I would just like everyone to know about the Oregon Route View server now that Centauri Communications - BGP peers with them.  Most of the large Internet Service Providers peer with the Route View servers to help in trouble shooting IP Prefixes and how they are routed within other provider networks using just one looking glass server. It makes it easier to view how your IP Prefix is viewed on the Internet without going to each ISP Route View server to see the results.

For more info visit there website - http://www.routeviews.org

Also we added a link on our Centauri website http://www.centauricom.com/network/lookingglass.asp 

I would like to write about something that is not shared very openly among the new generation of college graduates of the new Internet age. As most of us that has been in the field since the early days know that BGP, Border Gateway Protocol is the glue that ties the entire global Internet together without it we wouldnt have the robust network of networks we have today. BGP is made of thousands of AS Numbers that advertise IP Prefixes such as 130.1.0.0/24 which represents a network of 254 hosts.

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