21 May
2009
21 May
'09
10:30 a.m.
Jon Lewis wrote:
Still, it's better to get your config done right than rely on your providers to ignore what you shouldn't be advertising.
I have to agree completely with Jon here. As a small SP, it is prudent to do everything you can to be a good 'netizen. Apply your outbound prefix lists *before* you turn up your BGP session(s). You should also ensure that you have a good grasp on BCP 38 prior to connecting yourself. This should be done no matter who your upstreams are, large or small. There is nothing more frustrating than seeing RFC 1918, BOGON and/or your own IP space coming back at you eating your bandwidth from your upstreams, so ensure you are not responsible for doing it to them. Steve