Re: Heads up: Long AS-sets announced in the next few days

2005-03-04 Thread Henk Uijterwaal
I think this nicely summarizes it. If you answer these questions, most people will be happy, Henk At 02:19 04/03/2005, Randy Bush wrote: lorenzo, i think we're ratholing here. can you tell us in simple words o what you are trying to learn with your experiment and why it will help us

The Cidr Report

2005-03-04 Thread cidr-report
This report has been generated at Fri Mar 4 21:44:37 2005 AEST. The report analyses the BGP Routing Table of an AS4637 (Reach) router and generates a report on aggregation potential within the table. Check http://www.cidr-report.org/as4637 for a current version of this report. Recent Table

Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Fergie (Paul Ferguson)
The Utah governor is deciding whether to sign a bill that would require Internet providers to block Web sites deemed pornographic and that could also target e-mail providers and search engines. http://news.com.com/Utah+governor+weighs+antiporn+proposal/2100-1028_3-5598912.html?tag=nefd.top -

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Robert Bonomi
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:32:41 GMT To: nanog@merit.edu The Utah governor is deciding whether to sign a bill that would require Internet providers to block Web sites deemed pornographic and that could also target e-mail providers and search engines.

Hardware Vendor in NY

2005-03-04 Thread Dan Mahoney, System Admin
Hey Guys, I know this is a little off-topic, but would anyone close to the NYC/Long Island area know of somewhere local that would carry 1u-compatible power supplies? I need one on a fairly urgent basis, and I figure with all the infrastructure, someone *has* to have run into this issue

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Christopher L. Morrow
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Fergie (Paul Ferguson) wrote: The Utah governor is deciding whether to sign a bill that would require Internet providers to block Web sites deemed pornographic and that could also target e-mail providers and search engines.

.US TLD Owners Lose Privacy

2005-03-04 Thread Fergie (Paul Ferguson)
From WiReD: The U.S. Commerce Department has ordered companies that administer internet addresses to stop allowing customers to register .us domain names anonymously using proxy services. The move does not affect owners of .com and .net domains. But it means website owners with .us domains

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Roy Engehausen
You missed a very important line in the article: Internet providers in Utah must offer their customers a way to disable access to sites on the list or face felony charges. In other words you must provide a mechanism for a customer to opt-in to a filter. Doesn't sound illegal to force an ISP to

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Patrick W Gilmore
On Mar 4, 2005, at 11:00 AM, Roy Engehausen wrote: You missed a very important line in the article: Internet providers in Utah must offer their customers a way to disable access to sites on the list or face felony charges. In other words you must provide a mechanism for a customer to opt-in to

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Richard Irving
Roy Engehausen wrote: You missed a very important line in the article: Internet providers in Utah must offer their customers a way to disable access to sites on the list or face felony charges. In other words you must provide a mechanism for a customer to opt-in to a filter. Doesn't sound

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread William Allen Simpson
Richard Irving wrote: I have a way. You want the Internet sites on this list blocked, -here-, your account is now _disabled_. You won't -ever- have to worry about accessing sites you don't like. :P This is another attempt to legislate something that can be solved, or should be solved, with

Network automation?

2005-03-04 Thread Brent Chapman
What's the state of the art for automated network configuration and management? What systems and tools are available, either freely or commercially? Where are these issues being considered and discussed? I'm not simply talking about network status monitoring systems like HP OpenView, or

Re: More on Vonage service disruptions...

2005-03-04 Thread Christopher Woodfield
This does bring up a hardware design question...I'm wondering how difficult of an engineering/marketing problem it would be to design VoIP adapters with built-in backup batteries. How does the power consumption profile of a VoIP adapter compare to, say, a cellphone? What would this add to the

RE: Network automation?

