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External Connectivity
The IETF 118 network connects to the Internet using one 10Gb/s donated by Quantcom and two 1Gb/s uplinks donated by T-Mobile. The IETF uses the following network prefixes:
- 2001:67c:370::/48
- 2001:67c:1230::/46
- 31.133.128.0/18
- 31.130.224.0/20
We supply bandwidth for the conference space and venue hotel guest rooms.
Guest Room and Public Space WiFi
The IETF network covers the guest rooms and coverage in the public spaces throughout the hotel using the 'ietf-hotel' SSID. If you have performance issues with this network, please let us know.
It's important to note that while the IETF meeting network provides internet connectivity, guest rooms and public spaces are covered by the hotel's access points. As such, there may be limitations to the extent of improvements we can make. If you experience any issues with the 'ietf-hotel' SSID, you can contact our Help Desk or email support @ ietf.org, and we will be happy to assist you.
If you have trouble with the 'ietf-hotel' SSID, please contact the Help Desk or email support @ ietf.org, and we are glad to help!
Meeting Room Wireless at the Venue Hotel
WiFi (802.11 a/g/n/ac/ax) is provided throughout the venue on 2.4 and 5GHz bands with IPv4 and IPv6.
New for IETF 118 the IETF meeting WiFi has moved from WPA2-Enterprise with RADIUS (802.1x) to WPA3 PSK with a fallback to WPA2. While we'd like to be able to only do WPA3, we've discovered that many devices don't yet support it, so we currently are using Transition mode (fallback to WPA2).
Most users should choose the 'ietf' SSID:
password: ietfietf
Here’s a quick summary of the available WiFi networks:
| SSID | Description | Frequencies | IP Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| ietf | The default network | 5Ghz only | v4 and v6 |
| ietf-legacy118 | For legacy and unencrypted use | 2.4 and 5Ghz | v4 and v6 |
| ietf-v6ONLY | IPv6 only | 5Ghz only | v6 only |
| ietf-nat64 | IPv6 stack with NAT64 to access IPv4 resources | 5Ghz only | v6 with NAT64 & DNS64 |
| ietf-nat64-unencrypted | IPv6 stack with NAT64 to access IPv4 resources | 2.4 and 5Ghz | v6 with NAT64 & DNS64 |
| eduroam | Educational users | 2.4 and 5Ghz | v4 and v6 |
The WiFi network implements two BCP38-like filters:
- Packets from manually configured IPv4 addresses that are not assigned by DHCP are dropped. DHCP packets are snooped by our wireless LAN controllers to perform this filtering.
- Packets from IPv4 and IPv6 addresses that cannot be resolved via ARP/ND are filtered out. Proxy ARP/ND is performed by our wireless LAN controllers for this filtering.
Terminal Room
The Terminal Room is located in Palmovka 3. The Terminal Room is open 8:30-19:00 beginning Sunday, March 26, 2023, at 16:00 and ending on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 15:00. The room consists of table seats, wired access, and 220V power ports.
The terminal room has no terminals, PCs, or other user-accessible machines. It is simply a place to get power, wired and WiFi Internet access, and work quietly.
When using the Ethernet connections in the Terminal Room, IPv4 addresses are provided by DHCP. Please use Stateless Auto-configuration for IPv6 (SLAAC). A DHCPv6 server or RDNSS will provide network information.
Please note that at the request of the IETF Chair, demonstrations are no longer permitted in the Terminal Room.
Help Desk
IT support is being provided next to the Registration Desk and will be staffed during the following hours:
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 16:00 - 19:00 |
| Monday | 8:30 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 8:30 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 8:30 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 8:30 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 8:30 - 15:00 |
NOC and Ticketing
To communicate with the NOC staff, send an email to support @ ietf.org with as much detail regarding your issue and configuration as possible.
Please provide the following information:
- MAC Address
- Current Location
- Device type and operating system
- Description of the issue
This information will expedite ticket processing. If you're on-site and need direct network assistance (i.e., you have no network), please go to the Help Desk.
The Secretariat has a ticket system to report problems with the meetings. Please send mail to: support @ ietf.org to request help. The Secretariat is responsible for helping with the following:
- A/V in meeting rooms
- Beverage and food
- Zulip (chat)
- Projectors
- Room temperature (too hot/cold)
Services
The following network services are provided:
| Service | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| NTP | ntp.meeting.ietf.org | A stratum 2 time service is provided via unicast IPv4 and IPv6 |
| DNS | ns1.meeting.ietf.org ns2.meeting.ietf.org | Validating recursive resolvers. The local domain is meeting.ietf.org. |
These services are provided by the following servers:
| Name | IPv4 | IPv6 |
|---|---|---|
| services-1.meeting.ietf.org | 31.130.229.6 | 2001:67c:370:229::6 |
| services-2.meeting.ietf.org | 31.130.229.7 | 2001:67c:370:229::7 |
Geolocation
There is a geolocation feed published here: https://noc.ietf.org/geo/google.csv
Geolocation service for event networks is often incorrect. Suggestions and assistance are welcomed. You can also try searching via https://www.google.com/ncr (no country re-direct).
Experiments
Experiments on the IETF network need to be approved by the IETF Chair. For IETF 118, no network experiments were requested.
Thanks
The terminal room and IETF network are made possible by our sponsors' contributions and our volunteer team's efforts. If you see them in the halls, be sure to thank them for their work!
Contributors:
- Juniper Networks
- Cisco
Connectivity:
- Quantcom
- T Mobile
Volunteers:
- Hirochika Asai (Preferred Networks/WIDE)
- Rob Austein (Arrcus)
- Joe Clarke (Cisco)
- Bill Fenner (Arista)
- Bill Jensen (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
- Hans Kuhn (NSRC)
- Fabiha Kumari
- Warren Kumari (Google)
- Karen O'Donoghue
- Clemens Schrimpe
- Momoka Yamamoto (The University of Tokyo)
Staff:
- Daniel Branik
- Sean Croghan
- Nick Kukich
- Con Reilly
- Paul Smith