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Network: BGP Debugging Tools

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BGP Debugging Tools.md

Reference: https://jvns.ca/blog/2021/10/05/tools-to-look-at-bgp-routes/

• BGP View: https://bgpview.io/asn/AS54113 (Fastly’s ASN).
• BGP Play: https://stat.ripe.net/special/bgplay (replay BGP events/announcements).

CLI tools:

• mtr -z <host>: https://github.com/traviscross/mtr
• traceroute -a <host>: a basic built-in tool
• route get <host>: a basic built-in tool to lookup and display the route for a destination
• dig <host>: a basic built-in tool to lookup and display the route for a destination

NOTE: For mtr see the comment thread for setting up sudo rights.