[92547] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: icmp rpf
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Kent)
Mon Sep 25 12:23:05 2006
From: Mark Kent <mark@noc.mainstreet.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-reply-to: <20060925133410.GA93997@puck.nether.net> (message from Jared
Mauch on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:34:10 -0400)
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:22:14 -0700 (PDT)
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Jared Mauch wrote:
>> I would hope they're doing it for more than just ICMP packets.
yes, loose RPF, but I just care about ICMP.
>> I would argue should be, or is a current best practice.
OK, so I must have missed the memo :-)
Who among AS1239, AS701, AS3356, AS7018, AS209 does loose RPF
(not just strict RPF on single-homed customers)?
>> Did big.net just turn this on, or has it been on for
>> months/years now?
I'm pretty sure it's months and not years.
I've noticed it for a while, but it just recently drove me to the
point where I'd complain about it.
Thanks,
-mark
