Re: FW: [AfrISPA.Discuss] Internet Exchange - Tanzania

[Kabagambe Kenneth <kenneth@cfi.co.ug>]

On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 03:21:37PM +0300, gipmanr@mtn.co.ug wrote:
> MTN Could host the location for the moment as one of our stat servers is
> checking the ixp link already and it is accessable from the internet.
> 

Great.The box was set up already.We should setup a date and bring it 
over!What do you say?

- ken


> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From: Mark Tinka [mailto:mtinka@africaonline.co.sz] 
> 	Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 12:56 PM
> 	To: 'Christopher Nambale/Bushnet'
> 	Cc: lug@linux.or.ug; 'uixp'
> 	Subject: RE: FW: [AfrISPA.Discuss] Internet Exchange - Tanzania
> 	
> 	
> 	Publically, I don't think so, but on an ISP-by-ISP basis, yes, stats
> are available.
> 	 
> 	CFI (Computer Frontiers International) were to setup a stats server
> at the IX to capture this data. However, please be advised that the IX
> netblock is not available on the Internet unless the IX gets its own Internet
> connection (this was disagreed on) or one of the ISPs participating at the IX
> announces this prefix off its BGP feed to the Internet (not adviseable for
> several issues; but the biggest problem was that the prefix is too long, a
> /25, to be announced - it would "most_likely" be filtered off into
> non-existence).
> 	 
> 	Of course, the easier way to do this is for each ISP to setup a
> static route on their access/border routers, pointing that /25 to their IX
> router. The downside here is that if it's not included in the BGP, and
> remains as a static route, only customers connected to the ISP will be able
> to view the stats on the stats server. Other users, on the greater Internet,
> will not. 
> 	 
> 	Still, a better choice than having non at all :).
> 	 
> 	Regards,
> 
> 	Mark Tinka
> 	Technical Manager, Africa Online Swaziland 
> 
> 		-----Original Message-----
> 		From: owner-techies@uixp.co.ug
> [mailto:owner-techies@uixp.co.ug] On Behalf Of Christopher Nambale/Bushnet
> 		Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 1:16 PM
> 		To: mtinka@africaonline.co.sz
> 		Cc: lug@linux.or.ug; 'uixp'
> 		Subject: Re: FW: [AfrISPA.Discuss] Internet Exchange -
> Tanzania
> 		
> 		
> 
> 		Going by the  message below looks like these guys have some
> traffic stats on the usage of the IXP. Do we have anything like that for our
> IXP? 
> 		
> 		CN 
> 		
> 		
> 		
> 	"Mark Tinka" <mtinka@africaonline.co.sz> 
> Sent by: owner-techies@uixp.co.ug 
> 
> 01/26/2004 07:28 AM 
> Please respond to mtinka 
> 
>         
>         To:        "'uixp'" <techies@uixp.co.ug> 
>         cc:        <lug@linux.or.ug> 
>         Subject:        FW: [AfrISPA.Discuss] Internet Exchange - Tanzania
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 		Hi all, the Tz IX is now up and running. See below.
> 		
> 		That means all 3 East African exchanges are all green :).
> 		
> 		Regards,
> 		
> 		Mark Tinka 
> 		Technical Manager, Africa Online Swaziland
> 		
> 		-----Original Message-----
> 		From: Discuss-owner@afrispa.org
> [mailto:Discuss-owner@afrispa.org] On Behalf
> 		Of Frank Habicht
> 		Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 4:39 PM
> 		To: Discuss@afrispa.org
> 		Subject: [AfrISPA.Discuss] Internet Exchange - Tanzania 
> 		
> 		
> 		Hello all,
> 		
> 		Tanzania Internet eXchange (TIX) is up & running.
> 		4 ISPs are connected exchanging traffic with each other. We
> expect at least
> 		4 more within few weeks. Traffic is monitored and max was 670
> kbps today,
> 		but I think someone was 'testing'. In general during daytime
> >100kbps
> 		Expecting much more as more connect.
> 		
> 		Looking glass in place, but only accessible from the
> connected networks (IXP
> 		has no transit to/from "outside"). All running BGP with route
> reflector.
> 		Currently all ASNs are private (>54512) . (see my last
> mail....)
> 		
> 		more info:
> 		http://www.tix.or.tz/
> 		a statistics snapshot from this afternoon:
> http://www.tix.or.tz/stats/
> 		
> 		info@tix.or.tz
> 		
> 		hints / guidance for ISPs to connect (I still request
> suggestions...):
> 		http://www.tix.or.tz/how2connect.html
> 		
> 		Have a nice weekend!
> 		
> 		Rgds,
> 		
> 		Frank
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Kabagambe Kenneth
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Computer Frontiers International
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