Notes
Build logs, lessons learned and the occasional 3am debugging story from running a personal network. RSS ↗
The CSS rule that made a hidden field visible
Every visitor could see an internal field on the peering portal. Not a leak — the server never trusted it — but a good reminder about how `hidden` actually works.
Keeping the peering inventory honest
A database that says you have a session is worthless if the router disagrees. A 15-minute reconcile keeps Peering Manager and the routers in step.
Self-service peering with a PeeringDB login
Peering requests used to be mail ping-pong. Now you log in with PeeringDB on the peering page, pick an exchange, and the session is waiting for my approval.
This site now runs on Astro, not WordPress
Why I rebuilt as215248.net as a static site, and what it does now — a live Looking Glass, auto-synced PeeringDB data, and a world map of presence.
Reaching 90+ internet exchanges as a one-person network
A hobby AS doesn't need a rack in every city. A little hardware in Amsterdam plus remote peering goes a surprisingly long way.