On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 04:57:07PM -0400, Jared Mauch wrote:
I've come to the conclusion that if someone put a nice web2.0+ interface on creating and managing these objects it would be a lot easier.
Agreed, this is one of the projects I've been working on just haven't had the time to finish it. But please allow me to put in a shameless plug for IRR PowerTools, which many networks (including a couple tier 1s) use to do their IRR: http://sourceforge.net/projects/irrpt/ The highlights are: * Automated retrieval of prefixes registered behind an IRR Object. * Automatic exclusion of bogon or other configured undesirable routes. * Tracking and long-term recording of prefix changes over time. * Automatic aggregation to optimize data and reduce unnecessary changes. * E-mail updates, letting users know that their change was processed. * E-mail alerts to the ISP, letting them know of new routing changes. * E-mail alerts to non-IRR using networks, with plain text changes. * Router config generation, for easy automated config deployment. I'm also in the process of beta testing a new 2.0 version which will be significantly rewritten for easier more scalable use, have a lot fewer dependencies, integrate better with db backend systems to customer prefix-list management, and fully support IPv6. Oh and there might just be a web gui for managing and using it too, if I can find a decent web developer who will do it for free. :) I'm hoping to have this out in the next couple of months. -- Richard A Steenbergen <ras@e-gerbil.net> http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras GPG Key ID: 0xF8B12CBC (7535 7F59 8204 ED1F CC1C 53AF 4C41 5ECA F8B1 2CBC)