Which one is easier, 1. Convincing the tens of thousands of network operators and equipment vendors to modify configs and code to accept more specifics than /24, or 2. Moving to IPv6 a protocol that has been here for 20+ years
??? On Wed, 4 Oct 2023 at 12:41, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 11:56 AM Justin Wilson (Lists) <li...@mtin.net> > wrote: > > I think it is going to have to happen. We have several folks on the IX > and various consulting clients who only need 3-6 Ips but have to burn a > full /24 to participate in BGP. I wrote a blog post awhile back on this > topic > > Hi Justin, > > The Internet is not one network, it's tens of thousands of them all > run by different people who make their own choices. To participate in > BGP with a more specific prefix than /24, you must convince nearly all > of them to allow it. How are you planning to reach a human being at > those networks, much less a human being in a position to make that > choice? Let alone talk them into the change... > > When it was a handful of networks trying to filter at /19, it was > possible to beat that handful over the head. Even then it took years > before they gave up on the idea. /24 has been the de facto minimum > since forever. It's not a handful of networks, it's nearly everybody. > > So, if you'd like to make a wager on /25 and more specifics becoming a > real thing on the backbone, I'll be happy to take your money. > > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > > -- > William Herrin > b...@herrin.us > https://bill.herrin.us/ >
