JINX is the oldest Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Africa, and amongst the oldest 25 IXPs still operational today, globally.
Contact information
Questions relating to the INX policy, accounts, membership, eligibility to connect to the INX and other general issues should be addressed to:
- +27.105001200 or +27.875501200
- http://www.inx.net.za
Important: JINX RBA/PKL will be relocating soon.
The JINX-PKL and JINX-RBA sites will soon be collapsed into a larger 15 cabinet location within Parklands. Please look out for communication from our INX manager for details on the move, and when/how this is planned. Additional Planning information will be made available as the process unfolds.
Hosting facilities
Questions relating to addition hosting facilities (ie. additional colocation space) for equipment that may not be applicable to be housed at the JINX itself, should be addressed to the relevant colocation provider.
Support numbers for JINX
- Please use the contact details mentioned below to get in touch with the NOC.
ops (at) inx.net.za
- +27.115681166
Cabling
Please do not arrange for cabling directly to the INX; rather work through the host, or the INX Ops team. In all cases, the INX Ops team will have to send you a Letter of Authorisation (LOA) to grant access to cabling entering the JINX cabinets.
Physical locations
If you are trying to find the JINX facility, these are located at:
IS Rosebank
| IS Parklands
| Hetzner
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IP address allocation
The IPv4/IPv6 address blocks for JINX are:
DATA vlan: 196.223.14.X/24 and 2001:43f8:1f0::X/64
VOIP vlan: 196.223.15.X/24 and 2001:43f8:1f0:1::X/64
where X is assigned on application for a port.
Questions about the allocation of addresses for the INXes should be addressed to 
Traffic graphs
Traffic graphs for JINX are available at http://stats.jinx.net.za.