4 Apr
2021
4 Apr
'21
12:19 p.m.
I’m reviewing this and trying to follow it:
https://www.vultr.com/docs/configuring-bgp-on-vultr
Here is my config files (the vultr examples) I’m running this on debian buster.
Bird.conf:
root@Ampr44182822router:/etc/bird# cat bird.conf
router id 104.238.141.49;
protocol bgp vultr
{
local as 4288000184;
source address 104.238.141.49;
import none;
export all;
graceful restart on;
multihop 2;
neighbor 169.254.169.254 as 64515;
password "password-was-here";
}
root@Ampr44182822router:/etc/bird#
Bird6.conf:
root@Ampr44182822router:/etc/bird# cat bird6.conf
router id 104.238.141.49;
protocol bgp vultr
{
local as 4288000184;
source address 2001:19f0:6001:4c5f:5400:03ff:fe38:d8ce;
import none;
export all;
graceful restart on;
multihop 2;
neighbor 2001:19f0:ffff::1 as 64515;
password "password-was-here";
}
root@Ampr44182822router:/etc/bird#
envvars:
root@Ampr44182822router:/etc/bird# cat envvars
BIRD_RUN_USER=bird
BIRD_RUN_GROUP=bird
#BIRD_ARGS=
root@Ampr44182822router:/etc/bird#
Bird commands:
root@Ampr44182822router:/etc/bird# birdc show proto all vultr
Unable to connect to server control socket (/run/bird/bird.ctl): No such file or
directory
root@Ampr44182822router:/etc/bird#
(So it appears bird is not running...... further poking seems to indicate it dies as soon
as one tries to start it)
Eric
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On Apr 4, 2021, at 7:51 AM, Scott Nicholas via 44Net
<44net(a)mailman.ampr.org> wrote:
If bird immediately dies it's the customer config. Vultr would be doing a
huge favor helping to solve that for $5/m.
I'm happy to help off-list if necessary. There apparently are two different
Vultr pages on BGP as we noticed in a previous request for help.
Check /var/log/daemon.log (on debian based) for what error is shown before
it dies.
Also see manual about config test. You can run bird with -p to get a hint
of faulty line.
Regards,
Scott wb4san
On Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 10:37 AM Dave Gingrich via 44Net <
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On Apr 4,
2021, at 00:06, Eric Fort <
eric.fort.listmail(a)fortconsulting.org> wrote:
Yes I power cycled the instance from the control panel. The issue seems
to be
that bird chokes on the config file and promptly dies.
Eric.
When I established service in Chicago, it worked perfectly immediately.
When I set up the same service in Sydney, it did not. They quickly found a
misconfigured route filter was to blame. Actually it turned out it was
working, but only inside Australia and with some Australia based carriers.
Go figure.
My point is, if you followed the procedure in Vultr’s excellent
documentation (https://www.vultr.com/docs/configuring-bgp-on-vultr) and
it is not working, the problem is likely on their side. My suggestion is to
open a support ticket. They have done the same thing before for thousands
of customers. They will get you going quickly.
I am reluctant to share my configuration here, not because it is a
particular secret. But rather, I do not want parts of my configuration to
leak in to other folks installations. BGP routing is a service Vultr
offers. You are a customer of Vultr. Vultr has a very good help desk. Use
it. They have done the very same thing for others, thousands of times.
We (IRLP) are thinking about moving some of our remaining network services
to Vultr in Dallas and Seattle. We found their single CPU, “High Frequency”
VPS to be just awesome.
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Dave K9DC
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