November 1999 - NZNOG - lists.nznog.org

list.waikato.ac.nz Has Moved
by Donald Neal 12 Dec '24

12 Dec '24

NZNOG-People, I have just finished migrating all of the mailing lists held at The University of Waikato from one server to another. I don't have any reason to believe that anything's gone wrong, but please bear with me for today if it turns out that something has. - Donald Neal -- Donald Neal | Q: How many Aucklanders does it take to change Systems Programmer/Analyst | a light bulb? The University of Waikato | A: Pass me that candle and I'll tell you. Hamilton, New Zealand | --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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cisco AS5200 with V.90 modems...
by Russell Street 04 May '00

04 May '00

We are considering upgrading the modem firmware in our cisco AS5200 to support V.90 connections. Anyone had any bad experiences with the combination? Russell --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Whois.patho.gen.nz
by jabley＠automagic.org 18 Apr '00

18 Apr '00

I have been running a whois server on whois.patho.gen.nz for some time; this server was running before the Waikato-supplied whois.domainz.net.nz was made available, and presents its output in a ripe-181 compatible format, as per the current ISOCNZ policy on whois for NZ. [whois.domainz.net.nz uses a private format, presumably invented by Domainz]. whois.patho.gen.nz is a service that I run for free, and which, since 12 March, has attracted an average of just under 240 queries per day from all round the world. I hear the Waikato-run whois.domainz.net.nz receives a similar number of hits. It's very small and simple, and essentially retrieves a page of HTML from a UoW-supplied server using HTTP, and re-formats the data as ripe-181 to be presented via whois. <operational-content> When the Waikato system is turned down next month, whois.patho.gen.nz will stop working. The new system does not include provision for a whois service of any kind -- hence, at this time there will be no whois service for the NZ ccTLD. Anyone who currently depends on whois.domainz.net.nz, whois.patho.gen.nz or nz.whois-servers.net (which is a CNAME for tardis.patho.gen.nz) should investigate other means of obtaining access to the register. </operational-content> Note that I would be more than happy to modify whois.patho.gen.nz to provide continued service if someone from Domainz or Glazier could give me some pointers as to how I can pull the same information currently available at http://domainz.waikato.ac.nz/cgi-bin/DNZ-REGISTER?domain_name=foo.co.nz from the new system.

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A.P.E. and the future
by Robert Hunt 20 Dec '99

20 Dec '99

hi All, We have with some enthusiasm looked forward to the practical action re peering, and are really pleased that Clear and IHUG and very soon Telecom are going to be peering with us. No doubt this means that those of you on the above list are peering with each other too as well as other smaller parties. Today Telstra appear to have distinguished themselves. Our initiative to BGP peer with them was rejected in accordance with a policy of "not peering with anyone but a carrier". (- David Venables) This seems antithetical to the overall objective of an "exchange" ? In the interests of network efficiency do you think that Homo Australias could at least be persuaded to exchange with the route reflector?? I presume that in the end the win-win scenario of the exchange makes "evolutionary sense" :-)) Robert Hunt --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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A plea for some clue
by 2Day Operations 01 Dec '99

01 Dec '99

If you work for an ISP that employs people without clue to answer the telephone and accept orders, please spread the word that .com domain names do not have authorisation keys. We are getting dozens of calls a day from people asking for keys when they simply do not exist. As an ISP, our preference is that providers taking delegation send the template to NSI or enable their customer to do it for themselves. Sending the customer back to us to change the delegation is not usually helpful. Having said that, as an NSI premier partner, if there are any providers with specific instances of problems with .com names, change of delegation or billing, please fee free to contact us. We have 24/7 access to a real person at NSI to fix problems. We do not charge for this service. regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day.com -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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RE: .nz zone only in fair condition!
by Warwick Glendenning 30 Nov '99

30 Nov '99

Peter Whilst I was a bit suprised myself especially when it said the software was developed in Iceland, I thought maybe it was a joke. However in my opinion I find your email to domainz what I "personally" consider a little outside the spirit of these mailing lists. Why not direct your concerns to the author of the mail, not all of us on the list! Thanks Warwick -----Original Message----- From: Peter Mott [mailto:peter(a)2day.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 12:13 AM To: isocnz-l(a)isocnz.org.nz Cc: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: .nz zone only in fair condition! Looks like many of us received an unsolicited commercial email from DOMAINZ promoting a little Windows based tool that checks the health of your zone. I downloaded and ran it against .nz and here is what it told me:- THE ZONE IS IN A FAIR CONDITION You should be aware of these issues: * The delegation information for the zone is incorrect. The name server "dns1.clear.net.nz." is only listed in delegation data The name server "dns2.clear.net.nz." is only listed in delegation data The name server "ns1.clear.net.nz." is not listed in delegation data The name server "ns2.clear.net.nz." is not listed in delegation data The name server "ns1.waikato.ac.nz." is not listed in delegation data A dot is possibly missing in the host name "ns2.clear.net.nz.nz." A dot is possibly missing in the host name "ns1.clear.net.nz.nz." The A record "ns1.clear.net.nz." is duplicated The A record "ns2.clear.net.nz." is duplicated The A record "ns99.waikato.ac.nz." is duplicated The A record "rata.vuw.ac.nz." is duplicated The A record "gorgon.xtra.co.nz." is duplicated OK, so playing with toys aside, did anybody note the dispensation given to DOMAINZ by ISCONZ that allows it to use the .nz technical contact data to promote a commercial product? ISOCNZ WHOIS POLICY FORBIDS "Using any information contained in the WHOIS query output to attempt a targeted contact campaign with any person, or any organisation, using any medium." The policy clearly needs to state, except DOMAINZ, who may send not just a short message with a link to a web site to all and sundry, but yes a full page of hype for your enjoyment. We have a number of DNS products we promote to our New Zealand customers, but we dont use UCE to do it, nor do we use the WHOIS contact data as a source for sales promotions. Shame on Domainz! regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day.com -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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.nz zone only in fair condition!
by Peter Mott 30 Nov '99

