[as112-ops] AS112 node via AS5408

[Scott Mace]

I'm not seeing the prefix via your 6509 2884 path, still only the
geant2 path.  I tested that server coming from 5408 again last
night and it was still giving timeouts.

	Scott

William F. Maton Sotomayor wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Nov 2007, Scott Mace wrote:
> 
>> Oddly enough at some point in the past (who knows how long) an AS112
>> node started being announced to research networks in the US.   AS11537,
>> for example:   302 4557 14085 11537 20965 5408 112
>>
>> The only problem is that many of the end sites connected to 11537
>> prefer all paths via 11537 blindly over other paths.
>> So as a result this particular AS112 node might get more than it 
>> expected.
>> It is currently responding with timeouts.
> 
> Interesting, I wonder if we have a contact here for GRNet.  In any case, 
> I'll see if I can contact them about.
> 
> FWIW, my AS112 node is back online, and may help with timeouts.  Testing 
> appreciated.  I'm coming in from behind AS path 6509 2884 and you can 
> give this a shot:
> 
> dig @prisoner.iana.org hostname.as112.net txt +short +norec
> 
> This might come back with:
> 
> "Federal GigaPOP" "Ottawa, Canada"
> "See http://as112.net/ for more information."
> 
> Provided we're 'closer' to you than others.
> 
> wfms
> 
> P.S. I have asked AS6509 to peer direct with them instead of the route 
> servers.
> 
>