************************************************************************ DDN MGT Bulletin 89 DISA DDN Defense Communications System 14 FEBRUARY 92 Published by: DDN Network Info Center (NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL) (800) 365-3642 DEFENSE DATA NETWORK MANAGEMENT BULLETIN The DDN MANAGEMENT BULLETIN is distributed online by the DDN Network Information Center under DISA contract as a means of communicating official policy, procedures and other information of concern to management personnel at DDN facilities. Back issues may be read through the TACNEWS server ("@n" command at the TAC) or may be obtained by FTP (or Kermit) from the NIC.DDN.MIL host [192.112.36.5] using login="anonymous" and password="guest". The pathname for bulletins is ddn-news/ddn-mgt-bulletin-nn.txt (where "nn" is the bulletin number). ************************************************************************ MILNET/NSFNET (FIX-EAST) CONNECTIVITY RELOCATION 1. THE EAST COAST CONNECTION FOR MILNET TO NSFNET (FIX-EAST) HAS BEEN MOVED TO A CISCO AGS+ LOCATED AT ADDRESS 26.29.0.54. AS OF 12/FEB/92, ADDRESS 26.20.0.17 NO LONGER PROVIDES FIX-EAST CONNECTIVITY. 2. ALL GATEWAYS USING 26.20.0.17 FOR THIS SERVICE SHOULD REPLACE THEIR DEFAULT ROUTE WITH 26.29.0.54. ALL GATEWAYS USING 26.20.0.16 (FIX-WEST) AS THEIR DEFAULT ROUTE SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE THAT ADDRESS. ANY GATEWAYS RECEIVING FULL UPDATES SHOULD CONTINUE USING THE EGP ROUTING AS SUPPPLIED BY THE MAILBRIDGES. 3. FAILURE TO MAKE THESE CHANGES WILL DEGRADE THE EGP SERVICE TO THE NETWORK BY REQUIRING THE MAILBRIDGES TO PERFORM EXCESSIVE REDIRECTS. IN ADDITION, 26.20.0.17 WILL BE PHYSICALLY RELOCATED ON 22 FEB 1992. THEREFORE, ANY GATEWAYS USING THIS ADDRESS AFTER THAT TIME WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE SERVICE. 4. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MAJ TED A. TATCHIO, MILNETMGR, DISA/DODM, DSN 222-7580, COML 703-692-7580, EMAIL: MILNETMGR@DDN-CONUS.DDN.MIL.