30 Nov '99

Looks like many of us received an unsolicited commercial email from DOMAINZ promoting a little Windows based tool that checks the health of your zone. I downloaded and ran it against .nz and here is what it told me:- THE ZONE IS IN A FAIR CONDITION You should be aware of these issues: * The delegation information for the zone is incorrect. The name server "dns1.clear.net.nz." is only listed in delegation data The name server "dns2.clear.net.nz." is only listed in delegation data The name server "ns1.clear.net.nz." is not listed in delegation data The name server "ns2.clear.net.nz." is not listed in delegation data The name server "ns1.waikato.ac.nz." is not listed in delegation data A dot is possibly missing in the host name "ns2.clear.net.nz.nz." A dot is possibly missing in the host name "ns1.clear.net.nz.nz." The A record "ns1.clear.net.nz." is duplicated The A record "ns2.clear.net.nz." is duplicated The A record "ns99.waikato.ac.nz." is duplicated The A record "rata.vuw.ac.nz." is duplicated The A record "gorgon.xtra.co.nz." is duplicated OK, so playing with toys aside, did anybody note the dispensation given to DOMAINZ by ISCONZ that allows it to use the .nz technical contact data to promote a commercial product? ISOCNZ WHOIS POLICY FORBIDS "Using any information contained in the WHOIS query output to attempt a targeted contact campaign with any person, or any organisation, using any medium." The policy clearly needs to state, except DOMAINZ, who may send not just a short message with a link to a web site to all and sundry, but yes a full page of hype for your enjoyment. We have a number of DNS products we promote to our New Zealand customers, but we dont use UCE to do it, nor do we use the WHOIS contact data as a source for sales promotions. Shame on Domainz! regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day.com -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Rex Croft...
by Chris Wedgwood 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

Out of interest, can anyone clue me in on specifically where Rex has gone and what he is doing? -cw --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Zone file build -- Monday 29-Nov-99
by Patrick O'Brien 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

List members, cc: nznog list Waikato are experiencing some technical difficulty this evening in relation to the nightly .nz zone file build. This means that new name registrations, changes and cancellations will not be "live" on the DNS by 6:00 pm this evening. Waikato have indicated that this issue could take some hours to resolve. This means that the primary zone files will may not be reloaded until some time tomorrow morning. I will update you using these lists as I am aware of progress. My apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause. My regards, PATRICK J O'BRIEN Fax: (04) 473-4569 Voice: (04) 473-4567 Mail: P.O.BRIEN(a)DOMAINZ.NET.NZ Web: http://www.DOMAINZ.NET.NZ --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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FYI: a channelized E1 problem(Answer)
by Dennis Su 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

FYI, in case someone could come across this problem again. The answer is the pinout of NTU and router cable. We made a RJ-45 cable that cross-wires pin 1&2 to 4&5, and vice versa. It worked straightaway. The pinouts on Cisco router and Telecom NTU are all fixed. You would think they are pretty much standard but apparently not. Regards, Dennis > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Lang [mailto:steve.lang(a)attica.co.nz] > Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 4:51 PM > To: Dennis Su; nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Subject: RE: a channelized E1 problem > > > Hiya Dennis. > > > We are having a mysterious problem with a channelized E1. I am > > wondering if > > you have any clue. Any input would be very much appreciated. > > > > We have been trying to commission a new 512K leased circuit but not > > successful. At the central end the NTU(CSU/DSU) is connected to a > > Synchronous serial port on AS5200 via X21. At the branch > end the NTU is > > connected to a Balanced Channelized E1 port on 3620 via G.703 > > RJ-45. We have > > done loopback test and located the source of problem. It's > > between the 3620 > > and NTU at branch. We brought back the 120-Ohm RJ-45 cable > and checked the > > cable OK. And Telecom has double-checked the circuit as well. It > > seems that > > the router is not talking to NTU at all. I have listed the router > > config and > > the output of show controller etc. The IOS is 11.3(3). > > Hmmm. My suspicion would be NTU Config. Perhaps the NTU isn't > speaking CRC4 > framing? If it's a Telecom cct, then they'll possibly have an > OpenTel NTU on > it, and you can specify all sorts of things through the > cryptic menuing > system, inlcuding possibly the linecode as well. > > The other thing that I've seen before is that the correct > timeslots aren't > mapped through to the x.21 card in the NTU. All things that > relate back to > the NTU, and how it's configured that may not be able to be confirmed > remotely by the Telco network management stations. > > Just an idea, mind. Wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong. > --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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