Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-04 Thread Scott McGrath
Great presentation! On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 11:16 AM Matthew Petach wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2022, 07:17 Dorn Hetzel wrote: > >> One hopes there is some respectable, perhaps even paranoid, encryption on >> his control functions. >> >>> > Talk about timely! We just had a very nice

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-03 Thread Matthew Petach
On Thu, Mar 3, 2022, 07:17 Dorn Hetzel wrote: > One hopes there is some respectable, perhaps even paranoid, encryption on > his control functions. > >> Talk about timely! We just had a very nice presentation about this in Austin:

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-03 Thread Dorn Hetzel
One hopes there is some respectable, perhaps even paranoid, encryption on his control functions. On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 6:41 PM Mike wrote: > You guys are missing the obvious. Russia isn't going to attack starlink in > space, they are going to take over it's command and control functions and >

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread bzs
Further! Here's a page with about 25 dial-up ISPs in Ukraine: https://isp.today/en/list-of-all-services/UKRAINE,toic-14,c-1 If I go to www.ua.net, as one try, they list dial-up services and prices: http://www.ua.net/price/ediup.htm Looks current. The point being that dial-up internet

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread bzs
1. They don't have to wait or hope for a starlink terminal to arrive. They just have to dig out an old serial modem or system with one built in (they were common), find a phone line which will support that, and figure out how to get a dial-up account and use it. Like most of the world did ~20

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Karl Auer
On Thu, 2022-03-03 at 01:12 -0500, b...@theworld.com wrote: > If Ukrainians wanted internet access and to get around blocking it'd > probably be more effective to dig out old serial modems and get PPP > dial-up accounts outside the country where phone service that will > support that still exists.

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread bzs
TBH I doubt Putin et al could care less about a handful of starlinks in Ukraine. They're each basically one uplink for one or maybe a few devices in a country of 44M. If they did care the easiest/cheapest thing to do would be for the Russians to sweep neighborhoods for starlink transmission

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Mike
.. is that a challenge? ;-) Its a high value target. Even the NSA had it's most critical tools leaked.someone somewhere is going to get a foot in the door at starlink, it's just a matter of time (money, or both...). On 3/2/22 5:27 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote: I'm aware of the qualifications

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Eric Kuhnke
I'm aware of the qualifications and level of knowledge in network security/cryptography that they hire for positions in Redmond at Starlink R They are quite picky about who they hire. Highly doubt that anything that a 3rd party can do from outside of SpaceX's network is going to gain admin

RE: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Tony Wicks
Invade America?… um, not even close to a thing From: NANOG On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Thursday, 3 March 2022 12:39 pm To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine You guys are missing the obvious. Russia isn't going to attack starlink in space, they are going

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Karl Auer
On Wed, 2022-03-02 at 15:39 -0800, Mike wrote: > You guys are missing the obvious. Russia isn't going to attack > starlink in space, they are going to take over it's command and > control functions and deorbit the entire constellation without firing > a shot. Gee, sure hope the master password

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Mike
You guys are missing the obvious. Russia isn't going to attack starlink in space, they are going to take over it's command and control functions and deorbit the entire constellation without firing a shot. Same for China and N. Korea, which both already have ample motivation already to go after

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Thomas Scott
As I'm reading this - I'm reminded that you don't need to destroy a satellite to render it ineffective - just fill up the frequencies it's Tx/Rx on with so much RFI that the pipe no longer bends. It's not as if the frequencies and sat positions aren't public knowledge... - Thomas Scott |

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Scott McGrath
The Russians have several ASAT systems not all of them are ground based. Remember they also have that grappler which locks onto satellites and destroys them. I think this conflict will be the first one where some of the battles will be fought in orbit ie the ultimate ‘high ground’ the NATO

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Michael Thomas
On 3/2/22 9:32 AM, Valdis Klētnieks wrote: On Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:51:05 -0500, Dorn Hetzel said: Yeah, if Russia needs one 1st stage booster for every bird they kill, and SpaceX needs one 1st stage booster for every 50 they put up Yes, Russia is bigger than SpaceX, but that's a