2005-03-04 Thread Greenhagen, Robin
http://www.titan-central.com/ These guys pitched to us about 18 months ago. It looked quite nice, but not really priced for Enterprise level money, not Service Provider money. It would probably worth reinvestigating. Robin Greenhagen GSI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Nanog Deform
First of all So what. Second what does this have to do with network operations? This discussion went from ISP's blocking porn to gay marriage. Joine efnet and #politics if you want to talk about gay people, but please spare us of the drama. I would have just ignored this thread if it wasn't

Re: More on Vonage service disruptions...

2005-03-04 Thread Christopher Woodfield
Replying to myself... Yes, I am aware that a battery backup in the VoIP adapter doesn't do you much good if you don't have power on the cable/DSL modem and any intermediate gear - or your wireless phone, for that matter... That said, this could be a feature that customers could be looking for

Bank One 159.53.0.0/16 contact?

2005-03-04 Thread David Hubbard
Anyone have a clueful contact at Bank One? Their ARIN POC info is some generic switchboard that is completely unrelated to their allocation and who refuses to connect you to anyone in datacomm if you don't know a specific contact name to ask for. They told me that they'd be happy to write down

Weekly Routing Table Report

2005-03-04 Thread Routing Table Analysis
This is an automated weekly mailing describing the state of the Internet Routing Table as seen from APNIC's router in Japan. Daily listings are sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any comments please contact Philip Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Routing Table Report 04:00 +10GMT Sat 05 Mar, 2005

RE: More on Vonage service disruptions...

2005-03-04 Thread Scott Morris
Actually, many of the EMTAs in the cable world derive AC power from the coax... Powered inline just like all the amps are. At least the ones that hang outside your house... But with the Vonage idea of stuff inside your house that can't be done... Old federal laws about the concept that the

Re: .US TLD Owners Lose Privacy

2005-03-04 Thread Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine
Oki all, For those of you in the Lower-48, plus Alaska and Hawai'i, I sent this to my local ISP association. You can ignore it, ridicule it, or adapt it to your state and pretend to have written it. I don't mind either way. If you do want to try it chez vous, and you want my help (or

RE: More on Vonage service disruptions...

2005-03-04 Thread John R Levine
There are EMTAs cable modems with VoIP ATA's that have 4 hr battery in the market already. Sure. Many cable providers offer a superior form of VoIP that's engineered to act like real phone service with reserved bandwidth to their own switches and backup power for all the pieces on the way

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread William Allen Simpson
Nanog Deform wrote: First of all So what. Second what does this have to do with network operations? This discussion went from ISP's blocking porn to gay marriage. Actually, gay marriage wasn't mentioned Living together isn't marriage, and most common law marriage statutes have long ago

Re: More on Vonage service disruptions...

2005-03-04 Thread John R Levine
This does bring up a hardware design question...I'm wondering how difficult of an engineering/marketing problem it would be to design VoIP adapters with built-in backup batteries. How does the power consumption profile of a VoIP adapter compare to, say, a cellphone? What would this add to

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Michael Loftis
--On Friday, March 04, 2005 11:06 AM -0500 Patrick W Gilmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would unplug your cable qualify as a way to disable access? In the same way the FCC allowed TV to so graciously implement the 'V-CHIP' technology? I doubt it. Aside fromt he normal bents of Utah, I bet

Re: Bank One 159.53.0.0/16 contact?

2005-03-04 Thread Jared Mauch
On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 01:02:30PM -0500, David Hubbard wrote: Anyone have a clueful contact at Bank One? Their ARIN POC info is some generic switchboard that is completely unrelated to their allocation and who refuses to connect you to anyone in datacomm if you don't know a specific

Re: More on Vonage service disruptions...

2005-03-04 Thread Robert Blayzor
Carry my VoIP traffic or else!! http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/70081/us-slaps-fine-on-company-blocking-voip.html -- Robert Blayzor, BOFH INOC, LLC rblayzor\@(inoc.net|gmail.com) PGP: http://www.inoc.net/~dev/ Key fingerprint = 1E02 DABE F989 BC03 3DF5 0E93 8D02 9D0B CB1A A7B0 Hey! It compiles!

