[db-wg] NOC / Lookinglass Information in the RIPE DB

Jeroen,

On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 02:44:43PM +0100, Jeroen Massar wrote:
> 
> Now what if we could have an object in the RIPE registry that would
> explain us where to find Looking Glasses that are applicable for a
> prefix? I am thinking of something in the area of the following:
> 
> route:        192.0.2.0/24
> descr:        Documentation Network
> origin:       AS23456
> lookingglass: http://noc.as23456.net/lg/
> reachable:    icmp:192.0.2.1
> reachable:    http://192.0.2.1
> mnt-by:       RIR-MNT
> source:       RIPE # Filtered
> 
> One could debate that maybe putting the proposed 'lookingglass' and
> 'reachable' addresses might be better suited in the ASN object.
> Another option to store this data would be to create a new 'noc'
> object and to have the details in there.

I like the "reachable:" idea. It seems like a good debugging tool.

But I think the looking glass idea is kind of backwards. Looking
glasses know which routes they track, not the other way around, right?

--
Shane