Category: Partner Networks

With FurrIX being spun off from MFN and into its own project, theres a loose agreement in
place that benefits both projects and allows them to coexist on the same physical servers
and routers. Mostly in who manages what being clearly defined now.

Marbled Fennec Networks:

• Provides the two name servers
• Maintains the IP allocations and leases them directly to FurrIX
• Maintains the game servers, email and support systems
• Provides support for their single user tunnels, managed by FurrIX
• Maintains the web host
• No longer touches or operates the routing or network VMs
• Maintains and provides physical infrastructure for both projects
• Provides financial backing for FurrIX until Jan 20th, 2028
• Maintains private peering with FurrIX via internal BGP

FurrIX, a Furry Virtual Internet Exchange:

• Directly leases the /44 and /48 IPv6 allocations without cost from Marbled Fennec Networks
• Maintains, designs and operates the network that forms the virtual internet exchange
• Provides and configures networking service(s) for Marbled Fennec Networks without cost
• Maintains the two name servers
• Maintains and Provides IP transit and tunneling services
• Maintains private peering with MFN via internal BGP
• Focuses solely on being a network service provider

Transitional Items of Interest:

• Ty Dwagon becomes the owner and operator of Marbled Fennec Networks
• Adrian/Skylar becomes the owner and operator of FurrIX
• The two projects provide one another with services that the other needs to function without cost and expectation (think settlement-free peering and sharing of the hardware/virtual environment)

This agreement is in place to the benefit of both projects and the spin off of FurrIX was done to
allow the virtual internet exchange to govern itself and expand at its own pace without approval
or interference from Marbled Fennec Networks, as long as network services are provided to
MFN on an as needed and requested basis. As of this post, FurrIX is no longer a subproject of Marbled Fennec Networks. It is a self governing, standalone project that we have entered into an agreement with for the foreseeable future.

Will we still be seeing the cute banners and VR pictures getting thrown up?

Yea, that won’t be changing. Adrian is still part of the VR crew and her pictures will still be featured on both our website and FurrIX’s. It is cute and we like it, adds a little character to both places.

It is going to take a bit of time to do so, but our volunteers are working on the steps needed to spin FurrIX off into its own project. Doing so will give that project the ability to focus on just networking and being a transit/connectivity provider and will transition MFN into a game services, name server and VPS hosting provider.

FurrIX will be getting its own NMP, TOS and goals as part of this move. That project will be responsible entirely for all of the shared routing gear, network design and transit services. MFN will retain control of the IP allocations but will essentially delegate full network administration to FurrIX for the next two years of operations with some conditions on use and expectations regarding service to Marbled Fennec Networks.

As part of this, Adrian will be giving her position on the board for MFN to Ty Dwagon as they will taking control of Marbled Fennec Networks. Adrian will be moving into a lead position with FurrIX to only handle networking and transit going forward.

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.

As you guys can see from the past few post, Kyru is returning to volunteer status as we get ready to switch back into full operation and expand our network.

He will be spending his time on tier one support and in the NOC helping us plan out and deploy our allocations across both of our servers. Also, his project is now a sister project to FurrIX as we have worked out a deal with Project Deco in exchange for his help around here.

One of the big projects involving him is reworking our terms of service, network management policy and acceptable use policy. While the spirit of these documents won’t change much, the language used in them will become cleaner.

I will be taking the time to show him around the IPAM, our routers and teaching him how to manage our name servers as time permits.

Welcome back to the team, Kyru!