The IPv6 Travesty that is Cogent's refusal to peer Hurricane Electric - and how to solve it

Mon Jan 25 18:13:15 UTC 2016

Mark Tinka wrote:
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> On 25/Jan/16 12:15, Joe Maimon wrote:
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>> No static routes, dedicated BGP routed loopbacks on each side from an
>> allocated /31, strict definitions on which routes belong to which
>> session. Its gone about very properly.
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> And all of this is simpler than having a native BGP session that runs
> across a point-to-point link?

Maybe not for some people, but I have a hard time understanding why one 
extra ebgp session is such a novel concept for all you networking folk.

> My philosophy: if I could run a router with only one command in its
> configuration, I would.

They sell those routers at your nearest staples, they require zero commands.

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> Personally, I abhor tunnels (and things that resemble them) as well as
> centralized networking. But that's just me.
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I know you know better. What does this have to do with tunnels? Or how 
centralized your network is built or not?

Joe