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Hello Sean, Sean Donelan wrote: > On Fri, 07 April 2000, Scott Call wrote: > > As we (ATG) are about to move into PAIX, SIX, and MAE-East ATM, I wanted > > to ask what the members of Nanog used to manage their peering with > > others (software wise). Currently we are all Cisco based, but Juniper > > and others are also eventualities. > > > > I've looked at the RtConfig program and it seems like a place to > > start, but I get the feeling that this is not the method most use. > > Most folks configure provider-to-provider BGP peering sessions manually. > > Fortunately they change fairly infrequently. A few use some automated > tools to push and collect router configurations, and macro or script > tools like M4 and Perl. Even fewer use RtConfig or other database driven > configuration tools. ANS had the closest to fully automated their peering > configurations, but they're gone now. > > The basic problem is most providers have homegrown systems which can't > share data with other providers. RPSL/IRRDB are attempts to communicate > the information between providers, but generally different providers use > very different forms and procedures. Sprint used a completely different > method of exchanging information about BGP configutions than Cable&Wireless > does. So if you peer with 50 different people, you may have 55 different > processes (yes, some providers have more than one process even within their > own company). To make sure I understand your message, do you mean RPSL/IRR are not used by most of the providers? Do they really have to configure manual line by line using CLI? I heard otherwise from some other people (who might not be entirely correct :-) I'm trying to understand how BGP4 policy are being configured by ISPs. Your input is highly appreciated. > > > I suspect Randy will explain its not a problem with Verio, but Verio is > a exception.
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