At 3:15 AM +0000 3/1/03, The Long and Winding Road wrote: >""Edwin R. Gonzalez"" wrote in message >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> I came across this article about BGP earlier today, >> check it out; >> >> http://news.com.com/2100-1009-990608.html >> > > >yada yada yada :-> > >the big point seems to be the misconfigured router incident, and it is >highly unlikely that any system or protocol could have prevented that from >happening. afterall, that router was trusted by it's neighbors, as it should >have been.
Most clueful providers won't accept ANYTHING that comes from BGP peers, other than perhaps major default-free providers. In any case, there are other safety mechanisms than validating BGP updates themselves. I'm really unimpressed with this article. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=64161&t=64123 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
