Bit-dumping [Was: Re: Peering Policy]yy

Alan Hannan hannan at UU.NET
Wed Oct 30 19:58:12 UTC 1996


  Then you have to actually do something logically.  However, I
  think that this case is the least probable of the three.

  -alan

Dima Volodin said:
] 
] Now what if your Gigaswitch port got fried?
] 
] 
] Dima
] 
] Alan Hannan writes:
] > 
] >   If you filtered me by MAC address I could swap cards and get in.
] > 
] >   Unless you did inclusive filtering, and then if you wanted to peer
] >   with me, and I had to swap a card, you couldn't.
] > 
] >   The gigaswitches do port filtering, I believe that was agreed to 
] >   be the better choice.
] > 
] >   I certainly hope it's a choice, at least, right Steve.... :)
] > 
] >   -alan
] > 
] > Dima Volodin said:
] > ] 
] > ] You don't mean changing one MAC address in Gigaswitch configuration is a
] > ] bolder feat than swapping (failed) equipment, do you?
] > ] 
] > ] 
] > ] Dima
] > ] 
] > ] Deepak Jain writes:
] > ] > 
] > ] > Problem is that if hardware fails or is swapped out, MAC addresses change.
] > ] > 
] > ] > -Deepak.
] > ] > 
] > ] > On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Dima Volodin wrote:
] > ] > 
] > ] > > Isn't it possible to filter MAC addresses at Gigaswitches?
] > ] > > 
] > ] > > 
] > ] > > Dima
] > ] > > 
] > ] > > Paul Ferguson writes:
] > ] > > > 
] > ] > > > Apparently people are still missing the point. On a shared media
] > ] > > > exchange, there is nothing to preclude another entity from pointing
] > ] > > > default to you even if they are *not* peering with you [a.k.a. bit-dumping].
] > ] > > > 
] > ] > > > - paul
] 






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