In a message written on Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 02:53:26PM +0000, Dave Hart wrote: > I recognize there's no practical shortage of AS numbers. BGP's > preference for low AS numbers doesn't come into play much. On the > other hand, a low AS number can't hurt at the human level when > negotiating peering or attracting customers.
I think you are confusing a "low ASN" with a "low router ID", or maybe "low neighbor IP address". For a refresher, see: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094431.shtml A low ASN has no technical value, as far as I know. Socially perhaps some folks give additional respect/envy to those with low ASN's. There's an old joke in the peering community, ASN < 3 digits, peer with them. ASN with 4 digits, think about peering with them. ASN with 5 digits, forget it. However, I do believe it's just a joke, I'm sure more folks peer with Akamai (20940) than with NASA (24). -- Leo Bicknell - bickn...@ufp.org - CCIE 3440 PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/
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