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RE: IPv6 Space at Public Exchanges
by Lane Patterson 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Correct, a quick glance reveals that Equinix, Telehouse America, and WorldCom MAE Services have all received ARIN IPv6 Exchange Point Microallocations out of non-6bone 2001: space--especially important now that it appears folks are renumbering out of 3ffe: and the 6bone-phaseout draft is on the table. I'm not sure why MAE's decided to go for a /48 for each location, but at Equinix we've just been carving out a /64 for each Exchange from the /48 block, as is the common practice at most exchanges. If Your Friendly Local Exchange doesn't support address space for IPv6 peering, just ask and I'm sure they would be happy to look into it. ARIN, RIPE, and APNIC policies are pretty much in sync on this topic, and designed to encourage adoption. Cheers, -Lane Lane Patterson <lane(a)equinix.com> Sr. R&D Engineer Equinix, Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Jimmerson [mailto:richardj@arin.net] > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 8:42 AM > To: 'Nanog' > Subject: RE: IPv6 Space at Public Exchanges > > > > Hello Michael, > > There is a policy in the ARIN region that allows IPv6 and IPv4 > "micro-allocations" to exchange points. The policy is stated at: > > http://www.arin.net/policy/2001_3.html > > The list of IPv6 micro-allocations ARIN has made to date is > available at the following URL. These allocations are also > documented in ARIN WHOIS. > > http://www.arin.net/registration/ipv6/micro_alloc.html > > Best Regards, > > Richard Jimmerson > Director of Operations > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-nanog(a)merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On > > Behalf Of Michael K. Smith > > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 12:44 AM > > To: Nanog > > Subject: IPv6 Space at Public Exchanges > > > > > > > > Hello: > > > > Does anyone know if there are plans for IPv6 address space to > > be made available at the various public exchanges for the > > purpose of IPv6 peering between existing IPv4 peers? > > > > Mike > > > > -- > > > > Michael K. Smith NoaNet > > 206.219.7116 (work) 206.579.8360 (cell) > > mksmith(a)noanet.net http://www.noanet.net > > >

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yclone.pbi.com contact
by Scott Granados 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Does anyone have a cyclone.pbi.com contact for nntp at pacbell. I tried the obvious including news@ newsadmin@ and the references on the usenet-se page but all bounced. Any pointers would be great. Thanks Scott

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Fiber cut?
by McBurnett, Jim 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Does anyone know about a supposed fiber cut on the AT&T side to UU.net in Hotlanta?? Thanks, Jim

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Re: Zebra Router???
by Crist J. Clark 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

"Joe" <joej(a)rocknyou.com> wrote: > I'll also point out that CheckPoint used a FreeBSD kernel for some > time. I believe they are now using a Linux variant, but don't quote > me on that. I believe you are refering to the platform Nokia resells Check Point on. It is FreeBSD-based. As for Linux, Check Point does support Red Hat, and there is something called "SecurePlatform" which is their own Linux distribution. Of course, Check Point also supports Windows NT (4.0 and 2k) and Solaris. -- Crist J. Clark | cjclark(a)alum.mit.edu | cjclark(a)jhu.edu http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/ | cjc(a)freebsd.org

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RE: BGP Issue...
by Todd A. Blank 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Thanks to all who responded off-list to this question. I received many interesting approaches (so many it was hard to keep up with them all) and really appreciate the support. Thanks again, Todd A. Blank IPOutlet LLC -----Original Message----- From: Todd A. Blank Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 4:48 PM To: nanog(a)merit.edu Subject: BGP Issue... I have an operational question regarding BGP configuration - fairly advanced. I do not want to clutter the list. Can anyone who might be willing to discuss and/or help please email me off list? Thanks in advance. Sincerely, Todd A. Blank IPOutlet LLC 614.207.5853

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RE: Low AS - Number
by Temkin, David 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Unless you're AS 1 <cough> AS 3356 </cough> does it really matter? :-) -----Original Message----- From: Eric Kuhnke [mailto:eric@fnordsystems.com] Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 12:12 PM To: nanog(a)merit.edu Subject: RE: Low AS - Number The US Army Aberdeen Proving Ground controls ASN 666. Coincidence? I think not! :) At 12:10 PM 4/21/2003 -0400, you wrote: >On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Dwight Ringdahl wrote: >> Nope strictly for marketing reasons... ASN has almost no place in BGP >> selection. > >Dang Geek Pride! (Still MH94 and 3901 after all these years..) > >It's worse than hanging around Ham radio guys with 4 digit call >signs... > >.. Next we'll get into .. "I booted off of paper tape.." and then.. "I >booted off of flip switches".. but I'm one of the few that have strung >ferrites on a loom.. Martha.. get me my cane.. > >------- And to get completely off topic.. Why/how would you use >an ASN for marketing purposes? And should this even be considered.. >except as a tongue in cheek geek thing? IMPORTANT:The information contained in this email and/or its attachments is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by reply and immediately delete this message and all its attachments. Any review, use, reproduction, disclosure or dissemination of this message or any attachment by an unintended recipient is strictly prohibited. Neither this message nor any attachment is intended as or should be construed as an offer, solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument. Neither the sender, his or her employer nor any of their respective affiliates makes any warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of any of the information contained herein or that this message or any of its attachments is free of viruses.

