Peering is a lot of work.

Tue Oct 29 21:54:41 UTC 1996

> One can point default at someone whether or not they are peering with the
> person.  I am somewhat confused by the thought that people believe that
> they need to be peering with someone to have that person point default at
> them.  I could (I don't, but I could), point default at /anyone/ on the
> same switch fabric as me, whether they are peering with me or not.  Why do
> people continue to tie these 2 issues together?

At the MAEs, this is correct.  However, for those NAPs running ATM switches,
this is not the case.  

- Noam