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RE: What else shall we test?
by Adrian Minta 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

I will sugest to test the throughput when a BGP peer is flapping. -----Original Message----- From: Michael J McCafferty <mike(a)m5computersecurity.com> Sent: 23 iulie 2009 03:05 To: nanog <nanog(a)nanog.org> Subject: What else shall we test? All, We are putting together a test plan to test a pair of Cisco 7206 VXR's, each with with NPE-G2. The purpose of the test is just to make sure we know where their realistic limits are with a real configuration, full route tables from two providers, etc. We have one JDSU T-Berd 8000 test system with interfaces and software to test a single stream through multi-mode fiber interfaces. We plan to test through the interfaces on the NPE and through PA-GE cards with a variety of packet sizes (especially 64 Byte). I'd be interested in any thoughts on additional testing or testing methodologies we might want to do, to help us set our expectations for this setup and to plan when we need to go bigger as we grow traffic, hosts, etc. We plan to get 1 to 3 additional full tables and peer with Any2 Easy on this network within the next year. We want to determine how this platform will behave under moderate DoS attacks, BGP updates, etc. Is there anything else we need to be mindful of? Can we get a realistic test of the routers with the T-Berd? What else should we test while we have the maintenance window and the test system on hand? Your thoughts and experience are appreciated! Thanks ! Mike -- ************************************************************ Michael J. McCafferty Principal, Security Engineer M5 Hosting http://www.m5hosting.com You can have your own custom Dedicated Server up and running today ! RedHat Enterprise, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and more ************************************************************

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What Platform for a small ISP (was: Cisco 7600 (7609) as a core BGP router)
by R. Benjamin Kessler 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

There has been a lot of good feedback regarding the deficiencies of the 7600 platform... So, the new question is: what platforms should a small, start-up ISP consider when looking to provide Ethernet services to their customers? - Scalability - 100M, 1G, 10G access speeds (backplane limitations, number of ports per chassis, etc.) - MPLS Capabilities - QoS Features - Ease of configuration and support, etc. (finding NOC talent, scripting tools, etc.) - Software/Hardware "stability" and "longevity" (we don't want something that is brand-new and therefore "buggy" nor do we want something that is going EOL next year) - Bang for the buck (both acquisition and on-going maintenance and support) I'm sure I'm missing a lot of things...are there any good presentations from previous NANOG meetings that one should review? Thanks in advance, Ben

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What is good in modular routers these days?
by William Pitcock 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Hi, I'm looking for a Cisco 2600-like platform, except with the capability of routing with gigabit and 10gigabit linecards (and not being EOL, of course). Ideally it would be capable of doing full BGP tables in the supervision engine, although that isn't necessarily a show stopper right now. Lack of IPv6 support, however, is. Does anyone even make standalone modular routers anymore? I don't need or want switching capabilities as seen on say a Cisco 6500 series platform, as my network topology would not benefit from that, and the cost overhead would probably not justify having it anyway. Right now we are using software routing appliances for this, but they do not tend to fare well in high packets/second scenarios (e.g. inbound DDoS attacks). William -- William Pitcock SystemInPlace - Simple Hosting Solutions 1-800-688-5018

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Are you an "unpaid volunteer"?
by Graeme Fowler 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8163190.stm Some of it is right. Some of it is wrong. All of it makes for interesting reading from the point of view of a layperson. We are all, apparently, unsung heroes... Graeme PS Yes, there's plenty to tear apart in the article. Don't shoot the messenger though!

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Re: Opensource or Low Cost NMS for Server Hardware / ApplicationMonitoring
by Chaim Rieger 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

In that case might as well include Carp, vrrp, fping as well ------Original Message------ From: Roland Dobbins To: NANOG list Subject: Re: Opensource or Low Cost NMS for Server Hardware / ApplicationMonitoring Sent: Jul 21, 2009 21:42 On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:34 AM, Stefan wrote: > WebNM + Denika + Logalot - set of > tools<http://www.plixer.com/products/index.php> nfdump/nfsen, Stager, RANCID, RCS, CVS, or Subversion - these should all be included in any list of useful open-source tools for network operators, IMHO. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <rdobbins(a)arbor.net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> Unfortunately, inefficiency scales really well. -- Kevin Lawton Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

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Cisco 7600 (7609) as a core BGP router.
by Jim Wininger 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

I have an opportuniy to put two 7609s into the core of my network. Currently we have 3 upstream providers, taking full BGP routes. (2 in one router and one in another). We have 17 BGP peers/customers (peering to each router), and adding about one new BGP peer every 2-3 months. It is a modest network by most standards. We are running OSPF and BGP between the existing routers. Not rocket science, nothing special (no MPLS, no VRF etc), very simple network. Does anyone have any recommendations on the 7600's as a core BGP router? Good or bad? Have they been a stable platform in a core/BGP environment? -- Jim Wininger

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Re: Cisco 7600 (7609) as a core BGP router.
by Larry May 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

We purchased one 7609 for deployment of transit BGP...it doesn't come close to the performance of a GSR w/PRP2's. Extremely high CPU useage on the 7609 with each BGP session... But on the 6509's...it does fine... Larry May Network Services n|Frame 888-223-8633

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Cisco 12000 series routers and IOS XR.
by Jim Wininger 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Is anyone on the list running the Cisco 12000 Series routers with XR? We have a couple of these in our network and are having a few issues with them. Specifically the line cards will reboot for some unknown reason (12000-SIP-501). We recently replaced one of the cards and the new hardware (<6mo old) is doing the same thing. Anyone have issues with these routers? -- Jim Wininger

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[Fwd: [ GLSA 200907-15 ] Nagios: Execution of arbitrary code]
by Gadi Evron 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

While this is the Gentoo advisory, it's generic enough. Gadi. -- Gadi Evron, ge(a)linuxbox.org. Blog: http://gevron.livejournal.com/

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Seeking facilities managers at colo facilities
by Charles Wyble 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

All, I'm working on a grant for a new type of power co generation. We need a letter of interest as part of our application. Are there any facilities managers who would be interested in working with me on this? Specifically folks who are doing work with container based systems. More details available upon request, serious responses only. Thanks. Charles Wyble charles(a)thewybles.com

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