Re: Peering versus Transit

[Nathan Stratton <nathan () netrail net>]

On Mon, 30 Sep 1996, Barney Wolff wrote:

> Er, why did the exchange operator let you put a router on their switching
> fabric if you're not peering there with somebody?  Are there actual
> cases of people with routers at NAPs/MAEs/xIXs who don't peer with anyone?

Sorry, I did not answer this fully in my last post. They do it because
they want the $5,700 a month for the connection into the gigaswitch. They
don't care if you have any peering at all. 

Nathan Stratton           CEO, NetRail, Inc.    Tracking the future today!
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