> On 26 Mar 2014, at 17:39, "Will Hargrave" <w...@harg.net> wrote: > > > This may have been the situation until a decade or so ago, but connections to > IXPs using a switch are extremely common these days.
Will - Actually 20 years ago (!) Demon's router was connected via a switch and sat in Finchley (I still have the box!) so yes this is very common and has been for a long time - but it doesn't make it a good design and in my view is a big no no. Cheers Neil.
