economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Dave Hart
AS path geeks: At the risk of invoking ire and eliciting comparisons to the widely-reviled and growing practice of selling IPv4 addresses, I'm wondering if anyone has sold legacy AS numbers for quick cash. For example, NASA has AS23 among others, and does not use 23. Could they help fund a Mars

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Sebastian Spies
Hi Dave, On 17.11.2011 15:53, Dave Hart wrote: > I recognize there's no practical shortage of AS numbers. BGP's > preference for low AS numbers doesn't come into play much. On the > other hand, a low AS number can't hurt at the human level when > negotiating peering or attracting customers. Co

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 02:53:26PM +, Dave Hart wrote: > I recognize there's no practical shortage of AS numbers. BGP's > preference for low AS numbers doesn't come into play much. On the > other hand, a low AS number can't hurt at the human level when > negotiating peeri

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Kevin Loch
Dave Hart wrote: AS path geeks: At the risk of invoking ire and eliciting comparisons to the widely-reviled and growing practice of selling IPv4 addresses, I'm wondering if anyone has sold legacy AS numbers for quick cash. I have heard first hand stories of folks being offered 5 figures for fo

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Keegan Holley
Besides standing at the water cooler at 1:23PM on 12/3 telling AS123 jokes I'm not sure a particular AS number has any relevance or any monetary value unless there is scarcity. 2011/11/17 Kevin Loch > Dave Hart wrote: > >> AS path geeks: >> >> At the risk of invoking ire and eliciting compariso

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Dave Hart
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 15:22, Leo Bicknell wrote: > In a message written on Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 02:53:26PM +, Dave Hart > wrote: >> I recognize there's no practical shortage of AS numbers.  BGP's >> preference for low AS numbers doesn't come into play much.  On the >> other hand, a low AS n

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Owen DeLong
On Nov 17, 2011, at 6:53 AM, Dave Hart wrote: > AS path geeks: > > At the risk of invoking ire and eliciting comparisons to the > widely-reviled and growing practice of selling IPv4 addresses, I'm > wondering if anyone has sold legacy AS numbers for quick cash. > > For example, NASA has AS23 am

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Owen DeLong
On Nov 17, 2011, at 9:44 AM, Dave Hart wrote: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 17:32, Owen DeLong wrote: >> ARIN policy does not currently support the transfer of AS numbers in >> this manner. IMHO, it shouldn't, but, there is a policy proposal to >> do so. I suggest that anyone interested in this subj

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread David Conrad
On Nov 17, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Keegan Holley wrote: > Besides standing at the water cooler at 1:23PM on 12/3 telling AS123 jokes > I'm not sure a particular AS number has any relevance or any monetary value > unless there is scarcity. You are discounting (pun intended) vanity and marketing. I am no

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Hank Nussbacher
At 10:21 17/11/2011 -0800, David Conrad wrote: On Nov 17, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Keegan Holley wrote: > Besides standing at the water cooler at 1:23PM on 12/3 telling AS123 jokes > I'm not sure a particular AS number has any relevance or any monetary value > unless there is scarcity. You are discount

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Keegan Holley
2011/11/17 David Conrad > On Nov 17, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Keegan Holley wrote: > > Besides standing at the water cooler at 1:23PM on 12/3 telling AS123 > jokes > > I'm not sure a particular AS number has any relevance or any monetary > value > > unless there is scarcity. > > You are discounting (pun

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Richard Irving
Since AS1 (BBNPLANET) was bought for around 666 million way back when, as I recall.. your 1k purchase would be -outstanding-. On 11/17/2011 01:55 PM, Keegan Holley wrote: 2011/11/17 David Conrad On Nov 17, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Keegan Holley wrote: Besides standing at the water cooler at 1:

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread David Conrad
On Nov 17, 2011, at 10:55 AM, Keegan Holley wrote: > You are discounting (pun intended) vanity and marketing. I am no longer > surprised at what people will be willing to pay (sometimes astonishing > amounts of) money for. > > I suppose I can't argue with that, but anyone technical enough to kn

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Dave Hart
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 18:55, Keegan Holley wrote: > I suppose I can't argue with that, but anyone technical enough to know > what an AS is should know better.  Also, would it really count?  What if I > opened a small ISP in some carrier hotel and paid 1000 bucks for AS 1.  I'm > not sure I'd wan

