Is it permissible to advertise number resources allocated by one RIR to a ISP in a region governed by a different RIR? Practical?

2011-02-09 Thread Crooks, Sam
Is it permissible, from a policy perspective, for a multi-homed end user to announce the numbering resource allocation received from one RIR (for discussion purposes, let's say ARIN) to upstream service providers in a different region (for example, in the RIPE region)? Is it feasible from a pra

RE: CRS-3

2010-03-09 Thread Crooks, Sam
"Spend the GDP of a small nation on a single box!" > -Original Message- > From: Brian Feeny [mailto:bfe...@mac.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 1:51 PM > To: nanog@nanog.org list > Subject: CRS-3 > > > So who is going to be the first to deploy these? > > http://newsroom.cisco.com/

RE: Locations with no good Internet (was ISP in Johannesburg)

2010-02-26 Thread Crooks, Sam
I had good luck getting my dad some form of broadband access in rural Oregon using a 3g router (Cradlepoint), a Wilson Electronics signal amp (model 811211), and an outdoor mount high gain antenna. It's not great, but considering the alternatives (33.6k dialup for $60/mo or satellite broadband for

RE: WS-X6148A-GE-TX performance question

2009-09-10 Thread Crooks, Sam
the other difference between WS-X6148-GE-TX and WS-X6148A-GE-TX is the A has better QoS queuing potential (more hardware queues available) and a lower list price... As I recall, there are 6 ethernet controllers with 8 ports on each... (8:1 oversubscription among the adjacent ports in a port group

RE: NPE-G2 vs. Sup720-3BXL

2009-05-15 Thread Crooks, Sam
You may also take a look at the Cisco ASR1000 line... Supposedly a middle step between 7200 and 7600 router sizing.. > -Original Message- > From: Arie Vayner [mailto:arievay...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 1:34 PM > To: David Storandt > Cc: NANOG list > Subject: Re: NPE-G2 v

RE: Managing your network devices via console

2009-05-14 Thread Crooks, Sam
Cisco makes a 16 port Async card for ISR routers, they even bundle it with a 2811 router for fairly inexpensive $$$... Cisco2811-16TS is the partnum I think You can scale up very high or down very low for your console needs with cisco routers, and inexpensive used or obsolete routers are available

RE: delays to google

2009-05-14 Thread Crooks, Sam
Also seeing this in Dallas, TX area, from AT&T and Verizon > -Original Message- > From: Mario Fernandez [mailto:ma...@fernandez.ca] > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:53 AM > To: Athanasios Douitsis > Cc: na...@merit.edu > Subject: Re: delays to google > > Seeing the same thing from NY u

RE: one shot remote root for linux?

2009-04-28 Thread Crooks, Sam
> -Original Message- > From: Christopher Morrow [mailto:morrowc.li...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 8:33 PM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: one shot remote root for linux? > > That said there are a few 'network devices' which are linux > based (not just Vyatta! :

RE: Config Backup / Inventory

2009-04-24 Thread Crooks, Sam
CheckoutAlterpoint Network Authority Inventory. The Inventory tool is free asn was developed as the Ziptie opensource project. Inventory is the basis for how Alterpoint does the paid offerings for configurtion audit and compliance and the higher level analytics based on the configuration and

RE: The real issue

2009-04-21 Thread Crooks, Sam
And exactly how are you determining it is 'unused'? Not announced to the internet? (which means virtually nothing as far as 'use' status of an IP block) For pete sake, the time has come to resolve the issues that prevent widespread adoption of IPv6: - resolve RIR IPv6 allocation hassles for r

RE: Looking for AT&T / Verizon / Sprint WWAN service impressions- on or off-list replies welcome

2009-04-15 Thread Crooks, Sam
: Re: Looking for AT&T / Verizon / Sprint WWAN service impressions- on or off-list replies welcome Charles Wyble wrote: > > > Crooks, Sam wrote: >> I'm considering use of AT&T / Verizon / Sprint WWAN services and the >> Cisco 3G router interface cards/int

Looking for AT&T / Verizon / Sprint WWAN service impressions - on or off-list replies welcome

2009-04-14 Thread Crooks, Sam
I'm considering use of AT&T / Verizon / Sprint WWAN services and the Cisco 3G router interface cards/integrated module in C880 routers for primary or backup WAN network connectivity for routers. I'm looking for information from users of these services on the following: - addressing - Do these WW

RE: ACLs vs. full firewalls

2009-04-07 Thread Crooks, Sam
Beware off using ACL filtering on 6500s with many vlans (100+) and long acls (hundred+ lines)... You'll soon find out more than you ever wanted to know about TCAM, different TCAM types used in various sup's and what the limitations imposed by TCAM on processing ACLs in hardware... Sam Crooks

RE: Cisco ASR100x

2009-04-01 Thread Crooks, Sam
Michael Morris of Network World wrote an article about ASR1000s and IOS XE a few months ago, if I recall correctly. Sam Crooks GTS Network Architecture 601 Experian Pkwy A2035 Allen, TX 75013 972-390-3186 sam.cro...@experian.com aim: expsamcrooks -Original Message- From: Bill Blackf

RE: Redundant Array of Inexpensive ISP's?

2009-03-12 Thread Crooks, Sam
In answer to a question below about experience with similar products... Cisco IOS has the dynamic routing injection feature as part of recent IOS versions. The feature is now called Performance Routing (PfR) formerly known as OER (Optimized Edge Routing) and as of 12.4(24)T, it can optimize ro