Re: Is there a method or tool(s) to prove network outages?

[Sina Owolabi <notify.sina () gmail com>]

I'm actually halfway through trying to setup a smokeping appliance. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: joel jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 09:38:39 
To: Dobbins, Roland<rdobbins () arbor net>; nanog () nanog org list<nanog () nanog org>
Subject: Re: Is there a method or tool(s) to prove network outages?

On 12/1/13, 9:23 AM, Dobbins, Roland wrote:
> On Dec 2, 2013, at 12:19 AM, joel jaeggli <joelja () bogus com> wrote:
>
> > Given a measurement target on the customer side and smokeping instance on your side you can actively measure the 
> > availability/latency/loss
> > rates between them.
>
> I think he's actually the end-customer, and he's saying that his upstream transit ISP won't accept non-RF-specific 
> diags . . .

and if you don't control any of the air interfaces you don't get that.

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