external L2 ethernet connections

Fri Feb 20 15:17:39 UTC 2009

I ma not too sure if that is a comment that needs another expert answer .....but i can think of a few possible answers YES. 

"although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it" ....."IT Consultancy"?

--- On Fri, 2/20/09, Joe Maimon <jmaimon at ttec.com> wrote:

> From: Joe Maimon <jmaimon at ttec.com>
> Subject: Re: external L2 ethernet connections
> To: isabeldias1 at yahoo.com
> Cc: nanog at nanog.org
> Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 4:07 PM
> I like your community spirit.
> 
> Are you a member of the NANOG community because:
> 
> a) You want to educate yourself
> b) You want to educate others
> c) You want to participate in flame wars
> d) You want to read flame wars
> e) You want to denigrate those seeking to educate
> themselves or others
> 
> You cant have your cake and eat it too.
> 
> Thanks but no thanks, I am going to avoid the pissing
> contest.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> 
> isabel dias wrote:
> > Joe, 
> > I take credit card payments ....and we can agree on a
> daily rate ...as after all you are into "IT
> Consultancy". Just use the available search engine
> optimizers to build your knowledge based by performing the
> "black had v white hat" searches :-)
> > 
> > 
> > I am here still ....what is your budget?  
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Fri, 2/20/09, Joe Maimon
> <jmaimon at ttec.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Joe Maimon <jmaimon at ttec.com>
> >> Subject: external L2 ethernet connections
> >> To: nanog at nanog.org
> >> Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 3:41 PM
> >> Does anyone have a best practice list of things to
> >> disable/filter/turn off on ethernet ports l2
> connected to
> >> other AS's
> >> 
> >> cdp
> >> stp
> >> switchport negotiate
> >> vtp
> >> if trunking, limit vlans, no vlan1
> >> 
> >> So on so forth.
> >> 
> >> Switches do so many darn things all by themselves,
> as any
> >> packet capture shows.
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> 
> >> Joe
> > 
> > 
> >       
> >