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Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses
From: Robert Kiessling <robert+nanog () josebus org>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:40:48 +0000
On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 11:55 -1000, Randy Bush wrote:
[IX---SwitchA---SwitchB---Router]I'm not saying that the practice is good, or recommended, or without peril. But it's certainly not isolated to the UK.perhaps it should be :-) as folk from all over read this list, i just could not let discussion of how to do something that is generally broken and quite ill-advised go without raising a red flag.
What is the problem with this for the IXP, assuming proper safeguards are in place which are best practice anyway (BPDU filters, port security, ...)? Which rule would you suggest for the IXP? The naive "connect only routers" wouldn't do of course in nowaday's world of hybrids. Robert
Current thread:
- Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Simon Brilus (Nov 09)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Steven Bakker (Nov 09)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Stephen J. Wilcox (Nov 09)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Randy Bush (Nov 09)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Joe Abley (Nov 09)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Randy Bush (Nov 09)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Robert Kiessling (Nov 09)
- RE: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Chris Roberts (Nov 09)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Richard A Steenbergen (Nov 09)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Randy Bush (Nov 11)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Will Hargrave (Nov 11)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Patrick W. Gilmore (Nov 11)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Randy Bush (Nov 11)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Patrick W. Gilmore (Nov 11)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Randy Bush (Nov 11)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Randy Bush (Nov 09)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Mike Hughes (Nov 09)
- Re: Peering VLANs and MAC addresses Steven Bakker (Nov 09)