The following application was submitted (UTC) on Tue, 22 Feb 11 11:11:09 +0000
Items with an '*' were required items in the application form.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: Kambey
Full Name*: Kambey Lotoishe Kisambu
Employer/Organization*: Habari Node Ltd
Position/Title*: Software Developer
Business Address
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P. O Box 1215 Arusha
Business Phone: (27)2504220
Alternate Telephone: +255717688450
Email*: kambey.lotoishe@habari.co.tz
URL: www.habari.co.tz
FAX:
Date of Birth: 1982-05-15
Country of Residence*: Tanzania
Passport Name: Kambey Lotoishe
Passport Number: n/a
Passport Issuing Country: n/a
Passport Issue Date:
Passport Expiry Date:
WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION
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Workshop Applied For*: SS-E: Scalable Internet Services
Reason for Track Choice*
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-Domain Name System (DNS);
-Building RADIUS AAA Servers (Squid);
-Building Large Scale Mail Servers (Exim);
-Building Large Scale POP3/IMAP Servers
-Building a WebMail Interface to a mail server;
-Monitoring IP Services.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Unix User?*: true
How much have you used it?
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Two years now
Have you been a UNIX admin?*: true
Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.)
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I'm a degree holder in IT related field, and started working as basic system administrator since 2010 using both Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop and Server, installing and configured various network servers for the client and company.
I have also been a support administrator for Habari Node Ltd (ISP)
Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true
Describe
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-Configure Internet for Client Network and PC
-Configure mainly IPv4 for networks
Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details
Bind or any other Nameservers*
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No.
Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)*
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No.
Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)*
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No.
Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)*
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Yes,
Apache, xampp, lamp
Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details.
Routers*
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yes,
zyxel and D-link routers
=configured as DHCP, routing and security issues
Switches*
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D-link switches
Zyxel switches
Network Monitoring Systems*
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-Install and configure Nagios sending notification by email and sms as means of monitoring
Network Operations Center (NOC)*
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-work as support line for customer
-Troubleshoot
CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY
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Which area of security interests you?
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What security interventions have you experienced?
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How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop?
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ROLE IN NATIONAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES
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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*
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-My current employer is Habari Node Ltd, an ISP operating in Arusha region.
-My current position is Software Developer with the duties of developing software, network support, co-ordinating project and various research
-The duties assigned to me are more related to current and future data networking in the developing country like ours. There is need of software in various institution, colleges, provisioning of data network and security issues.
-We provide support and consultancy for resident in northern Tanzania on network setup, maintenance, upgrade and reduce vulnerability
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*
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-Our company is an ISP providing Internet to the community. We use linux as OS such as Ubuntu, Red Hat and centos in our servers. We also use various networking software eg Nagios for monitoring, ET/BMGR for bandwith manager and others.
-We have connection of internet from various source including sky-vision, Simbanet etc who are piking from TTCL main backbone connecting to the world.
Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)*
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Commercial Network Provider
Academic Network Provider
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Approximate number of full time staff at your institution*
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about 45
How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend*
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-Using some theoretical knowledge i gained to practice and apply into the track
-Get aware of networking contents and technologies.
-Get basic information regarding workshop
How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country*
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-To use the knowledge managing appropriate facilities/devices
-To implement what i gained into real world
-To share the knowledge with other employees and society at large
-Advancing in networking and use my effort to advice the company/community where necessary
-Apply software to eliminate manual related task
If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries
Year and track you attended
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not attended
A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past
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n/a
The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically
because of your knowledge and effort
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n/a
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the
workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?*
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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?
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I'm asking for some financial assistance as I can't afford to contribute total amount in my own. I just get my current employment about three month now, fortunately I managed to raise some own money and my company promised to raise others totally $1,300.
-I will share the knowledge to My organisation and society at large as a means of spreading knowledge and benefit each other.
How will the finances be paid?
Your Institution
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Habari Node Ltd-$800
Your Government
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Tanzania-Nill
Your personal contribution
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Personaly-$500
Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)*
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-$700
REFEREES
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First Referee*
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Ismail M. Settenda
Technical Manager
Habari Node Ltd
P. o Box 1215
Arusha, Tanzania
Mobile: +255 784 321183
Email: ismail@habari.co.tz
Second Referee*
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Dr. M. M. Kissaka
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Electrical and Computer system Engr.
University of Dar es Salaam
P. O. Box 35131
Dar es salaam
Mobile: +255 754 364956
Email: kissaka@ee.udsm.ac.tz
END OF APPLICATION