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Weird DNS Problems
by Jithen Singh 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

Hey Guys, Was wondering if anyone could help out with this. Just two days ago we started to experience DNS problems resolving international addresses. The DNS servers are configured with no forwarders and go directly out. We can resolve NZ addresses but nothing else. Norhing's changed on the DNS severs and the problem just started happening. Link is going out on Citylink through to ICONZ. Any ideas? or help? Cheers J > intergen.co.nz Server: ns1.eaglegis.co.nz Address: 210.48.106.196 Name: intergen.co.nz Address: 202.49.144.165 > google.com Server: ns1.eaglegis.co.nz Address: 210.48.106.196 DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. *** Request to ns1.eaglegis.co.nz timed-out > nzpost.co.nz Server: ns1.eaglegis.co.nz Address: 210.48.106.196 Name: nzpost.co.nz Address: 202.12.249.9

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Screening 2.4Ghz AP's?
by Simon Blake 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

While we're on the subject of subfunctional wireless links, does anybody know of a simple way of reducing the RF output from a functioning AP? Basically, I'd like to find a way to mute an AP while it's being setup, so that it doesn't affect other users of production AP's near by (in the same SSID). I'm thinking putting it in a box surrounded with a bunch of (non frozen) plastic freezer packs might be the go, but I'd be interested to know if anybody has any other cunning ideas. We could disable the RF or remove aerials, but that adds extra steps - I'm looking for something that could sit on a desk that the AP could be dropped in while somebody is working on the console. Cheers Si

