On 11/21/14 1:07 AM, Mark Tinka wrote: > On Friday, November 21, 2014 12:00:47 AM Curtis L. Parish > wrote: > >> We have recently added a second ISP (third if you count >> I2). Our first "ISP" is actually a private state >> network that peers with two Tier 1 providers. We own an >> AS number and our IP space but at the last minute >> learned our state network is advertising our network >> using two different ASNs (neither ours) so they can load >> balance their connections. If you hit the right >> looking glass server you can see our network advertised >> by three different ASNs. We were told by the new ISP >> that this is a problem but the state network says it is >> not. >> >> Looking for opinions and words of wisdom on this split >> advertising issue. > > Why aren't you originating your own prefixes and ASN by > yourselves, since you own both?
The practical problem here is that the control of prefix origination is distributed. so if there is a need to withdraw it from the state network or advertise it no export for some reason (e.g. performance problem maintenance etc) you likely can't. Their grasp of load-balancing seems a bit shallow also. > Mark. >
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