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Bytes, Gigabytes and "GB" on the bill
by Paul Adshead 23 Jun '07

23 Jun '07

Bearing in mind most switches/routers output traffic stats in Bytes and most bills go to customers in GigaBytes, which of the following options are being used by each of us to convert between the two when creating the bill? A, divide by 1024 * 1024 * 1024; B, divide by 1024 * 1024 * 1000; C, divide by 1024 * 1000 * 1000; D, divide by 1000 * 1000 * 1000. Option A gives what anyone associated with computers would expect. Whilst the later options give a larger GB figure (- that can appear on the bill and be charged more). What is in use out there by ISPs? According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte) "The usage of the word "gigabyte" is ambiguous, depending on the context. When referring to RAM sizes and file sizes, it traditionally has a binary definition, of 1024³ bytes (typically assimilated or approximated to 1000³, for convenience). For every other use, it means exactly 1000³ bytes. In order to address this confusion, currently all relevant standards bodies promote the use of the term "gibibyte" for the binary definition."

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[Fwd: [SixXS] gblon02 PoP open for Australian and New Zealand]
by Andy Linton 19 Jun '07

19 Jun '07

This may be of interest to some readers. andy -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SixXS] gblon02 PoP open for Australian and New Zealand Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:40:51 +0100 From: Jeroen Massar <jeroen(a)sixxs.net> Reply-To: info(a)sixxs.net Organization: SixXS To: info(a)sixxs.net Hi, We have been trying to get an ISP from Australian or New Zealand on board, unfortunately it seems that we have met little interest up to now. In case you do know an ISP who might be interested of course don't hesitate to let point us to them, or let the, contact us. From several people we understood that IPv6 connectivity that is provided in the AU/NZ region is quality wise not the best and that there is no real alternative. We recently opened a new PoP in London, UK. The owner of which (Goscomb Technologies) has permitted any and all endpoints to be connected to this PoP. As such, if you don't mind the latency, which will most likely be around the 300-350ms range at least, you can now request a tunnel to the gblon02 PoP and it will be approved. See below for an example traceroute, or test it yourself using http://www.sixxs.net/tools/traceroute/ This at least allows one to get connectivity and start using it. Spread the word and let your friends enjoy too. In case you don't have enough credits to request a tunnel&subnet, don't hesitate to give a shout and we'll make that in order. Greets, Jeroen -- traceroute to 60.241.43.12 (60.241.43.12), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 ge-0-0-0-1235.rt0.lon4.goscomb.net (77.75.104.121) 6.347 ms 8.645 ms 0.457 ms 2 cr02.ldn01.pccwbtn.net (195.66.224.167) 0.958 ms 0.621 ms 0.748 ms 3 ge3-4.br01.lax04.pccwbtn.net (63.218.50.86) 145.981 ms 144.941 ms 145.831 ms 4 reach.ge2-16.br01.lax04.pccwbtn.net (63.218.51.82) 147.341 ms 145.926 ms 146.323 ms 5 i-1-2.wil-core02.net.reach.com (202.84.251.201) 148.638 ms 149.345 ms 148.358 ms 6 i-4-0.sydp-core02.net.reach.com (202.84.144.102) 308.198 ms 308.394 ms 308.181 ms 7 unknown.net.reach.com (134.159.126.134) 304.362 ms 303.994 ms 304.543 ms 8 202.92.64.140 (202.92.64.140) 304.016 ms 304.783 ms 304.452 ms 9 202.92.127.86 (202.92.127.86) 305.379 ms 305.236 ms 304.571 ms 10 bri-pow-ibo-zeu-1-pos-4-0.tpgi.com.au (202.7.162.241) 318.572 ms 316.667 ms 317.729 ms 11 bri-nxg-ibo-zeu-1-pos2-2.tpgi.com.au (202.7.162.178) 318.023 ms 318.791 ms 318.606 ms 12 bri-nxg-ibo-nik-1-ge-0-1.tpgi.com.au (220.245.180.205) 316.950 ms 317.960 ms 317.714 ms 13 60-241-43-12.static.tpgi.com.au (60.241.43.12) 334.618 ms 333.790 ms 334.346 ms -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Jeroen Massar / http://unfix.org/~jeroen/ iHUEARECADUFAkZ3+QMuFIAAAAAAFQAQcGthLWFkZHJlc3NAZ251cGcub3JnamVy b2VuQHVuZml4Lm9yZwAKCRApqihSMz58I1TfAJ9grjh3/f2SA4RyEGim+xJboM4L tACgiA7ZDsod680zORKjd1W8QTpox48= =TohL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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ihug DNS problems?
by bigalownz 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

