I made a different assumption, that a company big enough to successfully get an entire /16 probably already has an ASN. This may not be true but it's pretty likely.
John On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 22:06:53 -0500, MADMAN wrote: | Yes you must have a registered AS if you want to be visable beyond your | ISP. I make | assumptions that a person wishing to do this understands they need an | registered AS but | we all know the meaning of assume;) | | Dave | | Ken Diliberto wrote: | | > Isn't a unique AS number required? The original request said they had a | > class B but made no mention of their own AS. | > | > Ken | > | > >>> "MADMAN" 11/06/01 03:00PM >>> | > router bgp 1 | > network a.b.c.d (your class B) | > neighbor x.x.x.x remote-as 2 (ISP X) | > neighbor y.y.y.y remote-as 3 (ISP Y) | > | > If both ISP are relatively the same connectivity wise you will get a | > rough load balance. One link goes down, no problem, all traffic then | > flows down remaining link. Your advertising your class B via the | > network command, make sure your upstream are announcing it also. Via | > BGP you will get the best of both ISPs. | > | > Dave | > | > ravi varma wrote: | > > | > > HI Guys , | > > | > > i am working in a company where i am doing migration from one ISP to | > another | > > ISP I have 4 t1`s from ISP X and i am going to get DS3 and 10mb atm to | the | > > Migrating ISP Y here is the catch the transiton has to have no down time | > and | > > during the transtion there both ISP will be in the DUAL homming state for | > > few months then some fine day they are going to cut the ISP X and USE | only | > > ISP Y | > > | > > The considerations are | > > | > > we own a class B ip address to our self | > > we should have a kind of load balancing | > > if one link goes don the other link is suppsed to take over | > > we shold advertice our IP space to both the ISP | > > and get the best of both ISP`s | > > | > [snip] | -- | David Madland | CCIE# 2016 | Senior Network Engineer | Qwest Communications | 612-664-3367 | | | | _______________________________________________________ http://inbox.excite.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=25755&t=25755 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
