When an ISP or Autonomous System (AS) such as Redpill Linpro acquires a block of globally unique IP addresses (called a prefix), it must advertise it to the global Internet routing table. This advertisement causes all other ASes in the world to find out that the new prefix is now alive, and also how and where to send any IP packets destined for it. Connectivity is established, and everybody is happy. Right?
Except there is a problem. The ... [continue reading]