Re: Equinix Virginia - Ethernet OOB suggestions

["Bill Woodcock" <woody () pch net>]

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