4 Jun
2002
4 Jun
'02
4:24 p.m.
On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 04:17:04PM -0400, Joe Abley wrote:
On Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at 03:47 , Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
Exchange point blocks SHOULDN'T be transited by anyone, therefore you should not hear them from your peers.
[snip]
Messy traceroutes make the helpdesk phone ring.
How does the absence of an IXP route affect traceroutes -through- it? The IXP device has a route back to the source of the trace, so it can reply. The traceroute packets are addressed to the ultimate destination, so they don't need the IXP route. -c