SJW> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 19:28:41 +0100 (BST) SJW> From: Stephen J. Wilcox SJW> BGP first checks all kinds of network admin defined things SJW> such as local prefs etc which ought to be properly set by SJW> the admins to ensure traffic is going the best way (which SJW> should include local interconnects rather than last resort SJW> transits). Then all things being well BGP can make choices SJW> on path! That's what happened here. Rather than transitting the traffic via a "last resort" across town/state, the higher local-pref of a "local" peer won. Geography requirements for peers aren't inherently bad. There's a point where things get extreme, but it would be nice to see nationals peer in the south as well. If one has peering requirements, at least set them to reach a positive goal... Eddy -- Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 (785) 865-5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 (316) 794-8922 Wichita ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:23:58 +0000 (GMT) From: A Trap <blacklist@brics.com> To: blacklist@brics.com Subject: Please ignore this portion of my mail signature. These last few lines are a trap for address-harvesting spambots. Do NOT send mail to <blacklist@brics.com>, or you are likely to be blocked.