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Bradley Dunn writes: >The reason I thought it was funny was not because they were having >problems (all providers have problems), but because of the following: > >(a) In the past various Sprint people have suggested multihoming to >different SprintLink POPs as a solution to their refusal to hear >specifics of their aggregates from peers. Well, with four POPs having >problems in the same day, perhaps a better term would be multi-screwed. We are working on adjusting our multihoming policies such that multihoming with Sprint will be a viable solution for customers. >(b) Possible evidence for Metzger's cowboyism theory? Were these BGP >configs tested before they were implemented? Yes. And it wasn't the configs that were wrong. It was a BGP related Cisco bug. >(c) So much for the "clueless small ISPs" being the only ones unable to >config BGP. Let's face it, routing configuration in a complex and dynamic >internetwork is a challenging task, whether it is being performed by a >billion dollar telco or a $100,000 startup. Noone is immune to bugs in code. -Hank - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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