[68315] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Source address validation (was Re: UUNet Offer New Protection
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Mon Mar 8 15:56:02 2004
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 15:55:26 -0500 (EST)
From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
To: Steve Francis <steve@expertcity.com>
Cc: "Christopher L. Morrow" <christopher.morrow@mci.com>,
nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <404CCDFB.4060709@expertcity.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Steve Francis wrote:
> That was exactly what I was doing by saying I will only get service from
> ISPs that run loose-uRPF in cores. (or all edges, including peering links.)
>
> I will not take service from ISP X, who is cheaper than ISP Y, if ISP X
> cannot assure me that I will not get bogon sourced traffic on my link.
Why do you care how a provider does X?
Your requirement doesn't seem to be run loose-uRPF in cores, although that
may be one way a provider chooses to solve the problem. You requirement
is "not get bogon sourced traffic on your link."
I know its tempting to tell other people how to run their networks. But
specifying the solution sometimes cuts out alternative solutions which
work just as well or maybe better.
