On 26 March 2014 17:39, Will Hargrave <w...@harg.net> wrote: > > On 26 Mar 2014, at 17:24, Neil J. McRae <n...@domino.org> wrote: > > > I suggest you carefully look at the MOU for the LINX about how to > connect. I'd also suggest talking to the LINX directly as they can often > offer the best solution to how you connect - plugging in another switch is > a big no no typically. > > This may have been the situation until a decade or so ago, but connections > to IXPs using a switch are extremely common these days. >
Especially since the distinction between a switch and a router is being eroded. But I think I feel the same shudder that Neil does when someone suggests out loud that they are connecting L2 devices to the fabric :-) Aled