Howard C. Berkowitz wrote: > > 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.
Me too. :-) It doesn't sound like he has any detailed information. Also, this sounds a little clueless: "The people who are writing the (Internet engineering) drafts are running out of financing because people aren't listening." What financing do they get??? I guess most of them are employed and their employers support their research, and the economic disaster that we're in right now could be a small factor. On the other hand, a lot of protocol designers are so dedicated to what they do, they would probaby do it for free. But I am impressed with the discussion we have had. It's been informative. Priscilla > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=64172&t=64123 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