Re: More on Vonage service disruptions...

2005-03-04 Thread Robert Bonomi
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 4 11:44:17 2005 From: Christopher Woodfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: More on Vonage service disruptions... Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 12:45:54 -0500 On Mar 3, 2005, at 10:25 PM, Scott Morris wrote: Perhaps it varies by state, but I thought part of

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Gary E. Miller
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Yo Michael! On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Michael Loftis wrote: Would unplug your cable qualify as a way to disable access? In the same way the FCC allowed TV to so graciously implement the 'V-CHIP' technology? Does anyone actually know anyone that has

DNS cache poisoning attack?

2005-03-04 Thread Fergie (Paul Ferguson)
Any additional info. on this or whether it is just localized or widespread? http://isc.sans.org/diary.php [Updated March 4th 2005 18:11 UTC] - ferg -- Fergie, a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Eric Gauthier
Does anyone actually know anyone that has actually used the V-Chip? Though I've personally never met him, I think Eric Cartman has: http://members.tripod.com/~JB/southpark/vchip.wav http://www.moviesounds.com/sp/vchip.mp3 Eric :)

RE: Utah considers law to mandate ISP's block harmful sites

2005-03-04 Thread Joe Johnson
Most proxy caches are jokes nowadays, anyway. In middle school, the local district used a Microsoft Proxy server that blocked all sites except a whitelist. When it took over 45 seconds to check a site against the whitelist (and by that time, all but a few students knew the one and only name and

vonage routing issues

2005-03-04 Thread Jon Lewis
Anyone else having reachability issues with Vonage? The past two days, about this time (~2pm), we've been unable to reach www.vonage.com and customers with vonage phones have lost their service. My traces to them end with: 13. 64.200.88.173 0%8832 31 33

Re: vonage routing issues

2005-03-04 Thread Michael Loftis
I'm seeing the same problem here from two points, dropping dead inside/customer edge at ALTERalso can't get to their site. I don't know about my Vonage phone at home though. I can check it when I finally make it home tonight but by then it will probably clear upWhatever it is, it's

Re: vonage routing issues

2005-03-04 Thread John Neiberger
Jon Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/4/05 1:17:11 PM Anyone else having reachability issues with Vonage? The past two days, about this time (~2pm), we've been unable to reach www.vonage.com and customers with vonage phones have lost their service. My traces to them end with: 13. 64.200.88.173

US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread Nathan Allen Stratton
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/70081/us-slaps-fine-on-company-blocking-voip.html I don't speak for BroadVoice, but this seams to be to be stupid. Why should the government get involved in ISPs blocking ports? If customers don't like it, go to a new provider, what country is this?? Frankly, I

Re: vonage routing issues

2005-03-04 Thread Michael Painter
- Original Message - From: John Neiberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 10:30 AM Subject: Re: vonage routing issues Jon Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/4/05 1:17:11 PM Anyone else having reachability issues with Vonage?

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread trainier
Seems to me that said company BroadVoice? was attempting to prevent the use of VoIP in an effort to prevent competition with it's current phone customers. It's kind of a tough issue to deal with, if you think about it. There are two sides to the issue: 1.) FCC doesn't want companies preventing

Re: vonage routing issues

2005-03-04 Thread Rachael Treu
..snip snip.. On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 03:17:11PM -0500, Jon Lewis said something to the effect of: I got interrupted typing this, and I see that in the past 40 minutes routing has changed...now it ends with 13. 0.so-5-0-0.XL1.NYC9.ALTER.NET 0%4442 41 42 42 14.

Re: DNS cache poisoning attack?

2005-03-04 Thread Florian Weimer
Any additional info. on this or whether it is just localized or widespread? Either it's not truly global, or the redirection does not happen at the DNS level, or both. We don't see it on our sensors.