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Notification of NZRR Database changes
by NZRR Database Notifications 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Dear Colleague, This is to notify you that some object(s) in NZRR database which you either maintain or are listed as to-be-notified have been added, deleted or changed. These objects are used to configure the various NZIX route servers (http://nzix.net/) so you can expect the relevant servers to be reloaded in the near future. The reloading of the servers is staggered over a period of time so that if you are peering with both servers at an exchange, you can maintain at least one BGP session at all times and consequently a full set of routes. --- PREVIOUS OBJECT: filter-set: fltr-unallocated descr: Unallocated (by IANA) IPv4 prefixes. filter: {1.0.0.0/8^+, 2.0.0.0/8^+, 5.0.0.0/8^+, 7.0.0.0/8^+, 23.0.0.0/8^+, 27.0.0.0/8^+, 31.0.0.0/8^+, 36.0.0.0/8^+, 37.0.0.0/8^+, 39.0.0.0/8^+, 42.0.0.0/8^+, 49.0.0.0/8^+, 50.0.0.0/8^+, 77.0.0.0/8^+, 78.0.0.0/8^+, 79.0.0.0/8^+, 92.0.0.0/8^+, 93.0.0.0/8^+, 94.0.0.0/8^+, 95.0.0.0/8^+, 96.0.0.0/8^+, 97.0.0.0/8^+, 98.0.0.0/8^+, 99.0.0.0/8^+, 100.0.0.0/8^+, 101.0.0.0/8^+, 102.0.0.0/8^+, 103.0.0.0/8^+, 104.0.0.0/8^+, 105.0.0.0/8^+, 106.0.0.0/8^+, 107.0.0.0/8^+, 108.0.0.0/8^+, 109.0.0.0/8^+, 110.0.0.0/8^+, 111.0.0.0/8^+, 112.0.0.0/8^+, 113.0.0.0/8^+, 114.0.0.0/8^+, 115.0.0.0/8^+, 116.0.0.0/8^+, 117.0.0.0/8^+, 118.0.0.0/8^+, 119.0.0.0/8^+, 120.0.0.0/8^+, 173.0.0.0/8^+, 174.0.0.0/8^+, 175.0.0.0/8^+, 176.0.0.0/8^+, 177.0.0.0/8^+, 178.0.0.0/8^+, 179.0.0.0/8^+, 180.0.0.0/8^+, 181.0.0.0/8^+, 182.0.0.0/8^+, 183.0.0.0/8^+, 184.0.0.0/8^+, 185.0.0.0/8^+, 186.0.0.0/8^+, 187.0.0.0/8^+, 197.0.0.0/8^+, 223.0.0.0/8^+} remarks: For the complete set of bogons, please see: fltr-martians - special use and reserved prefixes. fltr-bogons - fltr-unallocated + fltr-martian. http://www.cymru.com/Documents/bogon-list.html admin-c: RTH32-ARIN tech-c: RTH32-ARIN notify: radb(a)cymru.com notify: rpsl-admin(a)nzix.net notify: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz mnt-by: MAINT-BOGON-FILTERS changed: rpsl-admin(a)nzix.net 20040819 changed: rpsl-admin(a)nzix.net 20060113 source: NZRR REPLACED BY: filter-set: fltr-unallocated descr: Unallocated (by IANA) IPv4 prefixes filter: { 1.0.0.0/8^+, 2.0.0.0/8^+, 5.0.0.0/8^+, 7.0.0.0/8^+, 23.0.0.0/8^+, 27.0.0.0/8^+, 31.0.0.0/8^+, 36.0.0.0/8^+, 37.0.0.0/8^+, 39.0.0.0/8^+, 42.0.0.0/8^+, 49.0.0.0/8^+, 50.0.0.0/8^+, 77.0.0.0/8^+, 78.0.0.0/8^+, 79.0.0.0/8^+, 92.0.0.0/8^+, 93.0.0.0/8^+, 94.0.0.0/8^+, 95.0.0.0/8^+, 96.0.0.0/8^+, 97.0.0.0/8^+, 98.0.0.0/8^+, 99.0.0.0/8^+, 100.0.0.0/8^+, 101.0.0.0/8^+, 102.0.0.0/8^+, 103.0.0.0/8^+, 104.0.0.0/8^+, 105.0.0.0/8^+, 106.0.0.0/8^+, 107.0.0.0/8^+, 108.0.0.0/8^+, 109.0.0.0/8^+, 110.0.0.0/8^+, 111.0.0.0/8^+, 112.0.0.0/8^+, 113.0.0.0/8^+, 114.0.0.0/8^+, 115.0.0.0/8^+, 116.0.0.0/8^+, 117.0.0.0/8^+, 118.0.0.0/8^+, 119.0.0.0/8^+, 120.0.0.0/8^+, 173.0.0.0/8^+, 174.0.0.0/8^+, 175.0.0.0/8^+, 176.0.0.0/8^+, 177.0.0.0/8^+, 178.0.0.0/8^+, 179.0.0.0/8^+, 180.0.0.0/8^+, 181.0.0.0/8^+, 182.0.0.0/8^+, 183.0.0.0/8^+, 184.0.0.0/8^+, 185.0.0.0/8^+, 186.0.0.0/8^+, 187.0.0.0/8^+, 197.0.0.0/8^+, 223.0.0.0/8^+ } remarks: For the complete set of bogons, please see: fltr-martians - special use and reserved prefixes fltr-bogons - fltr-unallocated + fltr-martian http://www.cymru.com/Documents/bogon-list.html admin-c: RTH32-ARIN tech-c: RTH32-ARIN notify: radb(a)cymru.com notify: rpsl-admin(a)nzix.net notify: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz mnt-by: MAINT-BOGON-FILTERS changed: rpsl-admin(a)nzix.net 20040819 changed: rpsl-admin(a)nzix.net 20060113 changed: rpsl-admin(a)nzix.net 20060803 source: NZRR