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Valdis Klētnieks
On Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:51:05 -0500, Dorn Hetzel said: > Yeah, if Russia needs one 1st stage booster for every bird they kill, and > SpaceX needs one 1st stage booster for every 50 they put up Yes, > Russia is bigger than SpaceX, but that's a tremendous ratio. Plus the asymmetry is even

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Tom Beecher
> > So they’re going to offer the service to anyone in a denied area for free > somehow? How do you send someone a bill or how do they pay it if you can’t > do business in the country? > There is a difference between a country allowing SpaceX to install a ground station in their territory, and

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Dorn Hetzel
Yeah, if Russia needs one 1st stage booster for every bird they kill, and SpaceX needs one 1st stage booster for every 50 they put up Yes, Russia is bigger than SpaceX, but that's a tremendous ratio. On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 6:03 PM Matthew Petach wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 11:59 AM

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Matthew Petach
On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 11:59 AM Scott McGrath wrote: > Starlink however forgets that Russia does have anti satellite weapons and > they probably will not hesitate to use them which will make low earth orbit > a very dangerous place when Russia starts blowing up the Starlink birds. > I applaud

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Dennis Glatting
On Tue, 2022-03-01 at 15:18 -0500, Tom Beecher wrote: > > Starlink however forgets that Russia does have anti satellite > > weapons and they probably will not hesitate to use them which will > > make low earth orbit a very dangerous place when Russia starts > > blowing up the Starlink birds.    I

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Jay Hennigan
On 3/1/22 10:35, Crist Clark wrote: So they’re going to offer the service to anyone in a denied area for free somehow? How do you send someone a bill or how do they pay it if you can’t do business in the country? 1. Elon can afford it. 2. Marketing value is huge. -- Jay Hennigan -

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Matthew Petach
On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 10:38 AM Crist Clark wrote: > So they’re going to offer the service to anyone in a denied area for free > somehow? How do you send someone a bill or how do they pay it if you can’t > do business in the country? > It's not like Google is billing anyone for using 8.8.8.8 et

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Brandon Butterworth
On Tue Mar 01, 2022 at 10:35:21AM -0800, Crist Clark wrote: > So they???re going to offer the service to anyone in a denied area for free > somehow? How do you send someone a bill or how do they pay it if you can???t > do business in the country? Who knows but someone got an imported one running

RE: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Tony Wicks
to knock down a dozen I would suggest and the retaliation would be significant for such a blatant attack on a NATO countries assets. From: NANOG On Behalf Of Scott McGrath Sent: Wednesday, 2 March 2022 8:57 am To: Phineas Walton Cc: NANOG list Subject: Re: Starlink terminals deployed

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Tom Beecher
> > Starlink however forgets that Russia does have anti satellite weapons and > they probably will not hesitate to use them which will make low earth orbit > a very dangerous place when Russia starts blowing up the Starlink birds. > I applaud the humanitarian aspect of providing Starlink service,

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread nanog08
Kinda like sending Captain Kirk on a space launch.  Amazing marketing! On 3/1/22 11:41, Phineas Walton wrote: This is more of a brand image / marketing stunt for Starlink. A pretty ingenious way to market which will heavily pay off long term. To them, this is cheap for how much attention it’s

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Scott McGrath
Starlink however forgets that Russia does have anti satellite weapons and they probably will not hesitate to use them which will make low earth orbit a very dangerous place when Russia starts blowing up the Starlink birds. I applaud the humanitarian aspect of providing Starlink service,

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Phineas Walton
This is more of a brand image / marketing stunt for Starlink. A pretty ingenious way to market which will heavily pay off long term. To them, this is cheap for how much attention it’s getting them. Phin On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 6:36 PM Crist Clark wrote: > So they’re going to offer the service

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Crist Clark
So they’re going to offer the service to anyone in a denied area for free somehow? How do you send someone a bill or how do they pay it if you can’t do business in the country? On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 4:39 PM Jay Hennigan wrote: > On 2/28/22 16:17, Michael Thomas wrote: > > > As a practical

