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Re: AS path question.


From: "Scott Weeks" <surfer () mauigateway com>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:00:55 -0800



--- jlewis () lewis org wrote:
From: Jon Lewis <jlewis () lewis org>
On Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Scott Weeks wrote:

Why did that make you feel safe?  Other than a bug, and ignorance of 
BGP, what is unsafe about a lotta prepends?

Ignorance of BGP?  There's a known cisco bug that causes BGP session 
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I meant ignorance of BGP in that 50, 75 or 100 prepends will basically make no difference in your paths.  So, other 
than for fun and testing why prepend that much?

scott


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