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Fwd: [Apnic-announce] APNIC debogon project
by Nurani Nimpuno 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Fyi. APNIC is now allocating from the address ranges below. Cheers, Nurani --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nurani Nimpuno email: nurani(a)apnic.net Outreach coordinator, APNIC sip: nurani(a)voip.apnic.net http://www.apnic.net phone: +61 7 3858 3100 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to APNIC 22! Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 4-8 September 2006 http://www.apnic.net/meetings --------------------------------------------------------------------- Begin forwarded message: > From: John Tran <john(a)apnic.net> > Date: 3 August 2006 10:32:10 AM > To: apnic-announce(a)apnic.net > Cc: apops(a)apops.net, pacnog(a)pacnog.org, sanog(a)sanog.org > Subject: [Apnic-announce] APNIC debogon project > Reply-To: apnic-talk(a)apnic.net > > > Dear colleagues > > In January 2006, APNIC received the following IPv4 address ranges > from IANA: > > - 121/8 > - 122/8 > - 123/8 > > APNIC has started making allocations from these address ranges. > > To ensure these ranges are not being accidentally filtered, > selected prefixes from each /8 have been announced using AS12654. > > A reachability test can be done on each test prefix. A list of > "pingable" hosts and a daily visibility report for each prefix is > available here: > > http://www.ris.ripe.net/debogon/debogon.html > > If you need further assistance or have any concerns, please feel > free to contact us at <helpdesk(a)apnic.net>. > > Regards > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > Son Tran email: > helpdesk(a)apnic.net > Resource Services Manager, APNIC sip: > helpdesk(a)voip.apnic.net > http://www.apnic.net/helpdesk phone: +61 7 3858 > 3188 > fax: +61 7 3858 > 3199 > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > Welcome to APNIC 22! > Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 4-8 September 2006 http://www.apnic.net/meetings > _____________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Apnic-announce mailing list > Apnic-announce(a)lists.apnic.net > http://mailman.apnic.net/mailman/listinfo/apnic-announce

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Re: [nznog] Wireless link adversly affected by the sun?
by Michael Davies 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Wow thanks for all the responses. In reply to Neil Fenemor: I can definitely see how thermal things like that and the way heat moves could effect things, the building we link to isn't too far away but the route as the crow flies is directly over the city and therefore a lot of asphalt and whatnot so I can see how that would cause problems. I imagine there's not a lot a lot that can be done to prevent/circumvent that other than changing to a different connection method. Irt Mark Foster & others regarding heat: This definitely sounds like something I'll have to look at further, I know the trango unit does have some kind of internal thermometer (probably for this very reason) so I'll look into a way of graphing the output from that. What kind of temperatures would be classed as too high? 40-50deg? Irt Dave, I'll reply off list. Cheers all, Michael Btw hopefully the weather keeps up, would be nice to see a warm end to winter :) ________________________________________ From: Ben Deller - Airnet NZ [mailto:ben(a)team.airnet.net.nz] Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2006 4:22 p.m. To: Michael Davies Subject: RE: [nznog] Wireless link adversly affected by the sun? Hi Michael Perhaps try being more specific in isolating the problem. Is it latency and jitter in the wireless link or past the link out on another network (the internet)? Try the smokeping test to your ISP's network not the internet. Also have you checked you signal and noise levels on the wireless link? (Or asked your ISP to check this) It could be wireless interference from another network. Or it could just be too hot. Ben ________________________________________ From: Michael Davies [mailto:michael(a)hereisasite.co.nz] Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2006 3:48 p.m. To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: [nznog] Wireless link adversly affected by the sun? Hi there, As the subject suggests, I've been noticing an interesting problem with our internet. We're lucky enough to be on the receiving end of a wireless net connection running through Trango broadband hardware, fairly conventional wireless tech. However I've noticed through monitoring the connection with smokeping to various places around the country that the connection quality seems to decrease dramatically through the middle of the day, but not every day. At first I thought that this was simply related to congestion somewhere, but from following the weather a bit I've started noticing that it gets worse on the nice sunny days. For example: Today, a balmy 17 degrees in Dunedin and beautifully sunny all day. Packet loss and jitter begins to increase at about 9am and peaks about 1pm with 60% loss, then at 2pm as if flicking a switch it returns to nearly 0% loss. From looking at the graphs over time, this does happen quite often but not every day and the loss today is definitely the worst I've seen it (but also the warmest/sunniest day we've had in Dunedin for quite a while). Has anyone seen or heard of this happening before? Would there be any way to prevent this - supposing that the sun is the culprit - short of installing a Mr. Burns type sun shield? Regards, Michael

