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Re: totd

  • From: Vincent J. Bono
  • Date: Sat Aug 03 18:18:35 1996

> The biggest problem with using non-routable ip addresses on numbered interfaces
> whether point to point or frame or atm or whatever, is that you lose outside
> connectivity from those interfaces.  We tried this, but the essential
> traceroutes from our core routes are too important when debugging BGP 
> problems to the outside.
> 
> Robert Bowman
> Exodus Communications Inc.
>

I agree.  I can't see how a lot of debugging functions would be possible 
from the unmanned POPs if we used private ips.

-vin

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