The two networks are forging AS path and that's why you're seeing their IP addresses announced under African ASNs.
On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 8:27 PM Ren C. via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> wrote: > Hello, I am unsure if there is a better place to ask. I am learning > working on the enabling RPKI and authoritative IRR validation in my day job. > However, I find some very strange ASN grouped together. I understand > several do not bother with RPKI or IRR, especially many large tier 1, which > don't really care or need about other people's transit, but this is very > small and I do not heard of it before. > > In my logs to see which routes have the broken or malformed , frequently > it is just omission and incorrect, but there are some very odd situations, > but it also appears to be verified in other BGP glass. > Can someone please tell me whether these invalid is a bug in the routing? > Why are there so many Africa networks going through a small Virginia > provider and more than half the IP is bogon, but has an IRR entry for the > wrong provider or it is unrelated? It does not look like the AS is related > at all, and they are not in the same country, but there is a relationship > peering. > > https://bgp.he.net/AS208254#_peers6 > https://bgp.he.net/AS398481#_peers6 > > Thank you > > > > -- > Sent with https://mailfence.com > Secure and private email >
