mcc@WLV.IMSD.CONTEL.COM (Merton Campbell Crockett) (07/21/90)
Is anyone familiar with the following nodes: 192.80.214.1 and 192.80.214.254? An nslookup PTR query returns a non-existent domain error. The nodes appear to be between the College Park Md NSF backbone node and SURANET. As of 1400 PDT the nodes were involved in a routing loop. A traceroute from our site to wraith.wtp.contel.com, issm.iss.contel.com, or sccgate.scc.com our Rightist brethren would reach College Park and then bounce back and forth between the two nodes. Any information would be appreciated. Merton
oberman@rogue.llnl.gov (07/22/90)
In article <9007202250.AA03920@WLV.IMSD.CONTEL.COM>, mcc@WLV.IMSD.CONTEL.COM (Merton Campbell Crockett) writes: > Is anyone familiar with the following nodes: 192.80.214.1 and 192.80.214.254? > An nslookup PTR query returns a non-existent domain error. The nodes appear > to be between the College Park Md NSF backbone node and SURANET. > > As of 1400 PDT the nodes were involved in a routing loop. A traceroute from > our site to wraith.wtp.contel.com, issm.iss.contel.com, or sccgate.scc.com > our Rightist brethren would reach College Park and then bounce back and forth > between the two nodes. Somebody should be a bit embarassed by this. 192.80.214 is a class-c network at FIX-East, the government "meeting the the nets" at SURANET offices near UMD. I can't speak for the cause of the loop, but it explains some problems I've been seeing of late in getting to some SE US sites. And the lack of inverse name entries is inexcusable unless there is some technical reason which I can't fathom. R. Kevin Oberman Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Internet: oberman@icdc.llnl.gov (415) 422-6955 Disclaimer: Don't take this too seriously. I just like to improve my typing and probably don't really know anything useful about anything.