I get the point and I basically agree, but anyways, I'm still curious about what network dynamics might be at play here that make the covering announcement a source of problems. My question is strictly technical, I don't want to delve into the 'policy/authority' part of it (at this time at least :-) ) regards Carlos On 9/11/12 12:39 PM, Gert Doering wrote:
hi,
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:23:15PM -0300, Carlos M. martinez wrote:
Are your trobules traceable to the covering announcement? More specifics should always win, period. Regardless even of BGP attributes, so I'm curious if your issues are traceable to the /5.
That's sort of missing the point. Do not announce what you have no authority over.
And filter your downstream customers, using a mechanism that is based on strong authentication.
Gert Doering -- NetMaster