All Pages > Services > Exchanges
In the real world two organizations have to lay cables to one another when they want to peer. This is why IXPs (Internet Exchange Points) or IXes (Internet Exchanges) for short exist. Instead of laying cables to one another, organizations lay cables to an exchange instead. This allows them to peer with hundreds of other companies.
Even though DN42 has 'cheap' tunnels like Wireguard, as it is a simulation of the internet it makes sense to have exchanges as a learning exercise.
IXP frnte operated by LGP Corp: IXP frnte
A few people have provided exchanges previously on DN42, however they created single points of failure and are no longer operating
- Amsterdam (OpenVPN) - NL Zuid (marlinc) - https://nl-zuid.dn42/
- Los Angeles (OpenVPN) - tombii - https://nl-zuid.dn42/
- New York (OpenVPN) - tombii - https://nl-zuid.dn42/
- Falkenstein/Hetzner (OpenVPN) - GRMML (Nurtic-Vibe) - https://nl-zuid.dn42/
- India (OpenVPN) - Technopoint - apply via email to mafiosa.virus@gmail.com (reply within 24hours)
The NL-Zuid website is also available from the public internet: https://nl-zuid.nl
Its generally recommended to only announce prefixes from your own network and that of your transit customers.