Re: PI space and colocation

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

On Jan 18, 2006, at 3:39 PM, Chris Ranch wrote:

> In the past under these circumstances, if the customer still  
> insists on
> BGP after I strongly recommeded just a static DFG, I'd peer with the
> customer with a private AS (64512-65535).  Then they usually ask me to
> annouce a DFG to them.  Sometimes they'd want a full table.  Sigh.

If they are annoying, just let them use their own AS and make it a  
confederation.

You see it, they see it, the rest of the world doesn't.


> At least they'd have the future flexibility of adding another provider
> without much change.  I've personally done that too.

Easier if they're using their own ASN.

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TTFN,
patrick