[25801] in North American Network Operators' Group
visual traceroute (was Re: RFC1712 - is anyone actually using GPOS RR's ?)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (k claffy)
Mon Nov 15 15:52:30 1999
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 12:46:49 -0800
From: k claffy <kc@caida.org>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Cc: sdelves@caida.org
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> > >We were thinking of adding this to our automated dns scripts ... but if
> > >nobody actually uses them, we don't want to spend time on it ...
> >
> > use LOC (rfc1876) instead. it's more or less the same, but with more
> > info.
>
> Thanks for the pointer, then my next question will be ...
> Are any registering LOC for their routers/hosts ?
> Any visual traceroute or similar applications using this ?
>
> /Jesper
Several, including a new tool from the caida folks.
LOCs are good stuff.
--bill
bill means:
www.caida.org/Tools/GTrace/
(uses visualroute maps w permission)
presented at Usenix last week
http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa99/index.html
uses NetGeo
www.caida.org/Tools/NetGeo/
still not optimal, but headed
in the right direction
k
