Re: "Peering Router"

Bryan Holloway via NANOG <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.operators.nanog
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On 5/12/26 7:49 AM, Mark Tinka via NANOG wrote:
> 
> 
> On 08/05/2026 22:12, Seth Mattinen via NANOG wrote:
>>
>> 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.
> 
> This.
> 
> A dedicated peering router also ensures you eliminate providing transit 
> to a peer if you make a configuration error, as the peering router 
> neither carries the DFZ nor 0/0, ::/0.
> 
> Mark.
100% -- we do this too. In a pinch we've done "peering in a VRF", but I 
wouldn't recommend it. It's a pain in the ass to set up, and an even 
bigger pain to troubleshoot if you don't understand how it works. Plus 
it doesn't scale.


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