The whole Cogent vs Level(3) thing...

[Nai`a]

The best place for watching this unfold is the NANOG mailinglist.

<http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/>

In short, Cogent seems to be hosting their customers on something that
resembles HIX in some ways, and Level(3) just turned down their connect
to them, so people who are ONLY hosted thru Level(3) (or Cogent) now
can't get to the other side of this "Great Gulf" that has been set up.

If one has more than one backbone feed, this bunfight isn't a problem.
But it seems that RoadRunner only gets connectivity thru Level(3).

Aloha mai Nai`a!

[Nai`a]

Post by Nai`a
The best place for watching this unfold is the NANOG mailinglist.
<http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/>

<http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-07-2005/0004164041&EDATE=>

" "On October 6, Level 3, as it had repeatedly advised Cogent it would,
" terminated free traffic exchange with Cogent. Because Internet users,
" apparently without notice from Cogent and through no fault of their own,
" have been impacted, Level 3 has, effective immediately, re-established a
" free connection to Cogent. In order to allow Internet users to make
" alternative arrangements, we will maintain this connection until 6:00
" a.m. ET, November 9, 2005. The effectiveness of this arrangement of
" course depends on Cogent's willingness to maintain their side of the
" traffic exchange.

Interesting Tactic.

Aloha mai Nai`a!