[3648] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: totd
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Dillon)
Sat Aug 3 20:37:31 1996
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1996 17:30:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <C04E0728@mai.net>
On Sat, 3 Aug 1996, Vincent J. Bono wrote:
> > 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.
It shouldn't affect traceroutes. If it did the TOTD would never have been
posted.
> I agree. I can't see how a lot of debugging functions would be possible
> from the unmanned POPs if we used private ips.
Presumably the private IP addresses would be fully routed within your
network but filtered at the borders.
Michael Dillon - ISP & Internet Consulting
Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-604-546-3049
http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com