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RE: Low AS - Number
by Eric Kuhnke 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

The US Army Aberdeen Proving Ground controls ASN 666. Coincidence? I think not! :) At 12:10 PM 4/21/2003 -0400, you wrote: >On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Dwight Ringdahl wrote: >> Nope strictly for marketing reasons... ASN has almost no place in BGP >> selection. > >Dang Geek Pride! (Still MH94 and 3901 after all these years..) > >It's worse than hanging around Ham radio guys with 4 digit call signs... > >.. Next we'll get into .. "I booted off of paper tape.." and then.. >"I booted off of flip switches".. but I'm one of the few that have >strung ferrites on a loom.. Martha.. get me my cane.. > >------- And to get completely off topic.. Why/how would you use >an ASN for marketing purposes? And should this even be considered.. >except as a tongue in cheek geek thing?

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IPv6 Space at Public Exchanges
by Michael K. Smith 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Hello: Does anyone know if there are plans for IPv6 address space to be made available at the various public exchanges for the purpose of IPv6 peering between existing IPv4 peers? Mike -- Michael K. Smith NoaNet 206.219.7116 (work) 206.579.8360 (cell) mksmith(a)noanet.net http://www.noanet.net

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Swamp reclamation (was: Fw: Dealing with ARIN.. my experiences & tips) (fwd)
by Bill Manning 20 Apr '03

20 Apr '03

Would the nanog community like an update? >From stephen(a)sprunk.org Sat Apr 19 18:11:42 2003 Message-ID: <00e701c306d9$c3464ca0$93b58742@ssprunk> From: "Stephen Sprunk" <stephen(a)sprunk.org> To: "Bill Manning" <bmanning(a)ISI.EDU> Subject: Swamp reclamation (was: Fw: Dealing with ARIN.. my experiences & tips) Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 19:56:30 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-AntiVirus: scanned by AMaViS 0.2.1 Bill, Can you give me (or nanog) an update on your swamp reclamation efforts? It's been at least a couple years since I've heard anything. S Stephen Sprunk "God does not play dice." --Albert Einstein CCIE #3723 "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the K5SSS dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking ----- End of forwarded message from Stephen Sprunk ----- -- --bill Opinions expressed may not even be mine by the time you read them, and certainly don't reflect those of any other entity (legal or otherwise).

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RE: DS3 Coax..
by McBurnett, Jim 19 Apr '03

19 Apr '03

I not only agree with these guys but I can give you an example.. One upon a time in a job a long long time ago, I worked on a data differential passing system based on Frequency Multiplexed microwave signaling to send information up to 1000 feet. We had a special interface on both ends, and a ground potential leveling circuit. The coax was very similiar to what is used for a DS3. In addition to the "data" coax we also ran a "grounding" strap. A number of times in the service of this equipment we had lightning strikes, power surges, and grounding failures. Everytime we had one of these events, there were major system failures. Now this system was quite a bit more expensive than a DS3 mux, and as I recall, none of our failures were under a solid 5 figure level. We finally retired this old animal in 1993 after 21 years of faithful headches. Thank you Uncle Sam..... That is a different story... It was replaced with a fiber system and a backup high-freq RF system. So with that thought of nostalga, I would defiantely go with a fiber link. Even if you have to put a DS3 router on the COLO side of the park and run Ethernet fiber across the parking lot..... If you do this, it will be a much better idea. and much more expanable. DS3 to a router- 100 Meg fiber... This will even allow some monitoring for errors across the pipe... Anyway... Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lesher [mailto:wb8foz@nrk.com] > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 9:20 PM > To: nanog list > Subject: Re: DS3 Coax.. > > > > Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered: > > > > > > Definately. > > > > You most emphatically do NOT want copper going across your > parking lot. > > Besides the danger from lightning strikes and other > electrostatic discharges > > you run the risk of ground potentials differing > significantly. You could > > wind up with a significant amount of current flowing across > the coax just to > > balance building grounds. (This is why telcos insist on a > single ground > > point and have that point connected to an array of ground > rods driven deep > > in the ground.) > > Agreed. > > Fiber is Your Friend [tm]. > > Ground loops and potential differences will not only have you > ripping your hair out, but you stand to lose DS-3 ports. Now > some guy told me that such costs a bit more than the RS-232 & > Ethernet ports I regularly see die, but that's likely just a rumor. > > > > > -- > A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz(a)nrk.com > & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX > Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 > is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433 >

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