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Re: Cogent/Level 3 depeering

  • From: Matthew Crocker
  • Date: Wed Oct 05 15:18:39 2005 
On Oct 5, 2005, at 2:47 PM, Douglas Dever wrote:


On 10/5/05, Matthew Crocker <[email protected]> wrote:


They did, and I'm not down.  I see Level 3 via Sprint and GNAPs/CENT
just fine.  I didn't lose any connectivity to Level 3 at all.  Bits
moving down different pipes, not a big deal to me technically.   The


So, where's the problem, exactly?
Um, I only have 2 routes to Level 3 when I should have 3 routes and I'm paying for 3 routes...



fact remains that Cogent is not providing the service I'm paying them
for and they need to get it fixed.




Really?  As you already pointed out, your packets are reaching their
destination.  So, they don't "need" to get anything "fixed."






Ok, I *pay* Cogent for 'Direct Internet Access' which is IP Transit
service. I *cannot* get to part of the internet via Cogent right
now. I also *pay* Sprint and GNAPS for 'Direct Internet Access' and
I can get to all parts of the internet via their networks. I *used*
to be triple redundant to *all* of the Internet but now I only have
*two* connections to Level 3. My packets are reaching their
destination because I'm smart enough to be multi-homed, that doesn't
remove the responsibility of Cogent to do what I *pay them to do*.
Cogent is *not* providing complete Internet access, I really don't
care who's fault it is.




What utter nonsense...

*shakes head and walks away*




Is it really that hard to understand?



As a paying Cogent customer I expect to be able to get to the
Internet through them. Isn't that the business they are in?




-doug




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