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Stephen Strowes
Yes, most starlink is via AS36492. They also have AS27277, though I'm not sure if that's in active use for consumer traffic. On Tue, 1 Mar 2022 at 11:58, ic wrote: > Friends who have Starlink terminals in Europe (cz) go out through AS36492. > > > On 1 Mar 2022, at 05:48, Ong Beng Hui

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Phineas Walton
Starlink uses Google as their ground provider - Google invested $1bn into Starlink so it’s no wonder. Phin On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 5:58 PM Josh Luthman wrote: > As Google's ASN? > > https://bgp.he.net/AS36492 > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 11:56 AM ic wrote: > >> Friends who have Starlink

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Mike Hammett
- Original Message - From: "ic" To: "Ong Beng Hui" Cc: "NANOG list" Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 10:56:24 AM Subject: Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine Friends who have Starlink terminals in Europe (cz) go out through AS36492. > On 1 Mar 20

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Josh Luthman
As Google's ASN? https://bgp.he.net/AS36492 On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 11:56 AM ic wrote: > Friends who have Starlink terminals in Europe (cz) go out through AS36492. > > > On 1 Mar 2022, at 05:48, Ong Beng Hui wrote: > > > > Curious, will that be with starlink ASN then ? > > > > That throw geo

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread ic
Friends who have Starlink terminals in Europe (cz) go out through AS36492. > On 1 Mar 2022, at 05:48, Ong Beng Hui wrote: > > Curious, will that be with starlink ASN then ? > > That throw geo detection via IP out right away.

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Dave Taht
On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 8:47 AM Dovid Bender wrote: > > From a quick google search it seems to be 14593. > > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 11:48 PM Ong Beng Hui wrote: >> >> Curious, will that be with starlink ASN then ? >> >> That throw geo detection via IP out right away. One way to avoid

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-03-01 Thread Dovid Bender
>From a quick google search it seems to be 14593. On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 11:48 PM Ong Beng Hui wrote: > Curious, will that be with starlink ASN then ? > > That throw geo detection via IP out right away. > > On 3/1/2022 6:55 AM, Jay Hennigan wrote: > > >

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-02-28 Thread Ong Beng Hui
Curious, will that be with starlink ASN then ? That throw geo detection via IP out right away. On 3/1/2022 6:55 AM, Jay Hennigan wrote: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/28/ukraine-updates-starlink-satellite-dishes.html

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-02-28 Thread Eric Kuhnke
As of right now >90% of the starlink satellites in orbit function in what we would call a bent pipe topology, where a moving LEO satellite at any given moment in time needs to be simultaneously in view of a starlink-run earth station and the CPE. They have been launching satellites with

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-02-28 Thread Michael Thomas
On 2/28/22 4:29 PM, Karl Auer wrote: On Mon, 2022-02-28 at 16:17 -0800, Michael Thomas wrote: As a practical matter how does this help? You need to have base stations/dishes, right? Anyone with a dish and power can connect to the Internet. That's it. If a dish owner chooses to allow too

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-02-28 Thread Jay Hennigan
On 2/28/22 16:17, Michael Thomas wrote: As a practical matter how does this help? You need to have base stations/dishes, right? Can they be beefy ones that can pump out gigabytes that would be capable of backfilling the load? Or would it need to be multiple in parallel? Wouldn't that

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-02-28 Thread Karl Auer
On Mon, 2022-02-28 at 16:17 -0800, Michael Thomas wrote: > As a practical matter how does this help? You need to have base > stations/dishes, right? Anyone with a dish and power can connect to the Internet. That's it. If a dish owner chooses to allow too many people to share their uplink, then

Re: Starlink terminals deployed in Ukraine

2022-02-28 Thread Michael Thomas
On 2/28/22 2:55 PM, Jay Hennigan wrote: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/28/ukraine-updates-starlink-satellite-dishes.html As a practical matter how does this help? You need to have base stations/dishes, right? Can they be beefy ones that can pump out gigabytes that would be capable of