Re: Cogent/Level 3 depeering

[Tom Sands <tsands () rackspace com>]

Yeah, we just noticed the same..

BGP routing table entry for 38.0.0.0/8, version 23735501
Paths: (3 available, best #1, table Default-IP-Routing-Table)
Flag: 0x220
 Advertised to peer-groups:
    core
 Advertised to non peer-group peers:
 64.39.2.107 212.100.225.49
 3356 174, (received & used)
   195.50.112.205 from 195.50.112.205 (4.68.0.240)
     Origin IGP, metric 0, localpref 100, valid, external, best
     Community: 3356:3 3356:86 3356:575 3356:666 3356:2010



Charles Gucker wrote:

> On 07 Oct 2005 19:00:46 +0000, Paul Vixie <vixie () vix com> wrote:
>  
>
> > cgucker () onesc net (Charles Gucker) writes:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > > Ok, as I understand it, Level3 can get Cogent connectivity back
> > > > simply be restoring the peering that they suspended, right?
> > > >        
>
> First off, that's not my quote. ;-)  Second, it would appear routes
> are once again beng exchanged between Level(3) and Cogent.
>
> BGP routing table entry for 209.244.0.0/14, version 103309841
> Paths: (1 available, best #1, table Default-IP-Routing-Table)
>  Not advertised to any peer
>  174 3356, (aggregated by 3356 4.68.0.12)
>    66.28.1.1 from 66.28.1.1 (66.28.1.1)
>      Origin IGP, metric 1000, localpref 100, valid, external,
> atomic-aggregate, best
>      Community: 174:21000 16631:1000
>
> > From an outside view, it seems like Level(3) caved in to customer
> demand, but what the true outcome is, nobody will know [publically].
>
> charles
>
>  
>
> > that's what this press release says:
> >
> >        http://www.cogentco.com/htdocs/press.php?func=detail&person_id=62
> >
> > disclaimer-- my employer has friendly relations with both Level(3) and Cogent.
> > --
> > Paul Vixie
> >
> >    
>
>  

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