SmokePing and CHC-IX

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timwelch

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#307057 15-Sep-2023 08:03

I installed SmokePing last night and after a browse at other folks' configurations to get an idea of targets I though NZ Internet Exchanges would be a good choice to add.

No problem adding the Auckland Vetta host (as64073.akl.ix.nz) but when it came to the Christchurch one (as64073.chc.ix.nz) I simply can't ping it or any of the ipV4 hosts listed there - see https://bgpview.io/ix/705

A trace to as64073.chc.ix.nz times out after hop 5...

As I'm located in Wanaka I would have assumed that the Quic gateway in Christchurch bng2.quic.net.nz would be my first hop and access to the CHC IX would be a given...

Can anyone shed any light on my findings or why I can't "see" any of the hosts at the Christchurch exchange?

Cheers, Tim

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quic

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#3128011 15-Sep-2023 08:07

Hey Tim,

Just a heads up, we're in the middle of building a Smokeping config to share with our customers (we'll put it inside our account section) which will include some pingable nodes of ours, IX route servers, important peers and overseas servers. :-)

We'll do an announcement once ready - that way everyone can ping some reliable IPs and destinations which are accurate, allow ICMP, and give tangible results.

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timwelch

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#3128013 15-Sep-2023 08:16

That's excellent and very proactive.

Can you explain though why my first hop from Wanaka would be Auckland? Am I missing something?

Cheers, Tim

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quic

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#3128016 15-Sep-2023 08:19

timwelch:

That's excellent and very proactive.

Can you explain though why my first hop from Wanaka would be Auckland? Am I missing something?

Cheers, Tim

There can be a few reasons - from load balancing, to depending where your connection has been provisioned to for various reasons, to something quirky going on!

Fire me a PM with name on your account and connection address, and I'll have a poke when I have a mo. :-)

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timwelch

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#3128018 15-Sep-2023 08:28

Done. Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Cheers, Tim

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lkh

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#3128148 15-Sep-2023 14:13

Hey @timwelch I'd be interested to see what the latency is between a Quic connection in Dunedin and Wanaka (I work between both places) - if you'd be up for a tracert let me know and I'll fire over my IP.

Thanks

Lindsay

timwelch

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#3128159 15-Sep-2023 14:43

No problem. PM me.

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timwelch

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#3128463 16-Sep-2023 09:02

@quic - that reprovision seems to have improved everything, including the Auckland servers! 👍🏻

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