Author: Adrian Alexdre

I have got the PTR zone setup for 2602:f992:e0::/44 done and loaded into both servers. Reverse DNS lookups will now work for our /44, but be aware that this network isn’t yet completely deployed, so there will be missing records for the time being.

You can check if you are curious by running the command “nslookup -q=ptr 2602:f992:e0::” which should get you an answer with “0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.e.0.0.2.9.9.f.2.0.6.2.ip6.arpa name = 0e.299f.2062.kc.mo.us.furrix.zone”

Just a quick little update on the NMP and our routing stack, we are now dropping traffic from known TOR exit nodes using a public list that is automatically updated once a day. Started seeing a bit of traffic from a few nodes, so went ahead and set this up.

So, with Kyru coming back to our volunteer team, our projects are going through some changes. First is that Kyru is stepping up as our Project Organizer. Meaning that he will be controlling the direction that Marbled Fennec Networks is headed, what our policies are and how they are handled, as well as functioning as the chairman of Marbled Fennec Networks for the time being.

Adrian is stepping away from the chairman role and will be moving into running the Network Operations Center for FurrIX. She will no longer be on tier one support except for times when no other volunteer is able to handle tickets, instead focusing more on FurrIX for our IP transit network and services. She will still be in charge of our VRChat presence known as Remains of Avaluix, since the group is private and technically her own to manage, so that won’t change much aside from eventually reworking the digital spaces expectations.

Something that has been tabled but not yet finalized or voted on, is the possible transition from ‘marbledfennec.net’ to ‘avaluix.net’. This was tabled today and our project already holds the domain, but we need a 3/4 vote to push it through.

These changes are being done to allow our volunteers to focus on the areas that they are more familiar with and to make sure no single volunteer is wearing too many hats. This is just the start of restructuring Marbled Fennec Networks and FurrIX, as well as sorting through years of backend things that need fixing.

It looks like the amplification attack has let up, so the NOC has restored IPv4 service to IP blocks in the region. We will be keeping an eye on the situation and will reinstate the geoblock if the attack starts up again.