Default route with object tracking

2010-02-01 Thread Andrey Gordon
Hi list. I'd like to setup my default routes to the Interwebz to be conditional on reachability of something on the Interwebz. I got two different ISPs (no BGP). I'm trying to figure out what would be a reliable object to track? Meaning, it's probably not reasonable to track my ISPs default

Re: Default route with object tracking

2010-02-01 Thread Dan White
On 01/02/10 10:13 -0500, Andrey Gordon wrote: Hi list. I'd like to setup my default routes to the Interwebz to be conditional on reachability of something on the Interwebz. I got two different ISPs (no BGP). I'm trying to figure out what would be a reliable object to track? Meaning, it's

Re: Default route with object tracking

2010-02-01 Thread Curtis Maurand
I'd rather send him to something more open like kernel.org; anything but Google's DNS. Google's DNS is a little too nefarious for my taste. On 2/1/2010 10:31 AM, Dan White wrote: On 01/02/10 10:13 -0500, Andrey Gordon wrote: Hi list. I'd like to setup my default routes to the Interwebz

RE: Default route with object tracking

2010-02-01 Thread Stefan Fouant
-Original Message- From: Curtis Maurand [mailto:cmaur...@xyonet.com] Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:47 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Default route with object tracking I'd rather send him to something more open like kernel.org; anything but Google's DNS. Google's DNS

Re: Default route with object tracking

2010-02-01 Thread Andrey Gordon
Would it be more reasonable to track a root DNS server that is available via anycast?? Something like 192.33.4.12? Not sure how accurate this is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_nameserver - Andrey Gordon [andrey.gor...@gmail.com]

Re: Default route with object tracking

2010-02-01 Thread Christopher Morrow
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Curtis Maurand cmaur...@xyonet.com wrote: I'd rather send him to something more open like kernel.org;  anything but Google's DNS.  Google's DNS is a little too nefarious for my taste. tinfoil hat off nefarious? as a route object to track for selection of a

Re: Default route with object tracking

2010-02-01 Thread Steven Bellovin
On Feb 1, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Christopher Morrow wrote: On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Curtis Maurand cmaur...@xyonet.com wrote: I'd rather send him to something more open like kernel.org; anything but Google's DNS. Google's DNS is a little too nefarious for my taste. tinfoil hat off

Re: Default route with object tracking

2010-02-01 Thread Scott Morris
I think that good is all relative to what you are most likely to be able to reach from wherever your location happens to be! Google's... Level 3's. Root DNS servers (anycast) Pick something. Scott Curtis Maurand wrote: I'd rather send him to something more open like kernel.org;

RE: Default route with object tracking

2010-02-01 Thread Ivan Pepelnjak
Good luck! Ivan Pepelnjak blog.ioshints.info / www.ioshints.info -Original Message- From: Andrey Gordon [mailto:andrey.gor...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 4:14 PM To: Nanog Subject: Default route with object tracking Hi list. I'd like to setup my default routes