Non-ISP companies multi-homing?

Fri Jul 25 14:59:22 UTC 1997

On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Gordon Mercer wrote:

> I think I see where the miscommunication lies. We were  
> discussing ISP's running IBGP sessions with multi-homed  
> customers. giving you the ability to announce routes to  
> another provider tagged with my AS is what makes me  
> nervous.

Ah, ok, that's the miscommunication.

> 
> Are you announcing routes to BBN as AS 701? or to UUNet  
> from AS 1?

Nah, they wouldn't let me, I'd have to fix UUNet's TCO, and the first thing 
to go would be that damn ATM switch, *then* I'd have to fix BBN, and there 
ain't that much time in the world.....

Paul
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