This is something beyond cluelessness - perhaps a bug or, even worse, Confederation Upheaval! gw\#sh ip bgp reg _6350$ BGP table version is 2183343, local router ID is 157.130.11.90 Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path *> 136.242.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 138.88.0.0/15 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 141.149.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 141.150.0.0/15 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 141.152.0.0/13 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 141.161.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 148.129.64.0/20 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 151.200.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 151.207.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 159.40.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 159.67.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 162.83.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 162.84.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 166.91.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 167.176.0.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 192.245.150.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 198.100.0.0/22 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 198.242.42.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path *> 199.45.32.0/19 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 199.98.208.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 199.98.253.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 199.111.96.0/22 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 199.244.139.0 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i *> 205.153.36.0/22 157.130.11.89 80 0 701 3951 6350 i gw\# sh ip ro 151.200.0.0 Routing entry for 151.200.0.0 255.255.0.0 Known via "bgp 7925", distance 20, metric 0 Tag 701, type external Last update from 157.130.11.89 14:04:55 ago Routing Descriptor Blocks: * 157.130.11.89, from 157.130.11.89, 14:04:55 ago Route metric is 0, traffic share count is 1 AS Hops 3 gw\#tr ip 151.200.0.250 Type escape sequence to abort. Tracing the route to 151.200.0.250 1 Hssi5-0-0.GW1.PIT1.Alter.Net (157.130.11.89) [AS 701] 8 msec 8 msec 12 msec 2 * * * 3 151.ATM3-0.XR1.TCO1.ALTER.NET (146.188.162.82) [AS 701] !H * * gw\# gw\#tr ip 151.200.0.250 Type escape sequence to abort. Tracing the route to 151.200.0.250 1 Hssi5-0-0.GW1.PIT1.Alter.Net (157.130.11.89) [AS 701] 8 msec 8 msec 12 msec 2 * * * 3 151.ATM3-0.XR1.TCO1.ALTER.NET (146.188.162.82) [AS 701] !H * * ********** This is really puzzling.............. *************** gw\#sh ip bgp 151.196.91.1 BGP routing table entry for 151.196.0.0 255.255.0.0, version 2097167 Paths: (1 available, best #1, advertised over IBGP) 701 3951 8016 157.130.11.89 from 157.130.11.89 (137.39.2.119) Origin IGP, localpref 80, valid, external, best gw\#sh ip bgp 151.196.78.1 BGP routing table entry for 151.196.0.0 255.255.0.0, version 2097167 Paths: (1 available, best #1, advertised over IBGP) 701 3951 8016 157.130.11.89 from 157.130.11.89 (137.39.2.119) Origin IGP, localpref 80, valid, external, best gw\#tr ip 151.196.91.1 Type escape sequence to abort. Tracing the route to 151.196.91.1 1 Hssi5-0-0.GW1.PIT1.Alter.Net (157.130.11.89) [AS 701] 12 msec 12 msec 12 mse c 2 151.ATM3-0.XR2.TCO1.ALTER.NET (146.188.162.86) [AS 701] 16 msec 16 msec 16 m sec 3 192.ATM10-0-0.BR2.TCO1.ALTER.NET (146.188.160.93) [AS 701] 16 msec 16 msec 1 6 msec 4 mae-east2.iconnet.net (198.32.186.75) [AS 701] 16 msec 16 msec 16 msec 5 POS9-0-0.core1.dca1.IConNet.NET (204.245.71.13) [AS 3951] 16 msec 88 msec 20 msec 6 Hssi0-0.core1.bwi1.IConNet.NET (204.245.69.49) [AS 3951] 68 msec 20 msec 20 msec 7 hssi-bellatlantic-gw.balt01.iconnet.net (209.3.153.70) [AS 3951] 16 msec 36 msec 48 msec 8 207.68.2.29 [AS 11649] 140 msec 28 msec 28 msec 9 192.168.1.2 32 msec 28 msec 28 msec gw\#tr ip 151.196.78.1 Type escape sequence to abort. Tracing the route to 151.196.78.1 1 Hssi5-0-0.GW1.PIT1.Alter.Net (157.130.11.89) [AS 701] 12 msec 12 msec 12 mse c 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * 151.ATM3-0.XR1.TCO1.ALTER.NET (146.188.162.82) [AS 701] !H gw\#