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:55:46 EST, Keegan Holley said: > I suppose I can't argue with that, but anyone technical enough to know > what an AS is should know better. Also, would it really count? What if I > opened a small ISP in some carrier hotel and paid 1000 bucks for AS 1. I'm > not sure I'd wa

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Dave Hart
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 19:08, David Conrad wrote: > whois -h whois.arin.net 42 RFC 943: 42 THINK-AS [BJN1] [BJN1]Bruce Nemnich TMC b...@mit-mc.arpa I have no idea which registry was maintaining AS number registrations when AS42 chan

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Keegan Holley
2011/11/17 Dave Hart > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 18:55, Keegan Holley > wrote: > > I suppose I can't argue with that, but anyone technical enough to know > > what an AS is should know better. Also, would it really count? What if > I > > opened a small ISP in some carrier hotel and paid 1000 buck

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Daniel Roesen
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 07:30:17PM +, Dave Hart wrote: > 42 THINK-AS [BJN1] > >[BJN1]Bruce Nemnich TMC b...@mit-mc.arpa > > I have no idea which registry was maintaining AS number registrations > when AS42 changed hands. I suppose

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Owen DeLong
>> >> Updates are processed through the standard ARIN-online process >> like updates to any other number resources. If you want additional >> assistance on that, I suggest contacting the registration services >> help desk by phone (703-227-0660) or email (hostmas...@arin.net). > > I was looking f

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Barry Shein
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking_Machines_Corporation Assets acquired by Sun Microsystems do maybe Oracle today. -b Sent from my iPhone On Nov 17, 2011, at 14:30, Dave Hart wrote: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 19:08, David Conrad wrote: >> whois -h whois.arin.net 42 > > RFC 943: > >

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - > From: "Dave Hart" > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 19:08, David Conrad > wrote: > > whois -h whois.arin.net 42 > > RFC 943: > > 42 THINK-AS [BJN1] > > [BJN1] Bruce Nemnich TMC b...@mit-mc.arpa > > I have no idea which registry was maintaining AS number registrations >

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Jeffrey Ollie
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote: > > The real question is whether it was issued after HHGTTG. HHGTTG first appeared on the BBC in 1978. Thinking Machines Corporation was formed in 1982. As far as I can tell the first BGP RFC is 1105 and was published in 1989. -- Jeff Ollie

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Robert E. Seastrom
Jeffrey Ollie writes: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote: >> >> The real question is whether it was issued after HHGTTG. > > HHGTTG first appeared on the BBC in 1978. Thinking Machines > Corporation was formed in 1982. As far as I can tell the first BGP > RFC is 1105 and was

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Jeffrey Ollie
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Robert E. Seastrom wrote: > > Jeffrey Ollie writes: > >> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote: >>> >>> The real question is whether it was issued after HHGTTG. >> >> HHGTTG first appeared on the BBC in 1978. Thinking Machines >> Corporation was for

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Robert Bonomi
> From nanog-bounces+bonomi=mail.r-bonomi@nanog.org Thu Nov 17 14:53:57 > 2011 > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:52:33 -0500 (EST) > From: Jay Ashworth > To: NANOG > Subject: Re: economic value of low AS numbers > > - Original Message - >> From: "Dave

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - > From: "Robert Bonomi" > >> 42 THINK-AS [BJN1] > > The real question is whether it was issued after HHGTTG. > > I think it was abaout the time they clustered a group of nine 6-node > machines. As long as they worked in base-13. As it happens, Woody owns that ASN

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Dave Hart
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 21:11, Robert E. Seastrom wrote: > > Jeffrey Ollie writes: > >> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote: >>> >>> The real question is whether it was issued after HHGTTG. >> >> HHGTTG first appeared on the BBC in 1978. Thinking Machines >> Corporation was forme

Re: economic value of low AS numbers

2011-11-17 Thread Jim Mercer
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:21:59AM -0800, David Conrad wrote: > On Nov 17, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Keegan Holley wrote: > > Besides standing at the water cooler at 1:23PM on 12/3 telling AS123 jokes > > I'm not sure a particular AS number has any relevance or any monetary value > > unless there is scarci