chaps,,
many thanks for everyone`s input... it has been extremly insightful./..... in answer to howards question.... the problem i ma tying to solve is this... i wish to effectly (as much as i can )...load balance whilst keeping my redundency to a full ... i want to take the most advantage of my E3`s coming into my UK pop... i had not even considered multi-homing to the same ISP (via different POP`s).. any comments as to the best way to achive this....i I am getting lots of VFM ( Value For Money) request from the directors.... and i wont to know i am doing as much as is possible to give them that... again many thanks steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "dre" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:52 PM Subject: Re: BGP addressing..i think i understand but i am not sure [7:45278] > ""Peter van Oene"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I'm not sure where to point you. All I can tell you is that it is > > commonplace and likely will continue to be so. I'm currently not aware of > > any routing issues that this behavior would induce. > ""Howard C. Berkowitz"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I'm not sure I could point you to anything more specific than the > > IDR, NANOG, and RIPE routing group archives. I hadn't noticed this > > desire of the RSNG; the impression I have was the inconsistent routes > > to be reported were those who were NOT registered in the IRR. Such > > unregistered routes are far more likely to be due to error. > > > > RFC 1930, while a wonderful document certainly worth reading by any > > CCIE candidate, is informational rather than standards-track. > > Ahem. > http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0110/lixia.html > > I know of many instances where this has been used to hijack traffic. > It's not just a rumor, this is real. AS3847 used to participate in such > overbearing rediculous practices (for fun and profit). > > Announcing inconsistent routes can also have many operational benefits. > Most of the "why" is included in the NANOG presentation, but not > necesarily the "how". > > -dre Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=45353&t=45353 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]