I think its now 203.109.129.67

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Soekris ?
by Craig Spiers 13 Jun '07

13 Jun '07

Hi guys, Anyone out there got a soekris 4521 (with pcmcia slots) for sale? The 4801 model is commonly used by citylink for route servers - I have a couple of these I would be willing to swap for a 4521 with pcmcia if anyone is interested :) Cheers

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(no subject)
by mark10＠compass.net.nz 13 Jun '07

13 Jun '07

Perfect. Thanks Jamie. -----Original Message----- From: Jamie Baddeley [mailto:jamie.baddeley(a)vpc.co.nz] Sent: Wednesday, 13 June 2007 9:33 p.m. To: Mark Frater Cc: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: [nznog] Bill Nortons "Asia Pacific Peering Ecosystems" Hi Mark, It doesn't look like it's in the NZNOG archive, but I dug through mine. See attached. It looks like it's early draft but hopefully it should give you what you need. Cheers jamie On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 17:09 +1200, mark10(a)compass.net.nz wrote: > Does anyone have a copy of Bill Nortons presentation titled "Asia > Pacific Peering Ecosystems" from NZNOG 2005 in Hamilton? > > I had a look at http://2005.nznog.org/ but the cupboard was bare. > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > NZNOG mailing list > NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog

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Bill Nortons "Asia Pacific Peering Ecosystems"
by mark10＠compass.net.nz 12 Jun '07

12 Jun '07

Does anyone have a copy of Bill Nortons presentation titled "Asia Pacific Peering Ecosystems" from NZNOG 2005 in Hamilton? I had a look at http://2005.nznog.org/ but the cupboard was bare. Mark

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[Fwd: Re: Bill Norton’s "Asia Pacific Peering Ecosystems"]
by Gerard Creamer 12 Jun '07

12 Jun '07

2004 and 2005 are now up. http://2004.nznog.org/ http://2005.nznog.org/ Just the conference sites for now - we'll get the galleries etc up as time allows. If you find anything busted please email details to info at nznog.org Cheers, Gerard mark10(a)compass.net.nz wrote: > Does anyone have a copy of Bill Norton’s presentation titled "Asia Pacific > Peering Ecosystems" from NZNOG 2005 in Hamilton? > > I had a look at http://2005.nznog.org/ but the cupboard was bare. > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > NZNOG mailing list > NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog >

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ihug DNS problems?
by Simon Lyall 12 Jun '07

12 Jun '07

I'm seeing problems with doing DNS lookups against 203.109.252.42 which I believe is still ihug's main recursive DNS server [1]. For at least the last week around 20% of DNS queries are not being replied to. Testing to other ihug DNS servers is not showing any problems. Not sure if this is a problem since I am testing from non-ihug IP space and possibly they have put in ACLs[2]. No luck contacting them via email or phone [3]. [1] It might not be, they don't list one on their webpage anywhere. [2] If someone is a customer of theres they could probably check themselves, something like this will work: while [ 1 ] do dig www.ihug.co.nz @203.109.252.42 +tries=1 | grep "msec\|timed" sleep 5 done [3] They might want to update their details at http://www.nznog.org/?page_id=6 -- Simon J. Lyall | Very Busy | Web: http://www.darkmere.gen.nz/ "To stay awake all night adds a day to your life" - Stilgar | eMT.

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Dunedin 5.8
by Bill Walker 12 Jun '07

12 Jun '07

Anyone put up anything new last Saturday. Have spoken to the usual suspects and no luck. Cheers, Bill -- Bill Walker Senior Network Engineer Snap Internet Limited ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tel: 03 348 8747 / 0800 500638 Email: bill.walker(a)team.snap.net.nz<mailto:bill.walker(a)team.snap.net.nz> Web: www.snap.net.nz<http://www.snap.net.nz/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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IPv6 .nz name servers
by DNS 12 Jun '07

12 Jun '07

NZRS is today pleased to announce that the .nz name servers are now operating with IPv6 connectivity in what can be regarded as the first phase of the .nz IPv6 rollout. The name servers are named ns8.dns.net.nz and ns9.dns.net.nz, and are located in Wellington and Albany repsectively. Both are connected to the NZ IPv6 Internet Exchange and there is a .nz Whois server accessible at whois.ipv6.srs.net.nz. NZRS thanks Open Contributors Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (OCCAID) and US telco Sprint for providing the IPv6 tunnels, and thanks Citylink for help in connecting to the NZ IPv6 Internet Exchange. .nz Registry Services is responsible for the operation of the register of domain names and the Domain Name System (DNS) in the .nz domain name space. For further information contact: support<at>nzrs.net.nz

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