Re: Best Linux (or BSD) hosted BGP?

2023-05-03 Thread Mark Tinka
On 5/4/23 00:51, Matt Corallo wrote: Lots of replies saying which of BIRD/exabgp/frr/quagga/openbgpd folks prefer, but they're all pretty good. Honestly for such a project they're all just as great, it comes down mostly to what you're used to config-wise. Used to big metal router

Re: Best Linux (or BSD) hosted BGP?

2023-05-03 Thread Tom Beecher
No argument there at all. Just felt like there was enough FUD in that link it was worth calling out that specific. On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 2:39 PM Glenn Kelley wrote: > Tom - you are correct > > Of course - who keeps things like BGP Route Servers and FRR up to date - > > cough cough > > > Glenn

Re: Best Linux (or BSD) hosted BGP?

2023-05-03 Thread Matt Corallo
Lots of replies saying which of BIRD/exabgp/frr/quagga/openbgpd folks prefer, but they're all pretty good. Honestly for such a project they're all just as great, it comes down mostly to what you're used to config-wise. Used to big metal router configuration? You might find BIRD foreign. Used to

Re: Best Linux (or BSD) hosted BGP?

2023-05-03 Thread Jakob Heitz (jheitz) via NANOG
I just checked the Cisco IOS-XR code. It's not vulnerable to any of the 3 flaws listed in the below linked hackernews article. Kind Regards, Jakob Date: Wed, 3 May 2023 12:52:46 +0300 From: Hank Nussbacher On 02/05/2023 17:56, Warren Kumari wrote: For those that like FRR:

Re: Best Linux (or BSD) hosted BGP?

2023-05-03 Thread Glenn Kelley
Tom - you are correct Of course - who keeps things like BGP Route Servers and FRR up to date - cough cough Glenn S. Kelley, I am a Connectivity.Engineer Text and Voice Direct: 740-206-9624 a Division of CreatingNet.Works IMPORTANT: The contents of this email and any attachments are

Cisco Nexus VXLAN w/vlan-aware-bundle ?

2023-05-03 Thread Adam Thompson
Does anyone here use VXLAN on Cisco Nexus gear in the "vlan-aware-bundle" mode (RFC7432 §6.3), not the "vlan-based" mode (§6.1)? If so, could you please contact me directly to explain how you did so? Much appreciated, -Adam Adam Thompson Consultant, Infrastructure Services

Re: Best Linux (or BSD) hosted BGP?

2023-05-03 Thread Tom Beecher
> > For those that like FRR: > https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/researchers-uncover-new-bgp-flaws-in.html All 3 of those CVEs look like they were fixed and backported into 8.2 through 8.4 at least 6 months ago. On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 5:54 AM Hank Nussbacher wrote: > On 02/05/2023 17:56,

Re: Spectrum networks IPv6 access issue

2023-05-03 Thread Tom Beecher
> > My issue was just trying to convince Spectrum to look into the problem in > the first place, I brought the Atlas probe receipts because it’s such a > helpful tool, but wasn’t able to get through to anyone helpful (acct mgr, > noc email, even the escalation list) until I started lighting fires

Re: Best Linux (or BSD) hosted BGP?

2023-05-03 Thread Hank Nussbacher
On 02/05/2023 17:56, Warren Kumari wrote: For those that like FRR: https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/researchers-uncover-new-bgp-flaws-in.html Regards, Hank +lots. I've used a number of Linux routing thingies (BIRD, Quagga, VyOS/Ubiquiti, OpenBGPd, ExBGP), and FRR is (for me at least) by

Re: Routed optical networks

2023-05-03 Thread Mark Tinka
On 5/3/23 11:10, Vasilenko Eduard wrote: You are right. My message was pretty much geared toward incumbents. But the majority of the access/aggregation is in their possessions, isn’t it? Generally, I'd say yes. But to the OP's survey, the incumbents also have the majority

RE: Routed optical networks

2023-05-03 Thread Vasilenko Eduard via NANOG
> Yeah, you sound like an equipment vendor whose main customers are incumbent > telco's in a few rich markets :-). You are right. My message was pretty much geared toward incumbents. But the majority of the access/aggregation is in their possessions, isn’t it? They typically have ducts that were

Re: Routed optical networks

2023-05-03 Thread Mark Tinka
On 5/3/23 08:20, Vasilenko Eduard wrote: I would risk to say a little more on this. Indeed, maybe the situation (in many countries) when the Carrier sells a lot of TDM services. But in general, packet services are enough these days for many carriers/regions. There aren't enough TDM

Re: 100G-LR1 (DR/FR)

2023-05-03 Thread Mark Tinka
Coming back to this thread a little - what are folk seeing where 3rd party networks are involved? Are you able to convince providers to run FR optics, where LR4 are still commonplace? Mark.

RE: Routed optical networks

2023-05-03 Thread Vasilenko Eduard via NANOG
> At that scale, DWDM in the metro will make sense I would risk to say a little more on this. Indeed, maybe the situation (in many countries) when the Carrier sells a lot of TDM services. But in general, packet services are enough these days for many carriers/regions. Additionally, I am sure