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RE: Another UUNET Explanation
From: "Chris A. Icide" <chris () nap net>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 23:23:01 -0500
---------- From: Sean M. Doran[SMTP:smd () clock org] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 1997 10:21 PM To: nanog () merit edu Subject: Re: Another UUNET Explanation A clumsy tech or a backhoe takes out a physical path between two POPs, each of which contains several routers that form part of this flat network. What happens now? Layer 2 heals itself, without the knowledge of layer 3. Layer 3 experiences a latency increase between certain paths. Sorry, had to do it. *duck* However, I agree wholeheartedly. If I had a Layer 2 protocol designed solely for the transport of a protocol to end all protocols, perhaps I would choose to use it, however, in this fast paced industry, will we ever have the "perfect" protocol (okay, ever is a big word). I suspect that as long as there is some value in making the "network" do something it wasn't originally designed to do, someone will hack a way to do it, and rake in some money. That money will draw other people to into either parroting the pioneer, or hacking thier own way, or perhaps denouncing the hack as un-pure. It's a never-ending circle, hacker, parrot, purist? Rwaaah, Cracker wants a Polly! (polly always gets the cracker) Chris A. Icide Nap.Net, L.L.C.
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- Re: Routing vs Switching (was Re: Another UUNET Explanation), (continued)
- Re: Routing vs Switching (was Re: Another UUNET Explanation) Larry Vaden (Jul 02)
- Re: Another UUNET Explanation Dorian R. Kim (Jul 02)
- Re: Another UUNET Explanation John Leong (Jul 01)
- Re: Another UUNET Explanation Nathan Stratton (Jul 01)
- Re: Another UUNET Explanation Ehud Gavron (Jul 01)
- Re: Another UUNET Explanation Martin J. Hannigan (Jul 01)
- Re: Another UUNET Explanation John Leong (Jul 02)
- Re: Another UUNET Explanation Steve Mansfield (Jul 02)
- Re: Another UUNET Explanation jprovo (Jul 01)
- RE: Another UUNET Explanation Chad Skidmore (Jul 01)
- RE: Another UUNET Explanation Chris A. Icide (Jul 01)
- Routing vs Switching (was Re: Another UUNET Explanation) Sean M. Doran (Jul 01)
- Re: Routing vs Switching (was Re: Another UUNET Explanation) Craig A. Huegen (Jul 02)
- Routing vs Switching (was Re: Another UUNET Explanation) Sean M. Doran (Jul 01)
- FW: Another UUNET Explanation Jan Novak (Jul 02)
- Re: Another UUNET Explanation Mat Miller (Jul 02)
- Re: Another UUNET Explanation Wolfgang Henke (Jul 02)