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> This is only a problem if you want everyone to see your network topology.
> But why would someone need to traceroute you from another AS?

- I traceroute to other ASes every day, and I find it extremely useful
to see for instance where a path stops.

- traceroute is not the only use for ICMP.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no