So I go to check on a domain. [root@tempest not-done]# whois evolving.org [rs.internic.net] fwhois: connect: No route to host HuH! I try it again, to make sure I am not nutz. [root@tempest not-done]# whois evolving.org [rs.internic.net] fwhois: connect: No route to host Hrmph. traceroute to rs.internic.net (198.41.0.12), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 nac-den1-e1-10Mb (207.99.2.251) 3.055 ms 2.994 ms 8.383 ms 2 nac-nyc3-s1-107-768k (207.99.8.121) 21.83 ms 19.578 ms 7.899 ms 3 nac-nyc1-fa0-100Mb (207.99.0.201) 37.015 ms 29.305 ms 23.439 ms 4 nac-nyc1-fa0-100Mb (207.99.0.201) 21.792 ms !H What?! So I nyc1>sho ip bgp 198.41.0.12 BGP routing table entry for 198.41.0.0/22, version 1646816 Paths: (1 available, no best path, advertised over IBGP, EBGP) 3847 701 6245, (aggregated by 6245 207.152.190.10) (history entry) 207.240.48.49 from 207.240.48.49 (207.240.48.1) Origin IGP, external, atomic-aggregate Dampinfo: penalty 1306, flapped 3 times in 00:11:18 Maybe my connection is hosed? Lets look at digex: BGP routing table entry for 198.41.0.0/22, version 3052988 Paths: (3 available, no best path, advertised over IBGP) 3561 6245, (aggregated by 6245 207.152.190.10) (history entry) 192.41.177.181 from 192.41.177.181 (204.70.7.53) Origin IGP, metric 11, localpref 100, external, atomic-aggregate Community: 2548:668 Dampinfo: penalty 561, flapped 1 times in 00:12:29 701 6245, (aggregated by 6245 207.152.190.10) (history entry) 192.41.177.248 from 192.41.177.248 (137.39.3.57) Origin IGP, metric 1, localpref 100, external, atomic-aggregate Community: 2548:668 Dampinfo: penalty 965, flapped 2 times in 00:10:01 1 6245, (aggregated by 6245 198.41.0.1) (history entry) 198.32.186.2 from 198.32.186.2 (4.0.0.10) Origin IGP, metric 180, localpref 100, external, atomic-aggregate Community: 2548:668 Dampinfo: penalty 835, flapped 2 times in 00:12:46 Sheesh.