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Problem: AS36969 (Malawi Telecommunications Limited) announces 32 IPv4 and 1 IPv6 prefixes. 1 problem · 3 warnings
| AS page | AS36969 |
|---|---|
| Holder | Malawi Telecommunications Limited - Malawi Telecommunications Limited |
| Allocation | AFRINIC, Malawi (MW), allocated 2007-08-10 |
| Prefixes (IPv4 / IPv6) | 32 / 1 |
| RPKI valid | 61% (20 / 33) |
| Upstreams and peers | 2 |
| Peering policy | Open |
What to fix
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Problem
8 of 33 announced prefixes are RPKI invalid: 41.87.8.0/24, 41.87.9.0/24, 41.87.29.0/24, 41.87.30.0/24, 41.87.31.0/24 (+3).
A ROA covers them but does not allow this origin or prefix length, so networks that filter (most large ones do) drop these routes.
Fix: Fix the ROAs (origin AS and max length) at your RIR, or stop announcing the routes.
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Warning
5 of 33 announced prefixes have no ROA (RPKI not found): 41.87.0.0/19, 41.221.96.0/20, 196.45.188.0/24, 196.45.190.0/24, 2c0e:7800::/24.
Without a ROA, networks cannot tell your routes from a hijack.
Fix: Create a ROA for each at your RIR portal, with origin AS36969 and a max length equal to the prefix length:
41.87.0.0/19 AS36969 max-length /19 41.221.96.0/20 AS36969 max-length /20 196.45.188.0/24 AS36969 max-length /24 196.45.190.0/24 AS36969 max-length /24 2c0e:7800::/24 AS36969 max-length /24
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Warning
3 of 33 announced prefixes have no IRR route object: 41.87.8.0/24, 41.87.9.0/24, 41.87.27.0/24.
Many networks build their prefix filters from IRR data; without route objects some of them drop the routes.
Fix: Create route (IPv4) and route6 (IPv6) objects with origin AS36969 in your RIR’s IRR database (or RADB).
route: 41.87.8.0/24 origin: AS36969 route: 41.87.9.0/24 origin: AS36969 route: 41.87.27.0/24 origin: AS36969
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Warning
No abuse contact is published for AS36969.
Other networks send reports of spam, attacks and hacked machines to the abuse contact. Without one, reports go nowhere and blocklists may list the whole range.
Fix: Add an abuse contact to the registration: abuse-c in the RIPE database, an Abuse POC at ARIN, an abuse mailbox (IRT) at APNIC, AFRINIC or LACNIC.
Checks
Routing and RPKI 8 of 33 announced prefixes are RPKI invalid: 41.87.8.0/24, 41.87.9.0/24, 41.87.29.0/24, 41.87.30.0/24, 41.87.31.0/24 (+3).
- Pass: AS36969 announces 32 IPv4 and 1 IPv6 prefixes.
- Problem: 8 of 33 announced prefixes are RPKI invalid: 41.87.8.0/24, 41.87.9.0/24, 41.87.29.0/24, 41.87.30.0/24, 41.87.31.0/24 (+3).
- Warning: 5 of 33 announced prefixes have no ROA (RPKI not found): 41.87.0.0/19, 41.221.96.0/20, 196.45.188.0/24, 196.45.190.0/24, 2c0e:7800::/24.
- Info: 20 of 33 announced prefixes are RPKI valid.
- Warning: 3 of 33 announced prefixes have no IRR route object: 41.87.8.0/24, 41.87.9.0/24, 41.87.27.0/24.
- Info: 2 upstreams and peers, 0 downstream networks seen.
| Holder | Malawi Telecommunications Limited - Malawi Telecommunications Limited |
|---|---|
| IPv4 prefixes | 32 |
| IPv6 prefixes | 1 |
| RPKI | 20 valid · 8 invalid · 5 not found |
| Without IRR route object | 3 |
| Downstream networks | 0 |
| Prefix | RPKI |
|---|---|
| 41.87.8.0/24 | RPKI invalid |
| 41.87.9.0/24 | RPKI invalid |
| 41.87.29.0/24 | RPKI invalid |
| 41.87.30.0/24 | RPKI invalid |
| 41.87.31.0/24 | RPKI invalid |
| 41.221.96.0/24 | RPKI invalid |
| 41.221.100.0/23 | RPKI invalid |
| 41.221.104.0/24 | RPKI invalid |
| 41.87.0.0/19 | No ROA |
| 41.221.96.0/20 | No ROA |
| 196.45.188.0/24 | No ROA |
| 196.45.190.0/24 | No ROA |
| 2c0e:7800::/24 | No ROA |
Upstreams and peers seen to the left 2
Announced prefixes 33
Source: RIPEstat (RIPE NCC RIS, Routinator, IRR); AS names: Team Cymru
Open in ASN & BGP prefix lookupRegistration No abuse contact is published for AS36969.
- Pass: Found at rdap.afrinic.net.
- Warning: No abuse contact is published for AS36969.
| Name | ORG-MTL5-AFRINIC |
|---|---|
| Handle | AS36969 |
| Range | AS36969 |
| Status | active |
| Registered | 2007-08-10T13:26:00Z |
| Last changed | 2025-01-21T06:33:00Z |
| Registry (RIR) | AFRINIC |
|---|---|
| Country | Malawi (MW) |
| Delegated on | 2007-08-10 |
| Status | Allocated |
| Delegated range | AS36969 |
Source: RIR delegation data, updated daily. The country is where the range was registered, not necessarily where it is used.
| Role | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| administrative, technical | Thokozani Peter Kangunga | thokozani.kangunga@mtl.mw |
| administrative, technical | Joshua Ngalande | Joshua.Ngalande@MTL.mw |
| registrant | Malawi Telecommunications Limited | kondwani.masiye@mtl.mw |
| technical | Stonard Kankhande | stonard.kankhande@mtl.mw |
| technical | Dafren Muhamba | dafren.muhamba@mtl.mw |
Source: https://rdap.afrinic.net/rdap/autnum/36969. Registration data from rdap.afrinic.net, shown under its terms of use (terms): not for marketing or bulk collection.
Open in WHOIS / RDAP lookupPeeringDB AS36969 is in PeeringDB as Malawi Telecommunications.
- Pass: AS36969 is in PeeringDB as Malawi Telecommunications.
- Info: Peering policy: Open.
- Info: Present at 1 internet exchanges with 1 ports (1G in total).
- Info: The record was last updated 2022-07-27.
| Network | Malawi Telecommunications (MTL) |
|---|---|
| AS number | AS36969 |
| Type | NSP, Africa |
| Website | http://www.mtl.mw/ |
| IRR as-set | AS36969 |
| Prefixes (IPv4 / IPv6) | 2 / 1 |
| Traffic | 1-5Gbps, Heavy Inbound |
| Peering policy | Open |
| Locations | Not Required |
| Ratio required | No |
| Contracts | Not Required |
| Last updated | 2022-07-27 |
| Policy | thokozani.kangunga@mtl.mw |
|---|---|
| Technical | joshua.ngalande@mtl.mw |
| NOC | dafren.muhamba@mtl.mw |
Source: PeeringDB. Results are cached for an hour.
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