That is crazy.... when we turn up new BGP customers, we always put a /29 in place now - for that reason and for others.... saves a LOT of headaches when some changes are needed down the road...;)
Paul -----Original Message----- From: Bret Clark [mailto:bcl...@spectraaccess.com] Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:54 PM To: na...@merit.edu Subject: Re: AT&T and having two BGP peers Cancel the circuit...I know most of the providers I've worked with have a 90 satisfaction guarantee. Chances are if you cancel the circuit they will mysteriously find a way to work with you. Warren Bailey wrote: > Threaten to twitter about it. Worked for the guy on myth busters.. ;) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jay Nakamura <zeusda...@gmail.com> > To: na...@merit.edu <na...@merit.edu> > Sent: Fri Jul 10 09:48:15 2009 > Subject: AT&T and having two BGP peers > > We are getting an Ethernet DIA circuit from AT&T but they insist that > they can't BGP peer with 2 routers on our side. The WAN circuit can > only have /30 they say. Has anyone been able to successfully talk > them in to bending their rule? If so, how? > > I know this should have been negotiated before signing a contract but > I was unfortunately not in the loop... :( > > It seems like a ridiculous bureaucratic restriction. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and contains confidential and/or privileged material. If you received this in error, please contact the sender immediately and then destroy this transmission, including all attachments, without copying, distributing or disclosing same. Thank you."
