> While I realize that the "nuke survivable" thing is probably an old > wives tale, it seems ridiculous that "the Internet" can't adjust by > routing any packets that used to go directly from Cogent to Level 3 > though some 3rd (and) 4th (and) 5th set of providers that are connected > in some fashion to both...
It's not a myth. If the Internet were running RIP instead of BGP that is likely what would happen. Of course, there are a few downsides to running RIP on the open Internet as well... Today's Internet is a few generations beyond what Paul Baran originally conceived and the policy and politics of business does tend to gum up the works a bit now that there is no serious threat of global nuclear war. --Michael Dillon
