Re: peering points

[Robert Bowman <rob () elite exodus net>]

Damnit Sean..  you definitely need to update your list BAD!  I mean we
wanted to have an OC12 ring 4 months ago, but MCI refused to give
it to us for free!

Has joining IXPs become a statement of power?  I think not.  I'll bet
there are just as many ppl on 2 or 3 IXPs that have peering with Sprint as
ppl on 4 or 5. :)

rob

> On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Sean Donelan wrote:
>
> > nathan () netrail NET (Nathan Stratton) writes:
> > > Well I think NAP's is referring to more then just 1 NAP. There are under 20
> > > providers connected to say 4 or 5 major NAP's.
> >
> > You prodded me into updating my exchange point matrix.  I don't claim its
> > perfect, or more up to date than a few minutes ago.  Things change quickly
> > in this business.
>
> Well, since you posted this in public I will respond in public.
>
> > Netrail(4006)                           Y                       Y          Y
>
> You need to update your list BAD. We are connected to all but one of your
> NAPs listed. We wanted to be at Sprint-NAP 4 months ago, but they did not
> have the gigaswitch port, or the physical space for our hardware. Please do
> not put information about other provider up without checking it out first.
>
> NAP           Status  Speed                   IP              VPI/VCI
> Ameritech-NAP UP      DS3 ATM                 198.32.130.58   1/34
> Atlanta-NAP   UP      Full Duplex FDDI        198.32.182.1
> CIX           UP      Half Duplex FDDI        198.32.176.12           
> MAE-East      UP      Half Duplex FDDI        192.41.177.228
> MAE-West      UP      Half Duplex FDDI        198.32.136.83
> PACBell               UP      OC-3 ATM                198.32.128.43   1/34
> PAIX          UP      Switched Ethernet       198.32.176.12
> Sprint-NAP    4/4/97  FDDI                    192.157.69.24
>
>
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