Re: Cogent & Google IPv6

[Max Tulyev <maxtul () netassist ua>]

If you connected to Internet ONLY through Cogent - there is no other
way. If you have another upstreams - Google should be reachable.

On 24.02.16 21:46, Matt Hoppes wrote:
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Cogent isn't peering with Google IPv6,
> shouldn't the traffic flow out to one of their peer points where another
> peer DOES peer with Google IPv6 and get you in?
>
> Isn't that how the Internet is suppose to work?
>
>
> On 2/24/16 2:43 PM, Damien Burke wrote:
> > Not sure. I got the same thing today as well.
> >
> > Is this some kind of ipv6 war?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Ian Clark
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 10:25 AM
> > To: NANOG
> > Subject: Cogent & Google IPv6
> >
> > Anyone know what's actually going on here?  We received the following
> > information from the two of them, and this just started a week or so ago.
> >
> >
> > *From Cogent, the transit provider for a branch office of ours:*
> >
> > Dear Cogent Customer,
> >
> > Thank you for contacting Cogent Customer Support for information about
> > the Google IPv6 addresses you are unable to reach.
> >
> > Google uses transit providers to announce their IPv4 routes to Cogent.
> >
> > At this time however, Google has chosen not to announce their IPv6
> > routes to Cogent through transit providers.
> >
> > We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and will notify
> > you if there is an update to the situation.
> >
> >
> >
> > *From Google (re: Cogent):*
> >
> > Unfortunately it seems that your transit provider does not have IPv6
> > connectivity with Google. We suggest you ask your transit provider to
> > look for alternatives to interconnect with us.
> >
> > Google maintains an open interconnect policy for IPv6 and welcomes any
> > network to peer with us for access via IPv6 (and IPv4). For those
> > networks that aren't able, or chose not to peer with Google via IPv6,
> > they are able to reach us through any of a large number of transit
> > providers.
> >
> > For more information in how to peer directly with Google please visit
> > https://peering.google.com
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Ian Clark
> > Lead Network Engineer
> > DreamHost