Internet Architecture

Interconnection, peering, Data centers. How the Internet works. IXPs, transit, and other topics. Routing and Control Planes such as BGP and OSPF protocols. RPKI and IP resources are also covered.

Network troubleshooting tools

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Recently, there was a thread on the NANOG list asking what were somne favorite network troubleshooting tools. I have taken many of these tools and created the following list. http://ping.pe/Simple pingport and dig commands https://mtr.sh/BGP Looking glass https://perfops.net/mtr-from-worldTraceroute from various hosts on the net http://www.traceroute6.net/IPV6 tools (ping,traceroute,etc) https://dnsviz.net/Carious DNS tools http://irrexplorer.nlnog.net/Routing Registry object explorer https://mxtoolbox.com/DNS … Read more

RPKI and misconceptions

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After my blog post about Hurricane Electric and RPKi support, I was seeing some comments by folks that warrant some clarification. I put together a short midnight podcast on this.  To summarize1. route original validation is not the same as having ROA’S with your RIR2. If you have an ASN you should have a peering … Read more

Routing Registries and you

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This was originally published at https://www.mtin.net/blog/internet-routing-registries/  It has been updated form grammar, but I am working on an updated version of this, Routing Registries are a mysterious underpinning of the peering and BGP world. To many, they are arcane and complicated. If you have found this article you are at least investigating the use of … Read more

NLOG ring for network operators

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From their web-site To encourage and provide a streamlined way of cooperating I introduce the “NLNOG RING”. In essence the deal is very simple: you make a (virtual) machine available to the RING, and you gain access on all servers which are part of the project, hence the name “RING”. A great example would be to launch a … Read more

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