Re: "Peering Router"

Seth Mattinen via NANOG <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.operators.nanog
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On 4/30/26 17:40, Mike Hammett via NANOG wrote:
> Not that we have expected everyone we talked to would join our IX, but the answer that some gave puzzled me. There have been a few variations of "We don't have a peering router in that market."
> 
> All routers peer, so what does that mean to you? How do people use that term?
> 

I personally don't mix transit and peering duties on the same device. I 
have a dedicated router for peering sessions and a dedicated router for 
each transit provider. I find it easier to manage and it limits scope if 
one of them has a problem or needs an update since it only affects its 
own playground.
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