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Wireless link adversly affected by the sun?
by Michael Davies 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Hi there, As the subject suggests, I've been noticing an interesting problem with our internet. We're lucky enough to be on the receiving end of a wireless net connection running through Trango broadband hardware, fairly conventional wireless tech. However I've noticed through monitoring the connection with smokeping to various places around the country that the connection quality seems to decrease dramatically through the middle of the day, but not every day. At first I thought that this was simply related to congestion somewhere, but from following the weather a bit I've started noticing that it gets worse on the nice sunny days. For example: Today, a balmy 17 degrees in Dunedin and beautifully sunny all day. Packet loss and jitter begins to increase at about 9am and peaks about 1pm with 60% loss, then at 2pm as if flicking a switch it returns to nearly 0% loss. From looking at the graphs over time, this does happen quite often but not every day and the loss today is definitely the worst I've seen it (but also the warmest/sunniest day we've had in Dunedin for quite a while). Has anyone seen or heard of this happening before? Would there be any way to prevent this - supposing that the sun is the culprit - short of installing a Mr. Burns type sun shield? Regards, Michael

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Re: [nznog] Screening 2.4Ghz AP's?
by Gordon Smith 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

A small Faraday cage? > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Blake [mailto:simon(a)citylink.co.nz] > Sent: Wednesday, 2 August 2006 2:11 p.m. > To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Subject: [nznog] Screening 2.4Ghz AP's? > > While we're on the subject of subfunctional wireless links, > does anybody know of a simple way of reducing the RF output > from a functioning AP? > > Basically, I'd like to find a way to mute an AP while it's > being setup, so that it doesn't affect other users of > production AP's near by (in the same SSID). I'm thinking > putting it in a box surrounded with a bunch of (non frozen) > plastic freezer packs might be the go, but I'd be interested > to know if anybody has any other cunning ideas. > > We could disable the RF or remove aerials, but that adds > extra steps - I'm looking for something that could sit on a > desk that the AP could be dropped in while somebody is > working on the console. > > Cheers > Si > > _______________________________________________ > NZNOG mailing list > NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog >

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Re: [nznog] Wireless link adversly affected by the sun?
by Stewart Fleming 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Depending on exact location in Dunedin, this is most likely to be interference related. Which way is the antenna pointing? :) We have a bunch of Trango gear up as well and don't notice any characteristic like the one posted. Surveying from one particular location indicated -30dBm spikes on 3 channels (both polarizations) and one of our units managed to associate with an old AP (hey, free Internet!), so there is a lot of potential for interference. There is an AP condition with old firmware where the heater doesn't kick in properly and causes packet loss on the Ethernet interface (that's upstream from you). A mismatch in speed/duplex settings on your end can cause this too, but that's unlikely to be time-dependent. Some of the newer Trango SUs have firmware issues which can cause similar to what you are seeing. If you can monitor RSSI on the SU you will get a clearer picture of what is going on. It's possible that it is overloading on the AP or congestion upstream :-) We cleared up a similar packet loss issue by adding a 88cm dish for a 3km link.

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Ihug UBS vs Telecom Fault Query
by Jon Dean 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Apologies first, since I know this isn't a helpdesk forum. A plea for help from Ihug and Telecom and the list. Two Ihug bitstream customers, on the same exchange in Invercargill both suffered internet failure at the same on Monday. Discussions with the ISP have resulted in a claim that Telecom have sent an e-mail to the Network team saying their was a fault and it is being worked on (but this doesn't appear on the status/faults page). Discussions with Faults at Telecom say there are no faults in Invercargill. My question to the list and to Ihug/Telecom... Is there a standard mechanism for logging faults, and delivering the report to wholesale ISPs? Can there be DSL/DSLAM faults so minor (as a proportion of customers) that it doesn't get flagged by the various systems? Is it possible that the way UBS is organised that customers on different ISPs but the same exchange won't have problems? (i've got some reports of problems with Xtra and Southnet on the same exchange in the same timeframe). My difficulty is trying to understand who/what/where the problem is and therefore who to target to get it fixed. Responses on or off-list are much appreciated. Kind Regards, -- Jon Dean Wormhole Technology Limited http://www.wormhole.co.nz P.O. Box 7063, Dunedin, New Zealand; Freephone: (0800)219-676; Mobile: (021)414-070;

