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j"1LAnZuoQdcKCkpDBKQMCgziGMoPC4VQUckMl<div class="post">Definitively, we need some overall network hps meter in every node.<br/><br/>And at last I've found that article:<br/><a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1237179">http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1237179</a><br/><br/>Network splits are easier to produce, and happen more often, than many users on this forum think.<br/>You don't really need to cut any cable, nor hack into ISP's router to plug that ISP off Internet.<br/>You don't need to hack his peers either. All you need is BGP router in any AS (and some unwary BGP peers).<br/>I have one&nbsp; <img alt="Grin" border="0" src="/static/img/emoticons/grin.gif"/><br/><br/>So, it is possible to talk about a short (1 - 3 hours) and controlled network split.<br/>Not just split in half, but split into ASes. After an hour or three-four most of ISPs will recover, but that<br/>really depends on work hours. Weekend attack may have more prolonged effect.<br/>Perhaps in the future that will be fixed and no BGP router will be vulnerable, but<br/>anyway, nobody should count on Internet stability and persistent connectivity.</div> text/html