EVIX

Free · volunteer-run · since 2018

Experimental Virtual Internet X-change

A real internet exchange for people learning to run a network. Bring your own ASN, connect over a tunnel or a local cross-connect, and peer with 169 other networks at no cost.

Get connected How it works
Networks
169
ASNs
170
Locations
7
Continents
3

Why a virtual exchange

Joining an IX normally costs a rack

Traditional exchanges expect you to have equipment in the same building, and often a full rack plus a monthly cross-connect fee. That is fine for a business and out of reach for someone learning.

So the fabric is a tunnel

EVIX runs a layer-2 fabric between seven sites. You reach it with a VXLAN, GRETAP, EoIP, OpenVPN or ZeroTier tunnel from wherever you are, or with a local hand-off if you happen to be nearby.

Everything else is the real thing

A shared peering LAN, two route servers with RPKI origin validation and per-peer prefix limits, BGP communities, a looking glass and a PeeringDB record. The skills transfer directly.

Joining takes three steps

  1. Have an ASN and address space

    You need a non-reserved ASN from an RIR. No ASN yet? Start with DN42 and come back once you are sure.

  2. Pick the nearest location

    Choose a tunnel endpoint from the locations list, or the Local type if you have a VM or a port in one of the facilities we are in.

  3. Send the peering request

    Fill in the request form. We reply with your addresses, your tunnel details and a configuration example for your platform.

Route servers

Both route servers accept sessions from every location. Peering with at least one of them is required; peering with both is recommended.

Fremont

AS137933

IPv4
206.81.104.1
IPv6
2602:fed2:fff:ffff::1

Amsterdam

AS209762

IPv4
206.81.104.253
IPv6
2602:fed2:fff:ffff::253

Full technical details in the FAQ · Looking glass

Where you can connect