local familiar with the locations of network switches,
>     perhaps Barry or (is Volo still supporting?).
> 
>     This should be straightforward, with a little trial and error
>     potentially, depending on where you wish to have the server. Note that
>     it is not required to have the server in the same physical location as
>     the booth. I'm reasonably confident that one of the racked machines
>     upstairs will work well for this server, but this is the choice of local
>     folks. If you want to use a racked server, the IMC staff will need to
>     provision access for someone with server experience and a reinstall of
>     the operating system should be done. Happy to help coordinate with
>     someone if this is the route you wish to go.
> 
>     >
>     >   *   WRFU.NET <http://WRFU.NET> needs to get back on the map.   So:
>     >
>     >     1) Who administers the WRFU.NET <http://WRFU.NET> domain? 
>      (It's currently valid,
>     >     held by Joker.com, expiring on Feb 3rd, with no IP address
>     >     assignments.)   It would be natural for people to look there, as
>     >     well as on ucimc.org <http://ucimc.org> itself, to find the
>     station.
> 
>     I can also assist with pointing wrfu.net <http://wrfu.net> to a
>     location of your choice.
>     It was taken down some time ago after the drupal cms it was running was
>     compromised.
> 
>     >
>     >     If a DNS entry gets assigned for the streaming server's
>     assigned IP,
>     >     then how about a name like "stream.wrfu.net
>     <http://stream.wrfu.net>" for that?
>     >
>     >     2) There should be a WRFU.NET <http://WRFU.NET> / WWW.WRFU.NET
>     <http://WWW.WRFU.NET> web page with a blurb
>     >     about the station, a link to the IMC, and a "WRFU Stream" button.
>     >     This could be hosted on the streaming server itself, or elsewhere
>     >     (on the ucimc.org <http://ucimc.org> server?), whichever makes
>     sense.
>     >
>     >     3) In short I think there should be at least these entries in the
>     >     wrfu.net <http://wrfu.net> domain:
>     >        WRFU.NET <http://WRFU.NET> (zone and A record)
>     >        WWW.WRFU.NET <http://WWW.WRFU.NET> (another A record or a
>     CNAME)
>     >        STREAM.WRFU.NET <http://STREAM.WRFU.NET> (another A record
>     or a CNAME)
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
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