[51554] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: AT&T NYC
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ralph Doncaster)
Thu Aug 29 16:46:29 2002
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:44:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ralph Doncaster <ralph@istop.com>
To: Derek Samford <dsamford@fastduck.net>
Cc: "'Robert A. Hayden'" <rhayden@geek.net>,
'Michael Hallgren' <m.hallgren@free.fr>,
'Peter van Dijk' <peter@dataloss.nl>,
"nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <001401c24f97$45761de0$5201a8c0@server>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Derek Samford wrote:
> I personally prefer using IS-IS for loopback/infrastructure routes, and
> I use confederations for my IBGP. If a confederation ever gets to large,
> I can always add a route-reflector inside the confederation. Ralph, you
> have never failed to amaze me with your love for WCP (Worst Current
> Practices.)
OK, then hand me a clue and explain why ruing an iBGP mesh with 3-4
routers is so bad (seeing as Bassam Halabi didn't in his book).
-Ralph
