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

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