Show HN: BGP Scout – BGP Network Browser

(bgpscout.io)

20 points | by hivedc 12 hours ago ago

8 comments

  • erinnh 5 hours ago ago

    >What would make something like this actually useful in day-to-day work?

    Monitoring of BGP Changes for ASNs.

    The other stuff isn't something I really need a new tool for.

    There are other tools by Ripe, HE and the like that already allow me to see historical data.

    The only point at which I need actual up-to-date to the minute data is during incidents. Hence the monitoring.

    • itsamario 25 minutes ago ago

      I use to use pulse turbobytes use tracroute from dozens of networks.

      I lost count of how many times those results got a peer to acknowledge a forwarding plane discrepancy

  • yesod 5 hours ago ago

    I usually just grab the RIS data from RIPE

  • pjf 4 hours ago ago

    I'd advise to first compare with:

    - https://bgp.tools/ - https://bgproutes.io/ - https://bgp.he.net/ - https://radar.qrator.net/ - https://github.com/nttgin/BGPalerter

    ...all of which are (usually) free. IMHO you should have a competing product + money strategy before you continue. Many people have tried (and failed) to make money off BGP.

    BTW, author of https://bgpipe.org/ here, an open-source BGP data tool

    • evilmonkey19 an hour ago ago

      Just out of curiosity, why did you use Go for bgpipe and Python?

  • eqvinox 5 hours ago ago

    Sorry, too lazy to sign up just to try it out.

    • mrngm 4 hours ago ago

      This.

      It seems your project is at a really early stage. Almost none of the links on the page work, which is too bad, because it could have provided more background information on your goals and wishes. The only thing that seems to work is login through Google, which is a bit much for a demo site.

      What's going to be the edge above the already excellent https://bgp.tools ?