Hi Chris, contacting you via the list. Can you please do something
about your system's hard reliance on SORBS data to block mail. I am
unable to contact you privately, because this is blocking Gmail's servers.
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73 de Tony VK3JED/VK3IRL
http://vkradio.com
Dear 44Net mailing list members,
Weaving through many of the messages from the past few weeks, I’m aware
that folks have some questions around why G1FEF has been organizing BGP
requests in 44.31/16. Behind these questions, in some cases, is a sense
of uncertainty around whether or not ARDC is going to sell any more
address space. Some members of the TAC have requested that I speak to
you all about these issues, and to create space where you can ask
questions. So here we go
G1FEF has been putting BGP allocations into 44.31/16 for a few reasons:
* Currently there are BGP “holes” randomly scattered throughout our
address space. This makes it harder to manage, especially when trying to
spot unauthorized announcements, which we get a lot of.
* We inherited the “give a /16 to every region or country” practice from
the 1990’s which has resulted in extremely sparse use of the space. We'd
be better “netizens” if we used the space more effectively.
* The HAMNET issue (needing a static set of addresses for BGP routing)
is also a consideration, as they are the largest consumers of our
address space by far.
All told, Chris is doing his best to engage in best practices absent a
more robust policy around BGP. Creating that policy is definitely on the
list, and ideally fits into a greater vision around next steps for the
address space (PoPs? Better organizing assignments for one reason or
another? etc.). Data from our recent assessment is helping us to put
together that vision. Thank you to all of you who shared your thoughts.
In terms of whether ARDC is planning to sell more addresses: while it
may happen at some point in the future, there are no current plans,
short or medium term, to do so. The non-inconsequential effort involved
in overcoming the tax and operational implications of such a move would
only make sense after taking into account the views of the 44Net
community on a vision for overall address space usage and associated
future plans.
In the meantime, many thanks for your patience amid the uncertainty.
Feel free to ask any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Rosy
--
Rosy Schechter - KJ7RYV
Executive Director
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)
ampr.org
Hello,
Which distribution do you recommend for a PI
and only use for hamnet ?
I'm trying with a Debian and lxqt.
What do you think about this choice ?
73
F1sxo
Frédéric ZULIAN
Hello
I'm wondering who else I should contact (I contacted the local coordinator for 44.170.0.0/16 but he doesn't seem to want to resolve my request) to get an IP address or range.
Berry - 9a3bex
Hello ARDC Grant Applicant or Awardee,
As we all know, the only constant in life is change. Here at ARDC, we are
making a big one: switching to a new grant application software called
Hypha. It’s open source and has a ton of great features that will make the
application process easier for applicants, reviewers, and staff. You can
see the new system here:
https://grants.ardc.net
And read more about it here:
<https://www.ampr.org/new-grants-management-system-to-make-applying-for-and-…>
https://www.ampr.org/new-grants-management-system-to-make-applying-for-and-…
Here’s what this change means for you:
- *All applications submitted July 15, 2022, and earlier will remain on
the old system:* https://mailman.ampr.org/hotcrp. We won’t be getting
rid of this database anytime soon, so don’t worry about your information
getting lost.
- *All applications submitted July 16, 2022, and after will need to be
entered in the new system:* https://grants.ardc.net. This includes
in-progress applications. The questions are exactly the same, so it should
be easy enough to copy over.
If you plan on submitting any new applications, you’ll need to create a new
account on https://grants.ardc.net by clicking the Apply button.
If you have any questions about the new system, or are having trouble
applying for a grant, contact us by emailing help(a)ardc.net.
Thanks for everything that you do.
Sincerely,
The ARDC Grants Team
Hi all,
Here's what I received that morning from Vultr (my BGP provider), just
after a bunch of monitoring alarms :
> The prefix owner has requested we remove the following prefix from your account:
>
> 44.190.11.0/24
>
> If you have any questions regarding this request, please reach out to the prefix owner for more information, thanks!
Then, our whole island of Corsica is completely disconnected from the
rest of the world ! Without any advice. That becomes really annoying.
No more comments for today, because I do not have the right words in
English to tell my exact feeling. Maybe it's just time to say goodbye.
73 de TK1BI
Hello to the Group,
I have just upgraded my FIOS service in New Jersey and with it came a
new router - something called a CR1000A. It has a Verizon brand on it
but I suspect it is made under contract by someone else.
Has anyone on the group used this router and have been successful in
getting it to forward Protocol 4 packets? It does have a DMZ, but I'd
rather not use it if possible.
I think I have been able to define Protocol 4 into it but I am unable to
have it forward those packets to my ipip tunnel machine.
73, Mark, N2MH
n2mh.ampr.orghttp://n2mh-web.n2mh.ampr.org