Problems with specific routing policies for each exchange point

Fri Oct 31 17:55:55 UTC 1997

> I was not questioning the function, only the requirement. It seems
> that if the problem exist between NAPNET and GENUITY, it might exist
> elsewhere and changing to the specific ASes would be a simple fix.
>
> Are there cases where an AS macro would be really beneficial in the
> inet-rtr.rs-(in|out) statements?

Well, assuming you use as-macros as they were intended (to simply objects) .. 
it shouldn't be a problem.  The code is obviously broken and Jake is fixing 
it.  I assume that we could create another 2 macros listing every AS 
individually, but then that'd be more changes that'd we'd have to make every 
time we pick-up or drop an AS.

I've removed AS-NAPNET from the AS-GENUITY macro until the problem is 
corrected..

-danny

> Frankly, it's paranoia that causes me to only put specific ASes in the
> statements. While I'm willing to let an ISP tell me what ASes they are
> carrying, I want to know exactly with whom I'm exchanging routes.
> 
> I always thought of Randy as the conservative type, but maybe not as
> much as I.
> -- 
> R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
> Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
> Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
> E-mail: oberman at es.net			Phone: +1 510 486-8634