> 177.23.232.0/24 *[BGP/170] 00:52:40, MED 0, localpref 105 ... > ... > I see no valid reason for such long AS paths. [ assuming it is not the microtik thing ] the /24 can not be sliced to steer inbound, so they're desperately trying to push it away with prepend. of course, their upstreams all prefer customers, so they keep adding prepends in some vain hope. randy