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RE: ANNOUNCE: bgptables.merit.edu - understanding visibility of
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brandon Kim)
Mon Jan 16 15:20:19 2012
From: Brandon Kim <brandon.kim@brandontek.com>
To: <mkarir@merit.edu>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:19:29 -0500
In-Reply-To: <DB9EF22D-627E-4204-8387-DE34079940B7@gmail.com>
Cc: nanog group <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
I'm getting a database error when I search for an AS....
> Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: bgptables.merit.edu - understanding visibility of =
your prefix/AS
> From: arturo.servin@gmail.com
> Date: Mon=2C 16 Jan 2012 15:53:51 -0200
> To: mkarir@merit.edu
> CC: nanog@nanog.org
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> Manish=2C
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> Nice tool.
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> Is it possible to see the "history" of a prefix?
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> Regards=2C
> ..as
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> On 13 Jan 2012=2C at 18:19=2C Manish Karir wrote:
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> > All=2C
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> > We would like to announce the availability of the bgpTables Project at =
Merit at: http://bgptables.merit.edu
> > bgpTables allows users to easily navigate global routing table data col=
lected via routviews.org. bgptables
> > essentially processes the data collected at routeviews and makes is ava=
ilable in a somewhat easier
> > to use interface. The goal of bgpTables is to represent global prefix a=
nd AS visibility information from the
> > vantage point of the various bgp table views as seen at routeviews.=20
> > The data is currently updated nightly (EST) but we hope to improve this=
over time.=20
> > Please see the FAQ (http://bgptables.merit.edu/faq.php) for some simple=
examples of how you can use bgpTables.
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> > Some examples:
> > - You can query for a specific ASN by entering the text 'as' followed b=
y the AS number into the search box. For example to query for information a=
bout AS 237 you would enter 'as237' [without quotation marks] into the sear=
ch box and then click 'search'. You can then use the view navigator map to =
switch to different routing table views for this ASN
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> > - You can query for a specific prefix by directly entering the prefix i=
nto the search box. For example to query for information about prefix 12.0.=
0.0/8 you would simply enter '12.0.0.0/8' [without quotation marks] into th=
e search box and then click 'search'. You can then use the view navigator m=
ap to switch to different routing table views for the prefix.
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> > - You can find a particular prefix that you might be interested in by r=
unning a 'contained within' query via the search box. For example to quickl=
y browse a list of prefixes contained within 1.0.0.0/8 to find the particul=
ar prefix you might be interested in=2C you can enter the text 'cw1.0.0.0/8=
' [without quotation marks] into the search box and click 'search'. You can=
then browse the resulting table to select the particular prefix you might =
be interested in.
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> > - You can simply enter the text 'as' followed by the company name into =
the search box then click search to view a list of possible matches for tha=
t text. For example=2C to view all matching google ASNs you can simply ente=
r 'asgoogle' into the search box and click search. A list of possible match=
ing ASNs that reference Google by name will be returned from which you an t=
hen select the particular ASN that is of interest to you.
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> > Comments=2C corrections=2C and suggestions are very welcome. Please se=
nd them to mkarir@merit.edu. Hopefully folks will find this useful.
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> > Thanks.
> > -The Merit Network Research and Development Team
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