6 Oct
2005
6 Oct
'05
6:54 a.m.
While I realize that the "nuke survivable" thing is probably an old wives tale, it seems ridiculous that "the Internet" can't adjust by routing any packets that used to go directly from Cogent to Level 3 though some 3rd (and) 4th (and) 5th set of providers that are connected in some fashion to both...
It's not a myth. If the Internet were running RIP instead of BGP that is likely what would happen. Of course, there are a few downsides to running RIP on the open Internet as well... Today's Internet is a few generations beyond what Paul Baran originally conceived and the policy and politics of business does tend to gum up the works a bit now that there is no serious threat of global nuclear war. --Michael Dillon