[3647] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: totd
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vincent J. Bono)
Sat Aug 3 18:20:34 1996
From: "Vincent J. Bono" <VBONO@mai.net>
To: Robert Bowman <rob@elite.exodus.net>, owner-nanog@merit.edu
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1996 18:09:58 EST
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CC: nanog@merit.edu
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> 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
