Joe, ok, so in ARIN region there are two separate databases- "ARIN’s Registration database" and "ARIN’s Routing Registry database". If there is a database containing routing policy information in ARIN region as well, then why do you suggest to use RIPE database? I mean shouldn't most ISP's in RIPE region use radb or their own whois database which mirrors all major IRR databases and thus rr.arin.net among the others?
regards, Martin 2013/6/12 Joe Abley <jab...@hopcount.ca> > > On 2013-06-12, at 13:38, Martin T <m4rtn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > as I understand, ARIN whois database does not contain "route" objects, > > which are used for example in RIPE region for automatic BGP prefix > > filter generation. > > whois.arin.net:43 is for assignment/allocation information. Does not use > RPSL. > > rr.arin.net:43 is a routing registry that uses RPSL. > > > How does this work in ARIN region? I know that at > > least some ISP's operating in ARIN region use their own whois > > databases(for example rr.level3.net) which mirror content from other > > RIR databases, but are there other methods how they update their > > internal databases with records? > > My general advice for anybody who cares to listen is to use the RIPE db > for your objects if you are based in the ARIN region. It saves time if/when > you come to peer with an organisation based in the RIPE region, and it > makes your objects easy to find for anybody who wants to look for them. > > You can install a route in the RIPE db corresponding to number resources > assigned elsewhere by authenticating against the RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT > maintainer object, for which the plain-text password is "RPSL". Since your > new route object will specify mnt-by MAINT-YOURS you will also need to > authenticate against that (my favourite method is PGP). > > > Joe > > mntner: RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT > descr: This maintainer may be used to create objects to represent > descr: routing policy in the RIPE Database for number resources > not > descr: allocated or assigned from the RIPE NCC. > admin-c: RD132-RIPE > auth: MD5-PW # Filtered > remarks: ******************************************************* > remarks: * The password for this object is 'RPSL', without the * > remarks: * quotes. Do NOT use this maintainer as 'mnt-by'. * > remarks: ******************************************************* > mnt-by: RIPE-DBM-MNT > referral-by: RIPE-DBM-MNT > source: RIPE # Filtered
