PHY One has had kernel and package updates applied after 181 days on uptime. Found a quiet spot to process updates and reboot the machine.
We are hosting a mess of a modded server for MNFurs. There may be bugs, crashes and other issues because there was a lot of mucking around to get this to actually run but it seems like everything is still intact..mostly anyway.
Riot the Yeen is the maintainer for this server, direct support questions at them.
Our terms of service have been updated to reflect that FurrIX is officially no longer a project of ours and that ownership of MFN has fully been transferred over to Ty Dwagon.
The focus for MFN is to shift to a game services and VPS provider for our community, members, guest and friends.
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.