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Level 3 Help
by Hansen, Kevin 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

Could someone from Level 3 please contact me off the list. Thank you. -KJH ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kevin J. Hansen Architect Global Network Thomson Legal & Regulatory kevin.hansen(a)thomson.com 651-687-8466 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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IETF needs a new Ops Aarea Director
by Eliot Lear 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

As some of you may already know, Randy Bush has resigned as Ops Area Director for the IETF. The community was well served by Randy, particularly because he has a good head on his shoulders and strong ties with the operational community. If you or someone you know would like to have broad impact on protocol development, the IETF needs a well qualified successor. The job is not an easy one, however, and it pays $0. Nominations are being taken by the IETF NOMCOM. The announcement can be found here: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/ietf-announce/Current/msg27262.html Regards, Eliot

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Re: Santa Fe city government computers knocked out by worm
by Dr. Jeffrey Race 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 06:22:08 -0500 (EST), Sean Donelan wrote: > >http://kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=6232&cat=HOME > >No explaination why Sante Fe officials had not patched the city's >computers in the three months since Microsoft announced the vulnerability >and released the software updates. Nor why Sante Fe didn't have up to >date anti-virus programs running on its computers. Nor why they were using such rubbish software for a mission- critical system.

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Update to IANA IPv4 Page: 83/8 and 84/8 assigned to RIPE
by O'Neil,Kevin 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

Just noticed in this: http://www.iana.net/assignments/ipv4-address-space dated 2003-Nov-14 ... 082/8 Nov 02 RIPE NCC (whois.ripe.net) 083/8 Nov 03 RIPE NCC (whois.ripe.net) 084/8 Nov 03 RIPE NCC (whois.ripe.net) 085/8 Sep 81 IANA - Reserved ... Kevin O'Neil OCLC Inc. 614-764-6271

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RE: Santa Fe city government computers knocked out by worm
by Jeffrey Paul 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-nanog(a)merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On > Behalf Of Valdis.Kletnieks(a)vt.edu > Sent: Mon, 2003-11-17 10:23 > To: Alex Yuriev > Cc: nanog(a)merit.edu > Subject: Re: Santa Fe city government computers knocked out by worm > > > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 06:26:50 EST, Alex Yuriev said: > > > Because for people outside our little industry the software > is a tool > > to get a JOB done, not the job itself. > > It doesn't take long for the average mechanic to learn that > buying cheap wrenches is a bad idea. Which is probably why they end up buying the expensive, supported one (like everyone else). It's also why they get worms. -j

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Santa Fe city government computers knocked out by worm
by Sean Donelan 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

The US is still losing relatively major city government computer networks due to the Nachi/Welchia worm. Sante Fe city government's entire computer network was knocked offline on Friday by the Nachi worm. City employees could not access e-mail or work with their computers all day Friday, and the Santa Fe Public Library was not able to access the Internet. Officials say the worm infected the system when an employee downloaded music on a city computer. The article says the worm was able to infect the city computer system by first disabling the system's virus detection system. Both statements would be notable because known versions of Nachi/Welchia don't spread that way. http://kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=6232&cat=HOME No explaination why Sante Fe officials had not patched the city's computers in the three months since Microsoft announced the vulnerability and released the software updates. Nor why Sante Fe didn't have up to date anti-virus programs running on its computers.

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RE: BGP questions
by Pete Templin 15 Nov '03

15 Nov '03

If it's anything like what some of my downstreams have encountered, you'll want to explore the options to set communities on your outbound announcements to 6939 and/or 3356. Most likely, as 3356 announces your routes to its peers, those peers are assigning a peer-level local preference. Meanwhile, as 6939 announces your routes to their upstreams, those networks are using a default or "paid customer" local preference. Since local preference comes before AS path length, you have to remotely twiddle local preference to get results. HTH, Pete Templin Senior Staff Engineer TexLink Communications (210) 892-4183 pete.templin(a)texlink.com -----Original Message----- From: Charles Sprickman [mailto:spork@inch.com] Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 3:02 PM To: nanog(a)merit.edu Subject: OT: BGP questions Hi, Where's the best place these days to ask some "simple" BGP questions? I don't want to bother *-nsp@puck, but inet-access scares me. Any suggestions? I'm good with the basics, but I've got a perplexing issue (just look at AS8059, which is still sucking down most traffic via 6939 rather than 3356, even with all that silly prepending)... Thanks, Charles -- Charles Sprickman spork(a)inch.com

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Re: OT: BGP questions
by Per Gregers Bilse 15 Nov '03

15 Nov '03

> Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 16:01:33 -0500 (EST) > From: Charles Sprickman <spork(a)inch.com> >[...] > suggestions? I'm good with the basics, but I've got a perplexing issue > (just look at AS8059, which is still sucking down most traffic via 6939 > rather than 3356, even with all that silly prepending)... I'll be happy to help offline, just let me know. Prepending may or may not make a difference; it provides added "push", but it's quite weak (ie, low priority in BGP's preference decision process). Shameless plug: BENTO (http://www.networksignature.com) would help you identify hot source ASs; a little further investigation would then reveal if they route through AS6939 in the general case (though admittedly that would be strange). Best, -- Per

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Telerama job posting SUMMARY
by Doug Luce 15 Nov '03

15 Nov '03

I've received 15 SSH keys since posting the link to the job on Nanog. We may be hiring in the near future, but there are no open positions currently. As to the rest of the inquiries, I humbly submit: The Telerama Hiring FAQ, v0.5: 1) Where did you get your tests? Our tests are designed in-house. They are tailored to our particular systems and problems. They consist of a number of tasks that emulate real-world situations. They get progressively more difficult, with the last stages nearly impossible to complete, even by the most highly gifted individual. The tests are designed not only to measure technical proficiency, but also to give them a feeling for the way we do things (i.e. our "corporate culture"). The intent is to foster self-selection, allowing people to bow out if they feel they aren't going to be a good fit. 2) Why are you asking candidates for their SSH key? In addition to the sentiment that resumes are wholly inadequate tools by which to perform preliminary evaluations of candidates, we have a couple of purposes for requesting an SSH key: A) It demonstrates that the applicant actually read the posting, and therefore might truly consider themselves a good match. Lots of people, especially on the large job sites, will send their resumes to hundreds of different companies with very little discrimination. B) It shows that the applicant either knew about the technology or had the wherewithal to learn quickly and effectively about the technology. 3) But I have an impressive resume, why don't you want it? If you are able to demonstrate, that you possess the basic attributes necessary to be successful at the job position, then we will probably be looking at your resume. We are not trying to do away with resumes. We do request them further along in the hiring process. 4) I'm not interested in the job, but I want to take the tests. The tests require human shepherding and a number of specially-configured boxes. None of these resources are currently allocated. If you are not serious about the job, you probably don't want to take them anyway: when the tests are being given, you are asked to adhere to a particular testing schedule, and your response time is included in the metric that determines whether to advance through the process. 5) Are you hiring? As of this writing, 11/14/2003, there are currently no open technical positions. Please check out our web site at http://www.telerama.com to see if there are active positions.

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RouteScience experience?
by matthew zeier 15 Nov '03

15 Nov '03

Anyone have any real-life experience with RouteScience's PathControl (5014 to be exact)? I've been evaluating Sockeye's GlobalRoute and will be looking at PathControl later this week. Looking for any feedback, thanks. -- matthew zeier - "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." - Marie Curie

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