I have started to use Cisco Crosswork Network Insights which is the
replacement for BGPmon and I am shocked at how Cisco has managed to
destroy a useful tool.I have had a paid 50 prefix account since the day
BGPmon became available and helped two clients implement a 500 prefix
license over the past 4 years.None will be buying Cisco Crosswork
Network Insights, based on my recommendation.
I really don’t know where to begin since there is so much to dislike in
this new GUI.I will try to give you just a small taste but I suggest you
request a 90 day trial license and try it out for yourself.
This was not designed by someone who deals with BGP hijacks or who
manages a network.It was probably given to some GUI developer with a
minimal understanding of what the users needed.How do I know this?Take
for example the main configuration menu:
https://crosswork.cisco.com/#/configuration with the first tab of
“prefixes”.On that page there is *no* mention of which ASN the prefix is
associated with.That of course was fundamental in the BGPmon menu:
https://portal.bgpmon.net/myprefixes.php
Or take for example its “express configuration”, where you insert an ASN
and it automatically finds all prefixes and creates a policy.But does it
know the name of the ASN?Nope.Something again that was basic in BGPmon
via: https://portal.bgpmon.net/myasn.php is non-existent in CNI.
Or how about the alarms one gets to an email?Want to see how that looks?
From: Crosswork Admin [mailto:ad...@crosswork.cisco.com]
Sent: 15 May 2019 11:39
To: Hank Nussbacher <h...@mail.iucc.ac.il>
Subject: CCNI Notification
Active alarm count 1 starting at 2019-05-15 08:34:42.960762315 +0000
UTC. Please click on the link for each alarm below:
https://crosswork.cisco.com/#/alarm/ba7c5084-f05d-4c12-a17f-be9e815d6647
Compare that with what we used to get:
====================================================================
Possible Prefix Hijack (Code: 10)
====================================================================
Your prefix:99.201.0.0/16:
Prefix Description:Kuku net
Update time:2018-08-12 17:50 (UTC)
Detected by #peers:140
Detected prefix:99.201.131.0/24
Announced by:AS222246 (BGP hijacking Ltd)
Upstream AS:AS111111 (Clueless ISP allowing customer hijacking Ltd)
ASpath:555555 444444 333333 111111 222246
Alert
details:https://portal.bgpmon.net/alerts.php?details&alert_id=830521190
Mark as false alert:https://portal.bgpmon.net/fp.php?aid=830521190
That is just a small sampling.Maybe two years down the road, Cisco will
speak to customers first before destroying a useful service.
Anyone else trying this out and feels the same or feels differently?
Disappointed,
Hank
