Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Alex Brooks
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Ben Ward wrote: > > Hi NOFfers, > > Despite distrusting HTTP Speed Tests I'm investigating speed test > software/hardware which I can deploy inside a private network infrastructure > to prove problems off our network when only HTTP is available to diagnose > "sl

Re: [uknof] IPv6 tunnel brokers that provide BGP other than HE?

2013-02-22 Thread Alex Brooks
Hi, On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Mike Simkins wrote: > > Try SiXXS (www.sixxs.net) > Unfortunately, as good as SiXXS can be for basic free IPv6 tunnels, they do not do BGP; they explain their reasons at http://www.sixxs.net/faq/connectivity/?faq=bgppeering. However, they do have a rather g

Re: [uknof] DDoS mitigation appliances

2013-04-29 Thread Alex Brooks
Hi, On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Stephen Wilcox wrote: > The CDN/"DDoS cleaners" simply do it by having vast amounts of capacity > globally generally distributed into autonomous nodes. Akamai for example has > many terabits of capacity on the Internet plus hundreds of nodes installed > direct

Re: [uknof] Plusnet outage - again

2014-10-11 Thread Alex Brooks
On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Martin Hepworth wrote: > anyone know whats going on with plusnet? > > No one answering the support lines and nothing online other than the usual > 'status monitor' of twitter folks across the uk commenting they are diwn too Hi there, Plusnet are posting some deta

Re: [uknof] The operator's operator

2015-03-23 Thread Alex Brooks
Hi there, On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 1:39 PM, Rich Lewis wrote: > I guess a brief list of requirements are: > > FTTC or equivalent speeds (I'm in a London suburb, so Virgin are in the > street and fibre is to the cabinent, but not, alas, to the premises) > Native IPv6 definitely a plus, if not now

Re: [uknof] gov't forcing ISPs to block sites?

2015-03-28 Thread Alex Brooks
Hi, You can see an idea of what has been blocked in the UK at http://www.ukispcourtorders.co.uk/. This is the website that the largest ISP in the UK (BT) redirects the 'blocked' sites to if you try and access them. It isn't some sort of hidden blocklist; it is public who has obtained injunctions

Re: [uknof] Ofcom proposals to force BT OpenReach forced to allow access to dark fibre?

2015-05-19 Thread Alex Brooks
On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Charlie Boisseau wrote: >> good news, possibly. > > Possibly. If they get the regulated regions right. There’s a risk Ofcom > stifle future investment in other/new networks by doing this. If we don’t > want to always just be stuck with BT, other operators nee

Re: [uknof] Penetration Testing

2015-09-29 Thread Alex Brooks
Hello, On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 8:43 PM, Rich Lewis wrote: > I wondered if anyone on the list could recommend an organisation to do > some penetration testing for us. We've used Pen Test Partners in the > past, and they seemed pretty good to me, but for reasons unknown the > auditors want us to u

Re: [uknof] getting BT to update a postcode DB

2015-10-05 Thread Alex Brooks
Hi, On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Tom Bird wrote: > Evening, > > To set the scene, my parents live in a village. It's sort of an L shape, > and has just gained a shiny new BT FTTC box, somewhere around the corner of > the L. > > Houses down one leg of the L seem able to order this service, but

Re: [uknof] Virgin media

2015-11-05 Thread Alex Brooks
On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Panny Malialis wrote: > Hi, > > Is anyone with a clue from Virgin media (broadband) on this list by any > chance please? > > I'm at my wits end with their tech support and losing the will to live. This > is my last ditch attempt to resolve it before an ofcom complai

Re: [uknof] More Telecity woes?

2015-11-26 Thread Alex Brooks
On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Gavin Henry wrote: > Hi all, > > What's the latest? > To be honest the best public information seems to be coming out of The Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/25/telecity_fix_fails_again/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/25/telecity_sovereign_hous

Re: [uknof] reliably detecting a bridge over ethernet?

2015-12-15 Thread Alex Brooks
Hi, On 15 December 2015 at 09:49, Dave Taht wrote: > I am curious if there is some sort of igmp or other form of message > that would reliably detect if a switch had a bridge on it. How could > deviceA and B detect deviceC was a bridge in this case? > > deviceA -> ethernet switch -> deviceB >

Re: [uknof] reliably detecting a bridge over ethernet?

2015-12-15 Thread Alex Brooks
On 15 December 2015 at 13:27, Nick Hilliard wrote: > On 15/12/2015 13:21, Alex Brooks wrote: >> I know that Bradford Networks will sell you a system that does this >> automatically with HP and Cisco gear. I don't know how it actually >> 'works' under the hood

Re: [uknof] BT Outage?

2016-07-20 Thread Alex Brooks
On 20 July 2016 at 13:42, Adrian Farrel wrote: > > Any news on today's BT outage? > > My ISP is heartily blaming this for all sorts of ills. Telecity Harbour Exchange 8/9 has been having some power issues - a UPS decided to fall over, kit all over the shop has had a power cut with some power subs

Re: [uknof] BT DNS block/redirect help

2017-07-11 Thread Alex Brooks
On 11 July 2017 at 14:30, Oliver Stirling wrote: > Hi, > > I wonder if there is someone that can help, for our BT customers (and > possibly TalkTalk) any DNS lookup for hosting.cloudnext.net is returning a > different IP (92.242.132.15) instead of the correct IP (79.170.44.8) I have had a poke of