Hello Sebastian, first of all, thank you for reaching out!
> I am trying to modify the BIRD implementation of RIP with my internet draft: > Direct Knowledge Extension to Distance Vector > Routing<https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-mueller-dkextension-00.html>. I > want to make sure its working. I can'ลง see you at the IETF 123 participant list; if you were here, we could look at it together. BTW, would you be interested in a feedback on your draft? > In general I would love if I could get some pointers on how to verify and > debug my implementation. How do you guys test your changes? Please try this tool instead <https://gitlab.nic.cz/labs/bird-tools/-/tree/master/netlab?ref_type=heads> It is compatible with both BIRD 2 and 3. Good luck! Maria -- Maria Matejka (she/her) | BIRD Team Leader | CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.