[isp-bgp] RE: BGP

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Amadei" <amadei@...>
To: <isp-bgp@isp-bgp.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 6:31 AM
Subject: [isp-bgp] RE: BGP


> On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, Mike Hammett wrote:
>
> > Not quite the response I was looking for...
>
> Heh, heh... probably not.
>
> BGP is Border Gateway Protocol.  In a few words, it's
> a protocol used to spread dynamic routes between routers
> on the internet.
>
> It's not really an easy subject.  I recommend getting a book, like
> John W. Stewart's "BGP4" book... that way you have a baseline.
>
> Generally, unless you need to get your own IP addresses from ARIN or
> if you're not multihomed (i.e. get bandwidth from more than one upstream),
> you don't need it.
>
> ----Steve
> Stephen Amadei
> Dandy.NET!  CTO
> Atlantic City, NJ
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