[afripv6-discuss] Are AfriNic's /48 being filtered?

Fri Aug 24 14:05:14 SAST 2007

Hi Mark,

I can reach it from here (AS29668 - London, UK):

mirror.qubenet.net ~ # traceroute6 2001:43f8:30:1:202:b3ff:febc:9f12
traceroute to 2001:43f8:30:1:202:b3ff:febc:9f12 
(2001:43f8:30:1:202:b3ff:febc:9f12) from 2a01:90::250:8bff:fef7:e212, 30 
hops max, 16 byte packets
 1  v6.ln1.qubenet.net (2a01:90::1)  1.128 ms  2.131 ms  2.064 ms
 2  2001:7f8:4::cb9:1 (2001:7f8:4::cb9:1)  3.226 ms  3.717 ms  3.612 ms 
(London Internet Exchange)
 3  cisldn1.posix.co.za (2001:668:0:3::4000:52)  3.826 ms  3.551 ms  
4.101 ms
 4  cisrb1-cisldn1.posix.co.za (2001:42a0:1:ff01::1)  178.488 ms  
175.618 ms  266.466 ms
 5  cisufrm1-cisrb1.posix.co.za (2001:43f8:30:f002::1)  184.354 ms  
202.349 ms  190.21 ms
 6  ns0.coza.net.za (2001:43f8:30:1:202:b3ff:febc:9f12)  187.612 ms  
321.824 ms  184.839 ms

v6tun.ln1#sh bgp ipv6 2001:43f8:30:1:202:b3ff:febc:9f12/48
BGP routing table entry for 2001:43F8:30::/48, version 372796
Paths: (1 available, best #1, table Global-IPv6-Table)
  Not advertised to any peer
  3356 3257 6083 6968
    2001:1900:5:2::39 from 2001:1900:5:2::39 (4.68.3.178)
      Origin IGP, metric 0, localpref 100, valid, external, best
      Community: 3257:4000 3257:5044 3356:2 3356:86 3356:500 3356:601 
3356:666 3356:2064

Regards,
Andy.

Mark J Elkins wrote:
> Actually - why don't people try and traceroute6 to
> 2001:43f8:30:1:202:b3ff:febc:9f12
>
> There is Reverse DNS set up - this should also correctly work.
>
> I'd like to know.
>
> Mark J Elkins wrote:
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>> Right - I'm jumping up and down on my soap box. AfriNIC - can you hear?
>> People can't get to Critical infrastructure (the co.za system)..
>> The CO.ZA Registry System is Open to the Whole World - we allow
>> registrations from Anyone - Anywhere in the world - thus we need to be
>> seen from anywhere in the world.
>>
>> Although we are not yet taking IPv6 glue into the COZA registry
>> (ComingRealSoonNow), we *do* have machines on IPv6 addresses - which
>> *do* need full and proper internet connectivity right now.
>>
>> If I'm going to have to renumber - I'd rather do it sooner than later...
>>
>> JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote:
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>>     
>>> Hi Mark,
>>>
>>> This is the reason why I always insisted that PI should be /32.
>>>
>>> Many people will IGNORE what AfriNIC or other RIRs tell them and will keep
>>> filtering anything longer than /32.
>>>
>>> Nice to have non-reachable critical infrastructures !
>>>
>>> In my opinion we should still consider a change in the policy to allow
>>> AfriNIC to assign a /32 in case is proven, as in this case, than the /48 is
>>> getting filtered.
>>>
>>> The LACNIC policy for critical infrastructures allows that. The staff is
>>> free to assign a /32 if the situation requires it, even if it seems "wasting
>>> addresses". At the end a few thousands (in the worst case, because I believe
>>> it will be just hundreds) of /32 will not make a difference, but the COST of
>>> getting them working is much smaller that the cost of saving vs. /48.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jordi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> De: Mark J Elkins <mje at posix.co.za>
>>>> Organización: Posix Systems
>>>> Responder a: "IPv6 in Africa <afripv6-discuss at afrinic.net>"
>>>> <afripv6-discuss at afrinic.net>
>>>> Fecha: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:07:29 +0200
>>>> Para: "IPv6 in Africa <afripv6-discuss at afrinic.net>"
>>>> <afripv6-discuss at afrinic.net>
>>>> Asunto: [afripv6-discuss] Are AfriNic's /48 being filtered?
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking at :-
>>>> http://www.sixxs.net/tools/grh/dfp/all/?country=za
>>>>
>>>> My own /32 block seems to be everywhere - but the block for UniForum is
>>>> only getting about a 80% penetration around the world.  I see the other
>>>> /48 is fairing even worse (73% penetration).
>>>>
>>>> Initially - I had to ask my Transit (Tiscali) to explicitly allow it.
>>>>
>>>> Has AfriNIC explicitly told people (the world) that  2001:43f8::/32 will
>>>> be used for /48's ???
>>>> (Do they need to announce this somewhere?)
>>>>
>>>> My suspicion is that its being filtered by a number of operators.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>>   .  .     ___. .__      Posix Systems - Sth Africa
>>>>  /| /|       / /__       mje at posix.co.za  -  Mark J Elkins, SCO ACE, Cisco
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