IP economics morphed into (TCP/RST)

Thu Apr 22 15:07:38 UTC 2004

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Niels Bakker wrote:

> * steve at telecomplete.co.uk (Stephen J. Wilcox) [Thu 22 Apr 2004, 16:11 CEST]:
> > There isnt a "link-local" for IP altho this would be a great solution
> > (surely this can be written for BGP??).
> 
> 169.254/16

is not link-local and will be routed if you try. i was thinking link-local as in 
ISIS style

> > Or I could use all eBGP addresses from a block which I dont route and filter
> > internally.. I suspect this is a non-starter, I will have to include all my
> > addresses given to me by peers and its gonna screw traces, monitoring etc.
> 
> I've seen e.g. BT do this

and public peering? or when viewed from their peers networks..?

Steve

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> 	-- Niels.
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