Re: Equinix Virginia - Ethernet OOB suggestions

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

> On Nov 10, 2014, at 6:36 PM, Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com> wrote:
>
> because a /23 of ipv6 is very large.... :)

That’s a good reason not to use a /23, but not a good reason not to use IPv6.

> also, it's hard to use ipv6 when your last miile provider doesn't offer it...
>
> #fios

No it’s not… #tunnelbroker

Owen

> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:53 PM, Bill Woodcock <woody () pch net> wrote:
> > Why use IPv4 for OOB?  Seems a little late in the day for that.
> >
> >
> >                -Bill
> >
> >
> > > On Nov 10, 2014, at 15:02, "Christopher Morrow" <morrowc.lists () gmail com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Paul S. <contact () winterei se> wrote:
> > > > I'd be doubtful if anyone will feel like offering a /23 with OOB as
> > > > justification these days, sadly.
> > >
> > > why thought? Justification is really about having a use for the ips,
> > > right? and if you have 500 servers/network-devices ... then you have
> > > justification for  a /23 ... it seems to me.
> > >
> > > > Good luck nonetheless.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On 11/10/2014 午後 11:00, Ruairi Carroll wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hey,
> > > > >
> > > > > VPN setup is not really a viable option (for us) in this scenario.
> > > > > Honestly, I'd prefer to just call it done already and have a VPN but due
> > > > > to
> > > > > certain restraints, we have to go down this route.
> > > > >
> > > > > /Ruairi
> > > > >
> > > > > > On 10 November 2014 14:38, Alistair Mackenzie <magicsata () gmail com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Couldn't you put a router or VPN system on the single IP they are giving
> > > > > > you and use RFC1918 addressing space?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > OOB doesn't normally justify a /24 let alone a /23.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 10 November 2014 13:18, Ruairi Carroll <ruairi.carroll () gmail com>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Dear List,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've got an upcoming deployment in Equinix (DC10) and I'm struggling to
> > > > > > > find a provider who can give me a 100Mbit port (With a commit of about
> > > > > > > 5-10Mbit) with a /23 or /24 of public space , for OOB purposes. We had
> > > > > > > hoped to use Equinixs services, however they're limiting us to a single
> > > > > > > public IP.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm also open to other solutions - xDSL or similar, but emphasis is on
> > > > > > > cheap and on-net.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > > > /Ruairi