> On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 3:23 AM, Anurag Bhatia <m...@anuragbhatia.com> > wrote: >> Was wondering if there's anyone from Server Beach/Peer1 here. We have a >> dedicated server with them which we primarily use for DNS. I am adding >> support for anycasting on that one but seems like Peer1 is not >> supporting >> BGP at all. NOC support told me that they can announce our block >> and statically pass us but cannot hear BGP announcement from our router. >> Was wondering if someone else had similar issue? > > Generally, most dedicated hosting (renting/leasing the exclusive use > of a computer in their facility) outfits aren't setup to speak BGP to > individual servers/customers. Such a request is usually infrequent > enough that it doesn't warrant setting up the added hardware. > > While you could have your provider announce your space for you, you'll > loose the fine-grained control over how that route gets announced once > the routing is out of your hands. > >> This is important and if doesn't works then I would have to find a new >> place for dedicated server somewhere in California. > > I would instead recommend looking for a colocation provider that will > host small installations (1 - 5 U), but is also savvy enough to speak > eBGP with their customers. > > Cheers, > jof > >
Hi, Knowing Peer1, they *may be* accommodating enough to provide you with something. Are you talking only to server beach support? PS: Yes, your need are a bit different from their usual customers =D ( I wont make a shameless plug ... )