Robert E. Seastrom wrote:
steve@telecomplete.co.uk writes:
On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 09:26:13AM -0500, Robert Boyle wrote:
At 09:23 AM 11/9/2006, you wrote:
On Thu, Nov 09, 2006, Robert Boyle wrote:
You should also create a bogons list for your BGP routes which you accept from your upstream. Block all RFC1918 space and unassigned public addresses too. Just keep on top of it when new allocations are put into use. We see all kinds of crazy things which people try to announce (and successfully too - up to our borders anyway.)
Is there a somewhat-reliable bogon BGP feed that can be subscribed to these days?
We just maintain our own. I remember hearing about one a while ago, but we don't use it so I don't know any details.
I'd strongly advise against folks doing it statically.. there seems to be ongoing issues with stale filters each time new address space is released. Even with the best of intentions folks change role or employer and things can get left unmanaged.
The craziest stuff that gets announced isnt in the reserved/unallocated realm anyway so the effort seems to be disproportional to the benefits... and most issues I read about with reserved space is packets coming FROM them not TO them....
Steve's 100% spot-on here. I don't have bogon filters at all and it hasn't hurt me in the least. I think the notion that this is somehow a good practice needs to be quashed.
Some people don't use condoms with hookers either. Just because they haven't caught anything yet doesn't make it a smart practice. Andrew