This document discusses running multiple instances of the XORP routing platform on a single machine. It provides an overview of XORP and describes how to run multiple instances by configuring virtual network interfaces and resolving port conflicts. The document outlines an experiment running multiple OSPF routers within an autonomous system and across multiple autonomous systems using XORP configuration files generated from an input topology description. The goal is to learn how routing protocols work by controlling the control and data planes of a virtual internet on a single machine.