Re: A Real Technical Question (RAdB)

["John M. Brown" <jmbrown () ihighway net>]

I should add that I also route via AS2548, AS 5673.
AS2902 and AS701 will be added shortly.

We are trying to have multiple exits via our Calif
and New Mexico operations.  At least improve them.

jmbrown


At 08:03 PM 11/21/98 +0000, you wrote:
> John,
> > Can I add routes to this single location and
> > have all (ANS, CW, et al) pick them up and add
> > them to their configs, etc.
>
> Just add them to one is the short answer.
>
> The long answer is that in this case you are a CW/MCI
> customer it would appear, so you can just put them in that
> registry using CW's normal procedure. The RA
> database mirrors this, RIPE, ANS, CA*NET, APNIC
> and probably some others.
>
> For instance:
>
> diamond[amb].106$ host www.ihighway.net
> www.ihighway.net has address 206.29.128.12
> diamond[amb].107$ whois -h whois.ra.net 206.29.128.12                
> route:          206.29.128.0/20
> descr:          iHighway-ABQ-01
> origin:         AS7850
> remark:         None
> notify:         routing () ihighway net
> mnt-by:         MAINT-AS7850
> changed:        jmbrown () ihighway net 981116
> source:         RADB
>
> route:          206.29.128.0/20
> descr:          IHWY-RT01-OBJ
> origin:         AS7850
> mnt-by:         IHWY-MAINT-MCI
> changed:        jmbrown () ihighway net 971222
> source:         CW
>
> You will note you have the same route object registered
> twice, once through CW (see source: line) and once through
> RADB. RADB has mirrored the CW entry.
>
> The RA consider this unnecessary, though it is sometimes
> useful as the RADB mirroring of other databases used
> not to be instantaneous - i.e. took a day or so (may
> have been fixed). In rare circumstances (from memory
> where route object, AS object and AS macro had components
> from different databases) it used to be necessary.
>
>
> -- 
> Alex Bligh
> GX Networks (formerly Xara Networks)