Re: Why does Sprint have address filters again?

["John Golovich" <john () shutter net>]

I think either I am missing the point or others are.  We plan on 
sending traffic through each others backbones.  In essence we will be 
one huge network.  Sharing traffic.  I can do this with private as 
numbers?


> On Fri, 29 May 1998, John Golovich wrote:
>
> > In the Detroit area alot of smaller ISPs are looking to create a 
> > peering between each other to create shorter router for wherever 
> > traffic needs to go (ie. transit routing).
> >
> > This plan has been placed on hold and almost officially shelved 
> > because alot of the smaller ISPs dont see the need for an AS number.  
>
> Since it's private peering anyway, why not use 64xyz numbers?
>
> Not to sound spoiled or something, but once those ISPs stop being small
> ISPs and become reasonably large ISPs they'll need an AS number anyway.
> $500 is way too much for an ASN, but it's not much compared to what I pay
> for a 4500 router.
>
> With regards,
>
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