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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: BBN Peering issues
On Thu, Aug 13, 1998 at 11:18:14AM -0400, Jon Lewis wrote: > On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, John Butler wrote: > > > This statement is deluded to say the least. BBN peers with most other > > major backbone providers, and they have one of the fastest, most > > reliable networks in the world. Say Ms. Hancock ends up buying transit > > from Digex or UUnet. Under most current hot-potato routing schemes, that > > carrier will drop the packet at the closest BBN peering point, and the > > But...do Above.net and Exodus.net actually buy transit from anyone, or are > they each large enough that they just connect to the various NAPs and have > free peering with all the other major networks? If they don't buy transit > from any other backbone, and lose peering with BBN, what path will packets > between BBN and either of the two above take? None. And when BBN customers call Exodus customers to ask why they can't get through, I hope Exodus has informed them (before that happens) why and what they should do with their BBN contracts. (hint: paper shredders make wonderful confetti). -- -- Karl Denninger ([email protected])| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin http://www.mcs.net/ | T1's from $600 monthly / All Lines K56Flex/DOV | NEW! Corporate ISDN Prices dropped by up to 50%! Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURE ON ALL PERSONAL ACCOUNTS Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | *SPAMBLOCK* Technology now included at no cost
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