Open Peers at PAIX

[Pete Ashdown <pashdown () xmission com>]

What follows is a list I compiled of organizations at PAIX who peer without
restrictions.  Restrictions are "requirements" like nationwide or
international OC-48 backbone, 45Mbit minimum traffic, four geographically
disparate peering locations, bicoastal peering, and a standing seat on the
Trilateral Commission.  These restrictions are impossible for a small
network like my own to fill.  Usually by the time I am financially able to
meet these restrictions, new ones have been crafted in their place.

This list was compiled after an exaustive attempt to contact and peer with
everyone participating at PAIX.  The PAIX organization is unable to compile
such a list, as it would violate their neutrality.  I, however, am
interested in peering with anyone and anything at PAIX, and I would presume
that most networks who have made an investment to get there, would actually
want to utilize their equipment.  Without rehashing the endless debate on
open peering, I believe it is more productive to promote the networks who
are open peers, so time is not wasted filling out NDA's and applications
only to be told, "No."

I have only listed participants who are actively peering with me now.
Several are still awaiting equipment and transit and have reacted
positively to my requests.  Also, I have not listed a particular network
whom with I have peered for over two years.  They have decided to place a
"bicoastal restriction" on peering, and they are actually going through and
depeering with former peers.  This hasn't happened to me yet, but I'd
imagine after this email, they'll accelerate their isolation.

If anyone has any corrections or additions to this list, please email them
to me directly.  I will send this list to NANOG periodically unless there
are major objections.


Organization            IP address      AS#     Email contact

Vixie Enterprises       198.32.176.3     3557   noc () unnwo net
AboveNet                198.32.176.11    6461   noc () above net
DSL.net Santa Cruz      198.32.176.13    4436   admin () tycho net
Exodus                  198.32.176.15    3967   peering () exodus net
Hurricane Electric      198.32.176.20    6939   mleber () he net
U-Net                   198.32.176.22    5669   aid () u-net net
ValuServe               198.32.176.28    6123   noc () valuserve com
Global Crossing         198.32.176.29    3549   peering () gblx net
I.Net Technologies      198.32.176.30    3976   noc () nuri net
Lightning Internet      198.32.176.34    6427   noc () cp net
Critical Path           198.32.176.37   10627   wayne () criticalpath net
WebTV                   198.32.176.39    6469   soc () corp webtv net
XMission                198.32.176.42    6315   peering () xmission com
DACOM Corporation       198.32.176.43    3786   peering () bora net
Maxim Computer Systems  198.32.176.45   11388   peering () maxim net
PFM Communications      198.32.176.48    4513   help () pfmc net
SingTel                 198.32.176.50    7473   peering () ix singtel com
Zocalo                  198.32.176.53     715   peering () zocalo net
KDDNet                  198.32.176.65    2516   peering () kddnet ad jp
WinterLAN               198.32.176.73    5081   noc () winterlink net
Hanaro Telecom          198.32.176.75    9318   peering () hanaro com
Hotmail                 198.32.176.77   12076   dmcgilli () microsoft com
ViaNetWorks             198.32.176.80    7091   noc () via-net-works com
Open Data Network       198.32.176.86    4725   as-admin () gw odn ad jp
Digital Island          198.32.176.99    6553   mrose () digisle net
StarNet                 198.32.176.100   6316   peering () starnetusa net
Electronic Arts         198.32.176.107  14891   rcortez () ea com
Sunrise Communications  198.32.176.110   6730   helpdesk () sunrise ch
Open Data Network       198.32.176.115   4725   as-admin () gw odn ad jp
Advanced Telcom Group   198.32.176.116   6971   peering () atgi net
DirecTV Broadband       198.32.176.119  12050   peering () telocity net
Nominum                 198.32.176.120  17204   peering () nominum com
Thrunet                 198.32.176.122   9277   noc () eng thrunet com
Akamai                  198.32.176.127  12222   peering () akamai com
One Call Communications 198.32.176.133   6402   rirving () onecall net
SITA Equant             198.32.176.140   2647   Juan.Vadillo () sita int
Compaq                  198.32.176.241     33   noc () compaq net
Compaq                  198.32.176.242     33   noc () compaq net
Internet Mainstreet     198.32.176.249   3856   woody () pch net
RSNG                    198.32.176.251    178   rsngpeer () rsng net
RSNG                    198.32.176.252    178   rsngpeer () rsng net