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Re: [nznog] Wireless link adversly affected by the sun?
by Michael Davies 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Hmm yes I think we will definitely be getting in touch with the ISP, I thought/knew that some degree of loss is acceptable with wireless but was unaware that Trangos have this polling system you speak of. I'm not entirely sure how the AP is shared, I presume at worst there are a few other users on it but no huge amount, as far as I'm aware it's not just set for us. Normally there's no loss, and between 3pm and now the graph is a nice flat green line showing no loss, so whatever was causing the problem had stopped by then. I've managed to wrangle up a temperature graph thing from the handy inbuilt thermometer in the SU on our roof, but I've a suspicion that it doesn't actually work as the only value that's come off it so far tonight is 21 deg and considering that it's close to 6 degrees outside now I somehow doubt that. Hopefully it'll show some reading tomorrow... Unfortunately there's no measure of the RSSI unless the SU is switched into a different mode, meaning that it doesn't actually provide internet. If I catch the problem happening tomorrow or whenever I'll be sure to flick it across and see what's happening though. I'd heard about differing elevations making problems for wireless links before, but this was referring to a more extreme variation in height like sending wireless up a mountain. If there is variation in height it'd only be marginal and not be enough to make a difference, then again I don't really know what I'm talking about so I'll bring this up with the ISP too. In reply to Tim Price: I know what you mean about increased traffic causing problems, loading up the link causes increased jitter but doesn't seem to effect loss (unless the link is entirely saturated). Certainly at the time of the problem today there was almost zero traffic going across. Fortunately trango sits a bit further away from the 2.4 guys at the spectrum table, up in the 5.8 region like the 50km links you mention so I guess that pretty much counts out weather effecting things, unless it was a specific problem with our model which seems unlikely. Anyways, thanks for all the responses and info, it does narrow the mystery slightly. I'll get in touch with the ISP and see what they have to say and if they come up with anything really interesting/groundbreaking I'll dig the thread back up. Best Regards, Michael ________________________________________ From: jediblair(a)gmail.com [mailto:jediblair(a)gmail.com] On Behalf Of Blair Harrison Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2006 8:50 p.m. To: Michael Davies Subject: Re: [nznog] Wireless link adversly affected by the sun? Hiya, You should definitely get your ISP to look at the link - sounds like they need to do some tweaking, a trango graph shouldn't look anything like what you've posted - should be a nice 10-20ms line with NO packet loss - is it a point-to-point dedicated link just for you, or is the AP shared by a few others? either way the polling system used by the Trango network should ensure no packet loss.. The only time I've seen Trango links have drop out issues in the sun, is when the radios reach the high 30s and 40 degrees, after about 40 degrees things just start to go haywire.. if the radios are in direct sunlight all day then they might be heating up a bit much - if you can start graphing the rssi and heat as Jonathan suggested then that would help a lot in determining issues.. Cheers, Blair On 8/1/06, Michael Davies <michael(a)hereisasite.co.nz> wrote: Hi there, As the subject suggests, I've been noticing an interesting problem with our internet. We're lucky enough to be on the receiving end of a wireless net connection running through Trango broadband hardware, fairly conventional wireless tech. However I've noticed through monitoring the connection with smokeping to various places around the country that the connection quality seems to decrease dramatically through the middle of the day, but not every day. At first I thought that this was simply related to congestion somewhere, but from following the weather a bit I've started noticing that it gets worse on the nice sunny days. For example: Today, a balmy 17 degrees in Dunedin and beautifully sunny all day. Packet loss and jitter begins to increase at about 9am and peaks about 1pm with 60% loss, then at 2pm as if flicking a switch it returns to nearly 0% loss. From looking at the graphs over time, this does happen quite often but not every day and the loss today is definitely the worst I've seen it (but also the warmest/sunniest day we've had in Dunedin for quite a while). Has anyone seen or heard of this happening before? Would there be any way to prevent this supposing that the sun is the culprit short of installing a Mr. Burns type sun shield? Regards, Michael _______________________________________________ NZNOG mailing list NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog

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