Bradley Dunn writes:
The reason I thought it was funny was not because they were having problems (all providers have problems), but because of the following:
(a) In the past various Sprint people have suggested multihoming to different SprintLink POPs as a solution to their refusal to hear specifics of their aggregates from peers. Well, with four POPs having problems in the same day, perhaps a better term would be multi-screwed.
We are working on adjusting our multihoming policies such that multihoming with Sprint will be a viable solution for customers.
(b) Possible evidence for Metzger's cowboyism theory? Were these BGP configs tested before they were implemented?
Yes. And it wasn't the configs that were wrong. It was a BGP related Cisco bug.
(c) So much for the "clueless small ISPs" being the only ones unable to config BGP. Let's face it, routing configuration in a complex and dynamic internetwork is a challenging task, whether it is being performed by a billion dollar telco or a $100,000 startup.
Noone is immune to bugs in code. -Hank