On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 04:47:51PM -0400, Leo Bicknell wrote:
In a message written on Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 03:47:00PM -0400, Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
Exchange point blocks SHOULDN'T be transited by anyone, therefore you should not hear them from your peers.
I would say this the other way around, all exchange point blocks should be transited by someone.
Back in the day, things like the mae-east FDDI were originated by a half dozen AS's. Why? If you had "full routes", but didn't connect to the mae, you could traceroute but not ping it, and things of that nature. It confused people. Of course, the inconsistent announcements were also an issue.
Am I right that I don't see a reason why IX blocks should be transited other than traceroute should work? I can think of a couple of reasons why the blocks SHOULDN'T be transitted by anyone. Adi