max. prefix length

Fri Apr 26 20:13:34 UTC 1996

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> Sorry for the newbie question:
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> Is there a consensus on the maximum network prefix length that can be accepted
> for announcement between full-routing BGp speakers ?
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	The absolute limit is a /32.
	Depending on whom you talk to and where your prefixen lay,
	the other values range from /24 to /18.

--bill