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On Oct 29, 15:10, Justin W. Newton wrote: > > One can point default at someone whether or not they are peering with the > person. I am somewhat confused by the thought that people believe that > they need to be peering with someone to have that person point default at > them. I could (I don't, but I could), point default at /anyone/ on the > same switch fabric as me, whether they are peering with me or not. Why do > people continue to tie these 2 issues together? > At the PacBell Nap for instance, you *couldn't* just point default at anyone on the same switch fabric -- because you need to set up a peering (mapping) within the switching fabric first, before you do any route peering. Until this happens there would be no unwanted traffic. -d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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