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FreeBSD-13 MOTD Gone
by Mark Tinka 16 Apr '21

16 Apr '21

...380....390....400....410....420....430....440....450....460....470....480....490 Attempting to automatically merge changes in files... done. The following file will be removed, as it no longer exists in FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE: /etc/motd Does this look reasonable (y/n)? Anybody know the back story? Mark.

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Re: Texas ERCOT power shortages (again) April 13
by Mark Tinka 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

On 4/14/21 13:35, Billy Croan wrote: > Sounds like we all need to start keeping a few days reserve of energy > on hand at home now because the utilities can't be trusted to keep > their system online in 2021. It just makes sense to plan along those lines, really. Despite popular belief, power companies are preferring energy conservation from their customers more than they do sales, because they just can't keep throwing up new coal-fired or nuclear power stations a la the days of old (anyone remember the 1973 and 1979 oil crises?) Most people would assume that power companies want to sell more electricity so they can make more money, but they dread the days when the network is brought to its knees, even if the revenue will climb. So between asking customers to save more on energy + being able to rely less on fossil fuels for generation, one needs to consider their personal energy security over the long term, fully or partially independent of the traditional grid. > Funny how this obsession with a green grid has made the grid > unreliable, resulting in sales of gas-burning generators and > perishable fuel. Dare I say it's not been worth it? I wouldn't say that the obsession is without merit. It's just that regular folk are only seeking the solution from one perspective - that of the power generators. If folk (and that includes the gubbermints) met the power companies half way, renewables would make a lot more sense, more quickly. But as I said before, when we flick the switch, it must turn on. End of. And then we revert to demanding power companies to embrace the additional revenue, or fulfill their mandate to deliver a basic, life-sustaining utility, no matter what. Unfortunately, there really hasn't been sufficient education to regular folk about what it takes to generate electricity reliably, no matter the season. And yet, there is far more education out there about the benefits of conserving it, and preserving the earth. So the view is not balanced, and power companies as well as oil producers will knee-jerk to either justify or distance themselves, rather than encourage a fair, practical engagement. In the end, he that feels the most pressure, caves... and this can go either way depending on which side of the economic development curve you are sitting. > > Nuclear and hydro were the only reasonable obvious choices and > ecological paralysis hamstrings those as well. Ultimately, no target toward zero emissions is complete without some kind of nuclear and/or hydro. Especially as a solution for peak demand, (pumped) hydro will continue to be the most efficient option, if folk are interested in keeping the lights on at 7:45PM on a wintery Tuesday night. > > Now is the time to speak the message. Write your elected > representatives. Talk to your families and friends about energy. > Change minds. There is room for co-existence, I think. But the honest discussions need to be had, and not the glossy wish list that should be fixed by someone else, because we are just citizens minding our own business. Mark.

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ADT Security
by John Alcock 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

Anyone from the ADT Security system on list? None of my subscribers on my new IP Space can use the ADT Security system. Contact me off the list.. john(a)alcock.org AS395437

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Alexa adds Severe Weather Alerts (old news Feb 2020)
by Sean Donelan 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

Ok, I know -- old news. But I missed it during the whole pandamic thing last year. Since I previously criticized Amazon about this, and FCC is requesting comments about Internet Emergency Alerts this month, a correction. I found out Amazon Alexa added Severe Weather Alerts last Febuary 2020. Kudos to Amazon for doing this, despite the Amazon folks saying "no one else asks about alerts," everytime I asked about it. Apple Siri and Google Home, how are you doing alerts???? Now I have to change the Alexa example in my submission to the FCC :-) Alexa's Monthly Roundup: February: "Alexa can now proactively notify you when there’s severe weather. Simply say “Alexa, tell me when there’s a severe weather alert” and Alexa will notify you when there is a local severe weather warning." FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry about Emergency Alerts: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-further-strengthen-emergency-aler… Page 25 of NPRM and NOI A. Feasibility of EAS Participation for Internet-related services [...] "…complete an inquiry to examine the feasibility of updating the Emergency Alert System to enable or improve alerts to consumers provided through the internet, including through streaming services." [...]

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Notice to IRRd operators
by Rubens Kuhl 14 Apr '21

14 Apr '21

Hi there. TC, a large IRR database focused on Brazilian networks, just changed its IP addresses. In most IRRd implementations it's necessary to sighup the daemon to move to the new IP addresses, so we kindly ask those running public and private IRR instances to sighup in order to move to the new IP addresses. The new addresses of bgp.net.br are: bgp.net.br has address 177.128.210.126 bgp.net.br has IPv6 address 2804:890:0:102::102 bgp.net.br mail is handled by 10 bgp.net.br. The old machine will be up and serving mirroring requests until we see most, if not all, of requests being served by the new machine. Thanks, TC

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Texas ERCOT power shortages (again) April 13
by Sean Donelan 14 Apr '21

14 Apr '21

ERCOT ISO Texas has announced the end of today's emergency energy conservation appeal due to a shortage of generation capacity and higher than forecasted demand caused by a cold front. No this is not an old message. Yep, Texas is having power shortages again in mild April weather.

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AS5 ipv6 hijack?
by Dmitry Sherman 12 Apr '21

12 Apr '21

Hello, Anyone from AS5 here? I see ipv6 bgp hijack of our prefixes via AS5. http://lg.ring.nlnog.net/prefix_detail/lg01/ipv6?q=2a03:ff40:dcbe:cc:250:d8… Seen from PCCW perspective only, maybe somebody from PCCW can help? Thanks, Dmitry

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Google IP Geolocation
by Michael K. Spears 11 Apr '21

11 Apr '21

Anyone have a good contact at Google who can help with IP geolocation? I have a /24 where anything related to Google is in the wrong language. Thank you, Michael K. Spears

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Trident3 vs Jericho2
by Dmitry Sherman 10 Apr '21

10 Apr '21

Once again, which is better shared buffer featurerich or fat buffer switches? When its better to put big buffer switch? When its better to drop and retransmit instead of queueing? Thanks. Dmitry

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My First BGP-Hijacking Explanation
by Jay R. Ashworth 09 Apr '21

09 Apr '21

Sam 'Half As Interesting' Denby actually did a surprisingly good job explaining this for the average only-vaguely-technical viewer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9gnRs33NOk [ For all the bad dad jokes he tells on HAI, he's got really good research skills/staff, and his long-form stuff on Wendover Productions is excellent ] Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra(a)baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274

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