Re: NSP ... New Information

[Larry Vaden <vaden () texoma net>]

At 09:18 AM 6/9/97 PDT, Randy Bush wrote:
> > The "how to do without a /19" question remains unanswered.
>
> No.  You just don't like the answer.  Get space from upstream like every
> other small provider does until they have sufficient track record to warrant
> their own space.
>
> Been there.  Done that.  What I did not do was bother everybody else in the
> world with whining.
>
> randy

Are you saying that a /19 wouldn't put less load on the _system_ than the
current situation + another block?

Our /23 and /21 are from UUNET, our primary provider.  ACSI is secondary
provider.

Teach me (read: offer your constructive criticism).  I'm willing to learn.

> <Picture: DIGEX>
>
> MAE-East Looking Glass Results
>
> Query: bgp 
> Addr: 205.229.106.0 
>
> BGP routing table entry for 205.229.106.0/23, version 4581638
> Paths: (4 available, best #4)
>  6467 4963, (aggregated by 4963 206.222.100.182)
>    165.117.1.122 (metric 28416) from 165.117.1.35 (165.117.1.122)
>      Origin IGP, metric 2000000000, localpref 100, valid, internal,
atomic-aggregate
>      Community: 2548:668
>      Originator : 165.117.1.122, Cluster list: 165.117.1.35,
165.117.1.17, 165.117.1.122
>  1800 1239 4200 6467 4963, (aggregated by 4963 206.222.100.182)
>    192.41.177.240 from 192.41.177.240 (198.67.131.49)
>      Origin IGP, metric 6, valid, external, atomic-aggregate
>      Community: 2548:668
>  1800 1239 4200 6467 4963, (aggregated by 4963 206.222.100.182),
(received-only)
>    192.41.177.240 from 192.41.177.240 (198.67.131.49)
>      Origin IGP, metric 6, valid, external, atomic-aggregate
>  6467 4963, (aggregated by 4963 206.222.100.182)
>    192.41.177.108 from 165.117.1.122
>      Origin IGP, localpref 100, weight 100, valid, internal,
atomic-aggregate, best
>      Community: 2548:668
>      Originator : 165.117.1.122, Cluster list: 165.117.1.122
>
> <Picture: DIGEX>
> MAE-East Looking Glass Results
>
> Query: bgp 
> Addr: 206.65.112.0 
>
> BGP routing table entry for 206.65.112.0/21, version 4581941
> Paths: (2 available, best #2)
>  6467 4963, (aggregated by 4963 206.222.100.182)
>    165.117.1.122 (metric 28416) from 165.117.1.35 (165.117.1.122)
>      Origin IGP, metric 2000000000, localpref 100, valid, internal,
atomic-aggregate
>      Community: 2548:668
>      Originator : 165.117.1.122, Cluster list: 165.117.1.35,
165.117.1.17, 165.117.1.122
>  6467 4963, (aggregated by 4963 206.222.100.182)
>    192.41.177.108 from 165.117.1.122
>      Origin IGP, localpref 100, weight 100, valid, internal,
atomic-aggregate, best
>      Community: 2548:668
>      Originator : 165.117.1.122, Cluster list: 165.117.1.122


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