30 Jul
2002
30 Jul
'02
8:32 p.m.
On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Jim Shankland wrote:
Patrick Evans <pre@PRE.ORG> writes:
My first project, if network availability were a key issue, within any organisation would be to a) obtain [an AS number] and b) make use of it.
Heh. How many bits in an AS number, again?
*grin* That's a problem with the underlying protocol. I get paid to run operational networks, not bleat endlessly about "how much work would it *really* take to implement 24bit AS numbers?" :) Crying about protocol deficiencies is a distant second to keeping a business up and running these days. -- Patrick Evans, allegedly Email: pre@pre.org CV: www.pre.org/pre/cv Wheels: Kawasaki ZXR400L9