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Office 365 DNS changes
by Lloyd Parkes 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Hi all, This is just a heads up. Microsoft's DNS server[1] handling the mail.eo.outlook.com domain was updated a few days ago to reject DNS requests coming from privileged ports. Apparently this is an effort to encourage folks on the internet to use source port randomisation for their DNS requests. If, for some reason, you are not able to use an unprivileged source port for your DNS requests, then you will not be able to send email to any person or company using Microsoft's Office 365 email system. A workaround is to hand off your DNS resolution to Google's DNS recursive resolvers at 8.8.8.8. Cheers, Lloyd [1] Yes, that's "server" in the singular. They have two NS records with two names, but only one IP address. It might be a cluster of servers using one IP address but it looks different from the rest of Microsoft's DNS infrastructure, so I wouldn't bet on it.

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IANA AS Numbers registry update
by Selina Harrington 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

The IANA AS Numbers registry has been updated to reflect the allocation of 1 block to LACNIC in 2013-04-08: 61440-62463 You can find the IANA AS Numbers registry at: http://www.iana.org/assignments/as-numbers/as-numbers.xml Regards, Selina Harrington IANA Request Specialist ICANN

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Re: [nznog] notable events
by Andy Linton 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Richard Naylor <richard.naylor(a)r2.co.nz> wrote: > 22 May is the 40th for Ethernet - when Robert Metcalf wrote his memo > outlining ethernet to his Boss. This memo shows that we may be a little premature (see date of 5 March 1974) and said boss didn't think much of the idea! They were working on this in 1973 but the patent wasn't file until 1975.

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Is content getting "closer"?
by Jed Laundry 07 Apr '13

07 Apr '13

Hey, The AWS Sydney region has been available for 5 months now and, since it became available, the chatter about the importance of another wet string for competitive reasons has gone (mostly) quiet. Are these events correlated? Is content getting closer (and by that I mean avg(rtt) over a large sample of connections)? Has anyone done an internal study of their transit? Does WAND have a dataset they're analysing? Thanks, Jed.

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NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website
by Jonathan Brewer 07 Apr '13

07 Apr '13

Hi All, Two months ago we had a conference in Wellington. Since then the website has still not been updated to reflect the programme on the day. Previous conference websites have disappeared from the Internet. I understand the trustees have funds at their disposal, and I call on them to take one of the following actions: 1.) Hire someone to sort out the site 2.) Find someone who will do it for free 3.) (or) step down and appoint someone who cares Sorry guys, I like you as people, but your performance here has been abysmal. Fix it please. If you don't want to do anything, I put my hand up for taking over a trustee seat. -JB

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Re: [nznog] notable events
by Michael NEWBERY 07 Apr '13

07 Apr '13

On 8/04/13 12:55 PM, "Don Stokes" <don(a)daedalus.co.nz> wrote: >Definitely. > >Ethernet in particular, but cellphones too, have changed beyond all >recognition. Bob Metcalfe's Ethernet ran at 3 Mbps, over a single thick >co-axial cable, with shared access via CSMA/CD, Carrier Sense, Multiple >Access with Collision Detection, with Manchester encoding to run the >same bits per second as the fundamental frequency. > >From memory, it's actually HALF the fundamental frequency. I.e., 3Mbps required 6MHz. That's because bits are signaled by transitions. The advantage is that it's self clocking. -- Michael Newbery IP Architect IT&P: Architecture Vodafone New Zealand Ltd. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unless otherwise stated, any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent those of Vodafone New Zealand Limited.

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[::] APNIC IPv6 Workshop AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 6-8 MAY 2013
by Elly Tawhai 07 Apr '13

07 Apr '13

Hi NZNOG Community, APNIC is pleased to announce that we will be conducting the following training course in AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. Course: IPv6 Workshop (3 days) Dates: MAY 6 - 8, 2013 Venue: Level 3, 110 Symonds Street CallPlus Business Centre Auckland CBD, New Zealand For registration and course information, please go to: http://training.apnic.net/events/2013/workshop-ipv6-6may13 If you have any queries please contact <training(a)apnic.net> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ APNIC Training training(a)apnic.net Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Tel: +61-7-3858-3100 PO Box 3646 Fax: +61-7-3858-3199 6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia http://www.apnic.net/training ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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notable events
by Richard Naylor 07 Apr '13

07 Apr '13

According to some media the cell phone turns 40 this month. EE Times has some articles on it or Google Marty Cooper. 22 May is the 40th for Ethernet - when Robert Metcalf wrote his memo outlining ethernet to his Boss. Both sound like good reasons for more beer.

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public consultation on root zone KSK rollover
by Joe Abley 02 Apr '13

02 Apr '13

Hi all, As advised a month or so ago, the following public comment period is open: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/root-zone-consultation-08mar13-… We have received a small number of responses which are accessible from that page. The topic at hand and the specific questions that have been asked as part of the consultation are important ones; the decisions taken will have operational consequences to any user of the Internet who validates DNS responses with DNSSEC. If you have experience, opinions or expertise to contribute, it would be greatly appreciated. The window for being able to submit comments closes on 12 April 2013 at 23:59 UTC. Many thanks, Joe

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Re: [nznog] NZNOG Digest, Vol 124, Issue 2
by Alan Maher 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

I also observe AusNOG, where there is a considerable amount of discussion (sometimes superfluous) and a great reporting system for network outages and so on. And now they have a page for the sale of surplus equipment. Along with some great direct recruitment stuff, that probably never makes the*popular press*. Surely this is a measure of an active community of interest. Activity levels on NZNOG have been somewhat muted in recent times. Does this imply that everything is fine and dandy, and the pills are working quite well, thank you? I will open an alternative discussion to try and break the ice-jam. Can anyone give me some best experience on a cost effective/IPV6 capable consumer router, aside from a Fritz box? Are the PACE boxes from Telecom/Chorus any good? Do they do IPV6? They seem to do almost anything, judging by their tech spin. ADSL/VDSL/Fibre etc. Lets get some debate going people. Alan Maher On 2/04/2013 12:00 p.m., nznog-request(a)list.waikato.ac.nz wrote: > Send NZNOG mailing list submissions to > nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > nznog-request(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > You can reach the person managing the list at > nznog-owner(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of NZNOG digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Jonathan Brewer) > 2. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (jamie baddeley) > 3. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Andy Linton) > 4. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Stephen Sheehan) > 5. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Daniel Richards) > 6. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Juha Saarinen) > 7. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Peter Mott) > 8. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Ian Batterbee) > 9. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Tim Hoffman) > 10. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Tim Price) > 11. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Jay Daley) > 12. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Michael Fincham) > 13. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Joe Abley) > 14. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Sam Sargeant) > 15. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Richard Naylor) > 16. Re: NZNOG Trustees: Act on NZNOG Website (Joel Wir?mu Pauling) > > > _______________________________________________ > NZNOG mailing list > NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog

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