Thank you, can you please detail "What happens if you peer MT:CER with the CER using AS23456.” ?
> On 1 Jul 2023, at 02:17, Tim Warnock <[email protected]> wrote: > > So reading all that - if the CER advertises the capability that it can talk > "NEW BGP" as per RFC6793 but then barfs on an UPDATE that matches RFC6793 > specifications then the bug must be in the CER. > > I'm surprised this hasn't been a bigger problem to date, TBH. > > What happens if you peer MT:CER with the CER using AS23456. > > Does the MT then switch to "OLD BGP" mode? > > -----Original Message----- > From: foundry-nsp <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jörg Kost > Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2023 12:09 AM > To: Bogdan-Stefan Rotariu <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [f-nsp] Netiron AS4 capabilities > > There is a difference if you have to read an unsigned int 16 or unsigned > eight from the packet stream, and flags are set to 1 by default, which is not > found in the standard. > > Also, as a counterexample, looking at the FRR open source code ensures that > extended flags are only set if used and corresponding integers are > read/written. > > I'm just afraid that arguing won't help in your case. It is, of course, a > great pity that the manufacturer does not seem to care about the > interoperability of its device. The handling will then probably also affect > other areas and Co. That doesn't look very customer friendly. Luckily you can > choose your manufacturer. > > Of course, you can also open a ticket with Extreme again if you sign a valid > support contract. Which I always appreciate with Brocade and now Extreme; > once you get past the first barrier of "do you think it's a bug?", you > quickly have contact with support or engineering, who can really familiarize > themselves with your problem and ultimately fix it. In addition, there is the > first-class release/change log, where every small bug can also be found. > > Unfortunately, in the early days of the SLX, we found and reported many > "startup" bugs, and everything was always fixed, it's running for good now. > And with NetIron systems, we have BGP sessions with 900 days and more > uptime... > > In this sense: > Buy something good with appropriate support :-) > _______________________________________________ foundry-nsp mailing list [email protected] http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp
