The following application was submitted (UTC) on Mon, 21 Feb 11 06:29:49 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: MOLLEL Full Name*: RAPHAEL SUSA MOLLEL Employer/Organization*: HABARI NODE LTD Position/Title*: NOC TEHNICIAN Business Address ---------------- BOX 1215 Business Phone: 0715 651316 Alternate Telephone: 0713 938482 Email*: raphael.mollel@habari.co.tz URL: www.habari.co.tz FAX: Date of Birth: 1983-09-18 Country of Residence*: TANZANIA Passport Name: RAPHAEL SUSA MOLLEL Passport Number: Passport Issuing Country: Passport Issue Date: Passport Expiry Date: WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: NM-E: Network Monitoring and Management Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ This area will help me to improve my work and my technical Skills because now I work at Habari Node ltd as NOC technician we monitor and manage the network and also we are support line for the customer support department and on top of being an emergency support mainly deal with clients experiencing DOS attacks, loss of connectivity, quality control and security issues TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- Yes, for about six month now worked and used mainly FreeBSD and Debian in set up mail server and our monitoring tools such as nagios3 and bandwidth manager are run on FreeBSD and Ubuntu Have you been a UNIX admin?*: true Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- Yes, started in sept 2010 and I have an Advanced Diploma in Information Technology. we monitor and manage the network and also we are support line for the customer support department and on top of being an emergency support mainly deal with clients experiencing DOS attacks, loss of connectivity, quality control and security issues and also we have mainly worked on clients mail and internet gateway servers. These mailservers run Ubuntu, using postfix as MTA and Iptables as the firewall. Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- Yes I administer TCP/IP networks as well as setup new networks. By adding a new network host, network testing and troubleshooting. Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ We have several of them at Habari Node Ltd we use them for translation (resolution) of domain names and hostnames into the corresponding numeric Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- Postfix we use it in our office to provide E-mail service to our clients and also we install and configure it for them to use it in their office Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- Mailman we use it to manage our E-mail accounts,spam filters and content filtering Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Apache we have it in our office we use it to host website and give access to our client in our web pages such as postfixadmin web page,noc(nagios3)page. Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- Mainly worked with Zyxel and Dlink routers have minimal experience with Cisco routers. Switches* --------- Mainly worked with Zyxel and Dlink switches (L1-L3) Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- Mainly using linux boxes but also using tools like Netflow,Nagios3 and Bandwidth manager Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- Currently I am NOC Technician at Habari Node Ltd,we monitor and manage the network by using network monitoring tools such as Netflow,nagios3,bandwidth manager,we also add user and node to the network. CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY ============================= Which area of security interests you? ------------------------------------- What security interventions have you experienced? ------------------------------------------------- How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop? -------------------------------------------------------------- I intend to use the knowledge I gain at workshop to Improve my working skill and share it with my colleague also participate in Arusha Linux user(ALU)group workshop training which done at each Saturday of the end of the month. ROLE IN NATIONAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES ====================================== A description of your current employer, your position, your duties and responsibilities, and how they relate to current and future data networking activities in your country* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- My current employer is Habari Node Ltd a networking company(www.habari.co.tz) The bulk of my duties is to monitor and manage the network and also we are support line for the customer support department and on top of being an emergency support mainly deal with clients experiencing DOS attacks, loss of connectivity, quality control and security issues. As the leading internet service provider in the region we feel responsible to the community. We have attended to this problem in various ways among them being running a philanbthropic educational program for schools called EOL( www.eol.habari.co.tz). Also provide support and consultancy for residents in the region on network setup and maintanence. The rewards though had itemize are tangable as this has help reduce vulnerabilty on networks, increase functionality of these networks and mainly optimise the usage of these networks. A brief description of your computing and networking environment (operating systems, networking software, modems, etc.), including the connectivity of your organization to the Internet and your country's connectivity to the international Internet* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We mainly use FreeBSD and Ubuntu in our monitoring tools and Servers;web,proxy,smtp and pop servers;We use Dsl modems to connect our clients to our Dslam which give them Internet connection;My organization connect to the internet through fiber optic cable and satellite also my country connect to the International internet fiber optic cable and satellite Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- More than 40 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now I work as NOC technician we monitor and manage the network and also we are support line for the customer support department and on top of being an emergency support mainly deal with clients experiencing DOS attacks, loss of connectivity, quality control and security issues so this prepare and qualify me for the track i wish to attend ta the workshop How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I intend to use the knowledge I gain at workshop to Improve my working skill and share it with my colleague also participate in Arusha Linux user(ALU)group workshop training which done at each Saturday of the end of the month. If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINANCIAL INFORMATION ====================== Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Requested aid to cover the attendance fees. Explain why you are asking for financial assistance. How will your organisation and your country benefit from your training? What other sources of funding have you approached, and what were the results? ------------------------------------------------------------------- I asking for financial assistance in order to be able to attend the training,My organization will b e benefiting in improvement of my working performance of monitoring and managing the network because am currently work as NOC technician,The country especially Arusha and nearby towns will be benefiting on the better service which we will proved to them How will the finances be paid? Your Institution ----------------- $600 Your Government --------------- Your personal contribution -------------------------- $500 Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)* --------------------------------------------- $900 REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- Ismail M. Settenda Research and Development manager at Habari Node Ltd Second Referee* --------------- Erik Rowberg Managing director at Habari Node Ltd END OF APPLICATION