Re: Tier-2 reachability and multihoming

[G Pavan Kumar <pavanji () cse iitb ac in>]

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 bmanning () vacation karoshi com wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 12:18:34PM -0800, Bill Woodcock wrote:
> >       On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, G Pavan Kumar wrote:
> >    > Actually, I am not doing what you think I am. I am using the RouteViews
> >    > aggregation of the BGP routing tables. RouteViews is a project at the
> >    > univ. of Oregon that peers with backbones.
> >
> > Really?  Could you tell us more about it?  I thought there was just one
> > Internet backbone.
>
>         Bill...  Stop it!!!  shooting fish in a barrel is
>         no sport at all.

You think I am a fish in a barrel? Well, guess what, I didnt think it 
through while entering your mouth that you're dumb enough to prefer it 
rather in a barrel!!

> >    > I am looking at almost full and fresh data.
> >
> > So what value do you assign to "almost full?"  There's a difference
> > between "best" and "complete," which you may not be entirely appreciating.
> >
> >                                 -Bill
>
>         almost full == just after dessert
>
>         and as you (and almost every one else on this list) know,
>         there is zero chance of "complete" ...  and "best" is always
>         in the eye/routing-table of the beholder.
>
> --bill