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In oversimplified terms, BGP is more like a routing mechanism between ISPs, rather than just computers. BGP has historically been problematic, as a misconfigure
by stingraycharles 5y ago
In oversimplified terms, BGP is more like a routing mechanism between ISPs, rather than just computers. BGP has historically been problematic, as a misconfigured ISP could suddenly start broadcasting routes for eg YouTube which could bring that whole site down. (This isn’t a hypothetical example, this actually happened, see for example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=122826 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=122826 )
- runlevel1 5y agoTo expand a little more: BGP is a protocol for exchanging information about routes between routers, not a protocol for shipping non-routing data (e.g. your HTTP request is never carried by BGP).
- dnautics 5y agoAs a shitty analogy, I would say it's role is analogous to DHCP, except it's decentralized and for WANs instead of LANs.