I almost feel like there should be some sort of route filter auditing going on by every company allowed to have an ASN.
... almost On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:54 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> wrote: > Like, if I'm dumb enough to announce 8.0.0.0/8 and I'm singlehomed to an > upstream provider that is also dumb enough to accept it, suddenly a lot of > other BGP-speaking things that are nearby will see that the shortest route > to 8/8 as being via my pipe. Cue the self inflicted DDoS. > > On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 2:51 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Like they are the default route for ALL OF THE THINGS? :) >> >> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Remember back in the early days of the net when mis-configured routers >> > would >> > sometimes announce themselves to the world, for everything? >> > >> > From: Eric Kuhnke >> > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 3:44 PM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gino, can you get this? :) >> > >> > My favorite of all time is when Pakistan's PTCL (an entity functionally >> > equivalent to Centurylink or Verizon, they're the LEC) decided to >> > announce >> > Youtube's ipv4 prefixes... Not only did they mess things up for everyone >> > but >> > they also DDoSed themselves at their international transport capacity in >> > and >> > out of Karachi via submarine routes. >> > >> > >> > http://www.cnet.com/news/youtube-blames-pakistan-network-for-2-hour-outage/ >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Well, there is a lot of single homed stuff out there for sure. >> >> >> >> It doesn't get much better the higher up you go in the OSI model >> >> though. There's also a lot of incompetent operators out there as well. >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.bgpmon.net/large-hijack-affects-reachability-of-high-traffic-destinations/ >> >> https://twitter.com/bgpstream?lang=en >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > It's not, really, it's the fragility of layers 1 and 2... all the >> >> > BGP >> >> > sessions in the world and diverse upstreams won't help you if you're >> >> > not >> >> > diverse and suffer backhoe fade, tornado, raccoon chew, drunk guy in >> >> > a >> >> > semi >> >> > truck taking out an entire utility pole, 40 pound chunk of ice >> >> > falling >> >> > on a >> >> > dish+radio, etc etc >> >> > >> >> > On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> ... or how fragile BGP is :) >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > If the average person knew to what extent the internet is held >> >> >> > together >> >> >> > with >> >> >> > duct tape and twine, they'd be scared. Splice canisters for >> >> >> > backbone >> >> >> > lines >> >> >> > carrying 40-channel WDM systems going through handholes that are >> >> >> > also a >> >> >> > residence of a family of angry raccoons. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Josh Reynolds >> >> >> > <[email protected]> >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Some may laugh, but that's, sadly, quite plausible. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> That said, at least a few years ago one could making a killing >> >> >> >> replacing light bulbs at AT&T shelters. $800/bulb. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Eric Kuhnke >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > somebody in a cell site shelter tripped over an orange >> >> >> >> > extension >> >> >> >> > cord >> >> >> >> > and $5 >> >> >> >> > power strip probably... >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 2:19 PM, Gino Villarini >> >> >> >> > <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> yeap, we are being affected, outage is related to Mobile >> >> >> >> >> Network. >> >> >> >> >> No >> >> >> >> >> official word yet, there was a earlier rumor about a circuit >> >> >> >> >> breaker >> >> >> >> >> being >> >> >> >> >> accidentally turned off. But my inside sources debunked it. >> >> >> >> >> I >> >> >> >> >> believe >> >> >> >> >> its >> >> >> >> >> a Issue with EPC >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Josh Reynolds >> >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> Bit AT&T PR outage. Over 1 million cusomers down for 8+ hours >> >> >> >> >>> now. >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> Were you effected? Any idea what caused it? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > > >
