On 22.07.2019 21:25, Brian via 44Net wrote:
That is because the new system is to be using automatic routing (with BGP or maybe OSPF when others can convince my that would work better), while the old system uses manual static routing managed by the portal.
When I helped set up one ISP, we used BGP to our peers and OSPF internally. We found OSPF to be a tad faster in route updating than BGP. Not much but enough where it was noticable.
BGP has one disadvantage, it would relay to private ASNs which is bad idea per se.
*you* are not supposed to be spending that money. It is to be spent by those that deploy the VPN servers. Hopefully ARDC.
I don't think it's the duty or function of ARDC to do this. Sure, this is a personal opinion of mine but I think funding can be better spent elsewhere such as new ham recruitment for example.
Well, the best step would be to make connecting easier, meaning, anything but IPIP.
I believe complexity of connecting, requirement for very specific and/or custom hardware and software to get connected it one of the strongest factors that keeps people away of 44net.
Until there is simple option to connect using plain, stardard and widespread equipment, there will be no significant expansion.
Because I think it is a waste of money (or a waste of time) to do a lot of research do potentially get a new product or another innovation started, for a community that is not interested in innovation and will make up any motivation to resist it.
I've seen your website and some of the projects you've done - very impressive! I don't think it'd be a waste of time at all! I think once a good draft is made, some sort of script to help those less network-inclinded to help migrate.. and it'd be all good.
I disagree. Inventing new protocol is shooting not in the foot but in the head.
We already have problem with IPIP that requires very odd configurations. Inventing new protocol that would not be supported in any existing routers is nonsense.
We need the very opposite - to use protocols that are wide spread and available in almost every device.