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Re: Open Source BGP-router?
by neil＠DOMINO.ORG 06 Dec '01

06 Dec '01

Jim, > A 350MHz FreeBSD box can easily handle three interfaces running > 30~40Mb/s both directions on 100BaseT/FD interfaces. No network > performance issues seen running consortium gated and gtting a full > routeing table. How well have you tested this across the packet size spectrum? Yes it seems to work for best efforts bursty traffic but be a bit stringent about the different packet sizes and you find that various flows get different levels of "quality". As an internet router this works ok with ethernet. > I would be very reluctant to try it with ATM interfaces of custom > hardware for hisgh speed serial interfaces. I know someone who got an ATM card to work and for a single PVC upto around 70M it was fine, it only fell apart when you started to mess around with the packet sizes and we believe that to be more of an issue with the PC than the ATM card or driver. Neil.

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charter peering
by Turpin, Mark 06 Dec '01

06 Dec '01

A lot of discussion lately has been about peering and also the @Home network. Since my first post on the topic, I've received a few emails about private peering, and requests for public peering if we were to locate ourselves at a site to support it. I've been working with a few of the southeastern and central region folks on examining their network, and determining just where exactly we have connectivity. I would be interested in hearing from those of you with connectivity in Charlotte, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Chicago. Please keep in mind; this is simply a request to see who is interested in peering, if we were to, in one of those locations. Not an actual request to peer. This will assist me in determining the ramifications of options that exist. To keep traffic off the list, you can reply directly to me. -mark "The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers."

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Re: Open Source BGP-router?
by neil＠DOMINO.ORG 06 Dec '01

06 Dec '01

> Its capable of high bandwidth 120-180Mb/s with out problems. Thats not high bandwidth and I actually meant to really say, large volumes of small packets which I've seen a number of OS's fail at very low bandwidths [number of contexts etc]. The issues with routes is much simpler to fix with kernel adjustments :-) Regards, Neil.

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NetScout RMON probe opinions, other recommendations?
by rise 06 Dec '01

06 Dec '01

I'm looking for experiences with and opinions on NetScout's line of RMON probes (WAN & ATM both) or the Cisco resold versions. Currently in place are a set of legacy Visual Networks probes (ASE) and precisely what real added value the NetScouts provide is in question. It's been suggested that NetScout service may not be satisfactory so any experiences pro or con on that would also be most welcome. I can keep provided information confidential (limited to the purchasing manager and I) if requested and I'll be happy to summarize the other responses back to NANOG if there's enough response to make it useful. Recommendations of competing RMON probe manufacturers would also be very useful since the dubious claim has been made that "all the others went out of business during the crunch"... -- Thanks, Jonathan Conway rise(a)knavery.net

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Fwd: Free Online Seminar from Cisco and BellSouth
by Jim Popovitch 06 Dec '01

06 Dec '01

Does anyone else see this as a bad thing? I'm all for Cisco moving hardware, but is it really wise to BGP enable everybody w/ a T1? --- Cisco Systems Inc <1731BellSouth(a)ciscomessage.com> wrote: > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 12:57:00 -0700 > From: Cisco Systems Inc <1731BellSouth(a)ciscomessage.com> > Subject: Free Online Seminar from Cisco and BellSouth > > > Dear Jim, > > Network Redundancy: BellSouth Dedicated Internet Access with Border > Gateway Protocol is an on-line, on-demand Web seminar sponsored by > BellSouth and Cisco Systems. It addresses the needs of many of > today's companies for increasingly stable and reliable networks as > they become engaged as full e-businesses --- and how BGP meets those > needs, and then some. You can view this Web seminar now at > http://www.cisco.com/go/semreg/bellsouth/ee. > > Network Redundancy: BellSouth Dedicated Internet Access with Border > Gateway Protocol will examine: > * the often monumental revenue and productivity losses due to > failed connections, outages and degradations > * the value of redundant Internet connections, and the > available options, including the benefits of Border Gateway > Protocol multihoming method > * the importance of the Cisco Powered Network and Cisco > Internetworking Operating Software in a high-reliability, > end-to-end network solution > * the case for BellSouth as the provider of choice in these > challenging times, including financial strength, technological > expertise and track record > > IT professionals today need to use every tool possible to help them > optimize their e-operations. This Web seminar will introduce you to > a powerful tool from BellSouth --- as well as a very special offer. > Purchase a BellSouth redundant DIA circuit (T1 or higher) before > January 18th, 2002 and get full BGP implementation --- a $1900 value. > > "Network Redundancy: BellSouth Dedicated Internet Access with Border > Gateway Protocol" is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at > http://www.cisco.com/go/semreg/bellsouth/ee. > View this seminar today. > > > You have been sent this message because you indicated that you wish > to receive updates on Cisco products and special offerings. If you > would prefer not to receive news about special promotions from Cisco > in the future, please reply to this message with the words "remove me" > in the subject line. > > Copyright (c) 2001 Cisco Systems, Inc. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com

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Extended Communities
by Susan Hares 05 Dec '01

05 Dec '01

nanog-ites: I need some input from the Operator community on the use of Extended communities in BGP. I would like to know how many people: - originate a technology that uses extended communities, - pass through BGP packets with Extended communities, and - block packets with Extended communities. I would like to leave the discussion of the operator use of the extended communities on the NANOG list as I think it may be useful to keep in the archive. If you don't want to comment publically, please also send me a note privately (skh(a)nexthop.com) If you want to chat at me, my phone's list. Also, people are welcome to comment on the specification to me (skh(a)nexthop.com) I will summarize comments on the Extended Community specification to the list. Thanks for the input, Sue Hares (co-chair idr) skh(a)nexthop.com (734)222-1610

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accounting software (free or $$$)
by Jan-Ahrent Czmok 05 Dec '01

05 Dec '01

Hi all, i am looking some kind of software for a customer of mine. it should do either netflow or ip accounting collection from cisco. it should produce individual customer views (like /23 network) based on that accounting. a lot of products exist, but nothings fits the "normal small isp needs" can anyone make me a recommendation for a linux based software either open source or $$$. --jan

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Ooooppppssssss
by Eric Germann 05 Dec '01

05 Dec '01

http://www.msnbc.com/news/667871.asp ========================================================================== Eric Germann CCTec ekgermann(a)cctec.com Van Wert OH 45801 http://www.cctec.com Ph: 419 968 2640 Fax: 603 825 5893 "It is so easy to miss pretty trivial solutions to problems deemed complicated. The goal of a scientist is to find an interesting problem, and live off it for a while. The goal of an engineer is to evade interesting problems :)" -- Vadim Antonov <avg(a)kotovnik.com> on NANOG

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BellSouth
by Damian Gerow 05 Dec '01

05 Dec '01

Does anyone have any contact information for BellSouth? They've been rejecting mail from our mail servers, and I can't seem to get a hold of their support -- one of the contact numbers on the page doesn't work in Canada (888-321-2375), and I got hung up on twice when calling the other number (800-436-8638).

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RE: BellSouth
by Jonathan Disher 05 Dec '01

05 Dec '01

> It's nothing personal. Most if not all of their incoming > MXes are misconfigured so they reject all mail from everywhere. > > You'd think they'd notice that there wasn't any incoming > mail, wouldn't you? > Maybe they're yearning for a quiet holiday? -j -- --Jonathan Disher --Sr. Systems and Network Engineer --Internet Pictures Corporation, San Ramon, CA --[v] (925) 242-4088 | [p] (877) 446-9311 | [e] jonathan.disher(a)ipix.com

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