JN> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:10:17 -0700 JN> From: John Neiberger JN> My current opinion is that since we can't accept much JN> downtime in the case of a single provider failure, it's JN> probably not wise to put all of our eggs in Sprint's basket JN> even if all circuits are geographically diverse. Use multiple border routers. Keep your IGP lean and nimble. Think about BGP/IGP synchronization. WAN links can fail, but so can ethernet links and entire routers. Eddy -- EverQuick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses : blacklist@brics.com -or- alfra@intc.net -or- curbjmp@intc.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.