Network automation?

2005-03-04 Thread Brent Chapman
[Apologies to those of you seeing this twice; I'm reposting it without a wayward References: header that inadvertently tracked this into an unrelated discussion, which I suspect many folks may have already suppressed. -Brent] What's the state of the art for automated network configuration and

RE: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread David Schwartz
I don't speak for BroadVoice, but this seams to be to be stupid. Why should the government get involved in ISPs blocking ports? If customers don't like it, go to a new provider, what country is this?? I'm curious how you'd feel if your local telephone company started preventing you

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread Bill Nash
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Nathan Allen Stratton wrote: I don't speak for BroadVoice, but this seams to be to be stupid. Why should the government get involved in ISPs blocking ports? If customers don't like it, go to a new provider, what country is this?? Frankly, I don't see the point, any provider

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread Nathan Allen Stratton
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems to me that said company BroadVoice? was attempting to prevent the use of VoIP in an effort to prevent competition with it's current phone customers. It's kind of a tough issue to deal with, if you think about it. Hold, BroadVoice is a VoIP

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread Bill Nash
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Nathan Allen Stratton wrote: The fact is, the company was preventing it's users from using technology offered by said company's competitors. No, they are just preventing companies that are using port X, most providers have figured out how to make VoIP work on any port. It's a

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread Thor Lancelot Simon
On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 01:54:33PM -0800, David Schwartz wrote: I'm curious how you'd feel if your local telephone company started preventing you from calling its competitors. How about if you suddenly Your local telephone company is a regulated entity. It's required to complete your

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread Adi Linden
So who's going to be the IP cop that decided which actions are anti-competitive and which actions are 'customer care'? How many service providers oversubscribe their internet feed. Just because the advertisement says 384k upstream and 2Mbps downstream doesn't mean this is a guaranteed rate

Re: More on Vonage service disruptions...

2005-03-04 Thread Joel Jaeggli
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Christopher Woodfield wrote: This does bring up a hardware design question...I'm wondering how difficult of an engineering/marketing problem it would be to design VoIP adapters with built-in backup batteries. How does the power consumption profile of a VoIP adapter compare

Re: More on Vonage service disruptions...

2005-03-04 Thread Jeffrey Race
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 12:59:52 -0500, Christopher Woodfield wrote: Yes, I am aware that a battery backup in the VoIP adapter doesn't do you much good if you don't have power on the cable/DSL modem and any intermediate gear - or your wireless phone, for that matter... That said, this could be a

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread Eric A. Hall
On 3/4/2005 4:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are two sides to the issue: 1.) FCC doesn't want companies preventing other companies from competing. 2.) On the other hand, how do you tell a company what services it can or can't block? There's another factor here, which is that

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread Eric A. Hall
On 3/4/2005 5:45 PM, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: Vonage has fought tooth and nail to *not* be a regulated entity. It's too early in the technology life-cycle for them to be treated that way. I mean, you can get a phone number anywhere the service provider has a pop, and if you want to feed

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread Robert Blayzor
Bill Nash wrote: At the root of it, it's deliberate anti-competitive behavior, and that's what the fine is for. I'm generally fine to have the government stay out of the internet as much as possible, but this move was the correct one, as it was on behalf of the end consumer. It's not the

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread John Levine
Vonage has fought tooth and nail to *not* be a regulated entity. It's too early in the technology life-cycle for them to be treated that way. I mean, you can get a phone number anywhere the service provider has a pop, and if you want to feed that into existing 911 service systems you've got a

Re: US slaps fine on company blocking VoIP

2005-03-04 Thread Eric A. Hall
On 3/5/2005 12:02 AM, John Levine wrote: Vonage has fought tooth and nail to *not* be a regulated entity. It's too early in the technology life-cycle for them to be treated that way. I mean, you can get a phone number anywhere the service provider has a pop, and if you want to feed that into