SAIX Local Route server.

[packetloss]

Thank you to Pawel at SAIX for pushing the deployment of the local routes server on SAIX network.

Now you can get SAIX's version of the "Local-Only" routes. Seems like MWEB's routes are no longer there

You may use this script to suck out the new routes from tpr-route-server.saix.net


echo -e "saix\nsaix\nterminal length 0\nshow ip bgp community 5713:56225\nexit" | nc tpr-route-server.saix.net 23 | grep -P '\* i' |awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/i//' > /root/routes/saixroutes.txt

Thanx SAIX support.
We have been waiting patiently for this for a while.

 

[Drunkard #1]

Thanks for the info. Is there any way to retrieve it if I don't use linux?

 

[Tinuva]

My guess is you would have to install cygwin, then execute the above script using the normal linux commands, although that install will be at least around 600-1000mbyte.

 

[Drunkard #1]

I'd probably stuff it up a anyway; I've tried copy and pasting the script, verbatim, into my Mint and Linpus netbooks' terminals, but I get error messages. I have no clue what the script says, so I can't even try to find the cause. That's why I was hoping for something using Windows (or DOS).

 

[packetloss]

Make sure you have netcat installed on your linux.
You will also have to change the script a bit if you are using mint.

echo -e "saix\nsaix\nterminal length 0\nshow ip bgp community 5713:56225\nexit" | nc tpr-route-server.saix.net 23 | grep -P '\* i' |awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/i//' > saixroutes.txt

1. Just click on menu->terminal.
2. Type: sudo apt-get install netcat
3. Run the script you should be fine.

 

[packetloss]

Also, you can install Putty on windows (www.putty.nl)

Telnet to tpr-route-server.saix.net
Username: saix
Password: saix

Now type: "terminal length 0" without the quotes
Then type: "show ip bgp community 5713:56225"

The local route table will scroll down in your window.

You can select with mouse.
Selected data is pasted to clipboard automatically.
Paste into whatever text editor you prefer.

 

[Roman4604]

Now you can get SAIX's version of the "Local-Only" routes. Seems like MWEB's routes are no longer there

Anyone else noticed how Telkom's SAIX name is now misleading ( ASA).

After all how can one claim to be the South African Internet eXchange if they are no longer locally connected to a sizable part of the SA Internet.

Maybe something like SAPIX would be more appropriate (P=partial) .

 

[Drunkard #1]

Thanks, packetloss.

I'll try when I get a chance.

 

[McJay]

There are a bunch of routes without subnets, eg.:

213.193.42.0
216.0.48.0
216.0.50.0

Any ideas on how to interpret these ?

 

[McJay]

OK, so found this somewhere:

Some routers do not show the subnet mask when the network is announced
with the "natural size" (classful) netmask (193.x.x.0 -> Class C -> /24).

So:

137.158.0.0 (class B) : 137.158.0.0/16
216.0.48.0 (class C) : 216.0.48.0/24

Can anyone verify if this is correct ?