On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Randy Bush <ra...@psg.com> wrote: >>> Here's a relatively new and fresh perspective on it: >>> https://github.com/ramnode/LookingGlass >>> You can see it in action here: >>> http://lg.nyc.ramnode.com/ >> looking glass without routing, indeed a new perspective :( > > with a bit more coffee, perhaps i can expand a bit. > > for widely distributed data plane probes (ping/traceroute/...), we have > good alternatives, nlring, ripe atlas, traceroute.org, etc. as an op, > nlring is my fave of the month as i can go from question to result in > minimal typing and a matter of seconds. > > 'looking glass' has traditionally meant a control plane (routing) view. > this is a rarer beast, and setting one up is often a bit crude.
Indeed. As with most things there are always more than one meaning, and of course even those change with time. I read into the OP's words that he was looking for a locally hosted capability that he could easily give out to his people in order to trouble shoot connectivity. -Jim P.
