<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the help, Barry.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 1:31 PM Barry O'Donovan <<a href="mailto:barry.odonovan@inex.ie">barry.odonovan@inex.ie</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Haider,<br>
<br>
thanks for the detail below. I would suggest next time introducing <br>
yourself as you have below from the beginning. The cost/benefit of <br>
finding the time to help a student project (how it sounded to me) is <br>
vastly different to trying to help IXPs in Pakistan.<br>
<br>
I'll await your reply to Martin on what you're hoping to achieve and <br>
then see where we can help.<br>
<br>
Note there are a number of development emails around Laravel and SDN / <br>
OpenFlow / FAUCET in the archives of this mailing list. I suggest you <br>
start with them also and then follow up.<br>
<br>
- Barry<br>
<br>
<br>
Haider Ali wrote on 10/07/2019 09:25:<br>
> Sorry to disturb you Barry.<br>
> <br>
> It's not a college project. I do have experience in PHP. I do have <br>
> experience in full stack development. I am new to IXP but I have a team <br>
> who have experience in IXP. Learning IXP is not an issue. I have some <br>
> knowledge of OpenFlow too. Laravel Programming isn't that difficult. My <br>
> question was where to start as a developer. If you don't have time then <br>
> kindly give me the source material on this. Like I have seen things in <br>
> the documentation for development.<br>
> <br>
> This project is for the IXP at Islamabad, Pakistan. They do many things <br>
> manually. We have the funding to make that IXP the software-defined <br>
> exchange point. I am a research assistant on my part under the <br>
> government IT advisor and a Stanford doctorate Dr. Zartash Afzal Uzmi.<br>
> <br>
> Although my knowledge could be low, I am working at the country level. <br>
> We intend to deploy two or more IXPs in the future in Pakistan.<br>
> <br>
> With your little help, we at Pakistan can deploy your project and can <br>
> add value to your project of IXP Manager by making it SDN based IXP manager.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 1:04 PM Barry O'Donovan <<a href="mailto:barry.odonovan@inex.ie" target="_blank">barry.odonovan@inex.ie</a> <br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:barry.odonovan@inex.ie" target="_blank">barry.odonovan@inex.ie</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Hi Haider,<br>
> <br>
> please do correct me if I am wrong but it sounds like you have no real<br>
> experience in IXPs in general or PHP / Laravel programming? Is this<br>
> perhaps a college project or something for you?<br>
> <br>
> Unfortunately I just do not have the time / bandwidth / spare cycles to<br>
> assist with such a project. Others on this list may - but I do not. I<br>
> just want to be upfront with you on this so you do not mistake my lack<br>
> of or limited participation in this discussion as being rude or<br>
> purposely unhelpful. It's purely a lack of available time.<br>
> <br>
> - Barry<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Haider Ali wrote on 10/07/2019 08:36:<br>
> > Dear Sir/Madam,<br>
> > I want to understand how route server is<br>
> configured at<br>
> > the backend of IXP manager. Also, I want to understand the<br>
> frontend of<br>
> > each and everything in the IXP manager.<br>
> > I have just installed the IXP manager. *How should I start as a<br>
> developer? *<br>
> > I have the vague view that I have to inspect every HTML frontend and<br>
> > then go to its backend file. But don't know where these files<br>
> reside in<br>
> > the system.<br>
> ><br>
> > *I have to first understand the IXP manager that how is it linked<br>
> to the<br>
> > route server and how is route server configured. Help me with<br>
> this part<br>
> > please first.*<br>
> ><br>
> > Then my *primary purpose or future goal *is to make an SDN based<br>
> > exchange point. If anyone has any little experience in it then<br>
> share,<br>
> > please.<br>
> ><br>
> > Sincerely,<br>
> > Haider Ali<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
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> <br>
> Kind regards,<br>
> Barry O'Donovan<br>
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