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Re: Out of Date Bogon Prefix
From: Heather Schiller <heather.schiller () verizonbusiness com>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:13:02 -0400
Nick,You might want to take a closer look at who is really bogon filtering you. Emailing their upstream providers may not be the most effective method for getting endsites to update their bogon filters. They don't have to listen to us when we forward your note on. We can't force them to accept traffic from you or update their filters. As someone else pointed out, directly contacting the folks who are filtering you may be time consuming but typically draws the best results.
I agree with the other comments that if you are going to use a form letter please provide more details about the IP's you are using and your ASN. Please also pass this on to your colleagues Eric and Kevin, who I've heard from lately :)
--Heather ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Heather Schiller Customer Security IP Address Management 1.800.900.0241 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Nick Downey wrote:
This is an heads-up from the Mediacom Network Operations Center about anissue we are seeing. Wewere recently given an IP scope from ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) that still exists on older Bogon lists many web providers are currently using. A Bogon prefix is a route that should never appear in the Internet routingtable. A packet routedover the public Internet (not including over VPN or other tunnels) should never have a source address in a Bogon range. These are commonly found as the source addresses of DDoS attacks. The IP scope referenced is a 173.x.x.x. This IP scope was on the Bogon listand was blocked by allwebsites using a Bogon prefix up until February of 2008, when it wasreleased by IANA (InternetAssigned Numbers Authority) for public use and an updated Bogon prefix was provided. Mediacom customers that are within this IP range are not able to reach a websitehosted by many organizations.Mediacom is individually requesting that these providers update their Bogon prefix to the most current version to resolve this issue immediately. We are requesting assistance from this community to make this issue known and to advise administrators to update to the most current Bogon list.We have provided some reference material that many may find helpful in resolving this issue. Bogons are defined as Martians (private and reserved addresses defined by<http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1918.txt> RFC 1918 < <http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1918.html> http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1918.html> and <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3330.txt> RFC 3330 < <http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3330.html> http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3330.html>) and netblocks that have not been allocated to a regional internet registry (RIR) by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority < <http://www.iana.org/> http://www.iana.org/>. IANA maintains a convenient IPv4 summary page < <http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space> http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space> listing allocated and reserved netblocks.Please help to spread the word. Nick DowneyDirector Network Operations Center Mediacom Communications Main (800)308-6715 Secondary (515)267-1167 ndowney () mediacomcc com============================================================================ ================================================================ LEGAL DISCLAIMER ============================================================================================================================================ This E-mail and any attachments are strictly confidential and intendedsolely for the addressee. You must not disclose, forward or copy this E-mail or attachments to any third party without the prior consent of the sender or Mediacom Communications Corporation. If you are not the intended addressee please notify the sender by return E-mail and delete this E-mail and its attachments. ============================================================================ ================================================================
Current thread:
- Re: Is it time to abandon bogon prefix filters?, (continued)
- Re: Is it time to abandon bogon prefix filters? Rob Thomas (Aug 07)
- Re: Is it time to abandon bogon prefix filters? Rob Thomas (Aug 07)
- Re: Is it time to abandon bogon prefix filters? Randy Bush (Aug 07)
- Re: Is it time to abandon bogon prefix filters? Niels Bakker (Aug 07)
- Re: Is it time to abandon bogon prefix filters? Rob Thomas (Aug 07)
- Re: Is it time to abandon bogon prefix filters? Rob Thomas (Aug 07)
- Re: Is it time to abandon bogon prefix filters? Patrick W. Gilmore (Aug 07)
- Re: Is it time to abandon bogon prefix filters? Patrick W. Gilmore (Aug 06)
- RE: Out of Date Bogon Prefix Nick Downey (Aug 06)