Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-16 Thread Sabri Berisha
From: "Leo Bicknell" > What about going the other way? Ask for 2^32-1. "We have the biggest > ASN!" Make ASNs great again? -- Sabri JNCIE #261

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-13 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 05:01:13AM +, James Breeden wrote: > I have a client interested in picking up a new AS number but they really want > it to be 3 or 4 digits in length. As other's have said, that's difficult. What about going the other way? Ask for 2^32-1. "We h

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-13 Thread Cassidy B. Larson
Check: https://web.archive.org/web/20030619092539/http://bgp. potaroo.net:80/cgi-bin/as-report?as=AS2906&view=(null) Appears in 2003 it was: OrgName:NCR Corporation -c On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 10:28 PM, Brett Watson wrote: > > > On Oct 12, 2017, at 15:53, Richard Hicks > wrote: > > > > An

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-13 Thread Dave Temkin
our CDN, Open Connect, and it became our primary because it was just too nice to use on a corporate network. From: NANOG on behalf of Brett Watson Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 9:28:45 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs > On Oct

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-13 Thread Lee Howard
> On Oct 12, 2017, at 1:01 AM, James Breeden wrote: > > Hello NANOG... > > I have a client interested in picking up a new AS number but they really want > it to be 3 or 4 digits in length. > > Is there a process to request this from ARIN, or doss anyone know of unused > ASns fitting this th

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread Brett Watson
> On Oct 12, 2017, at 15:53, Richard Hicks wrote: > > Anyone know the history behind ASN 2906 (Netflix)? > How did they get a number that low? I didn’t recognize as2906 so went digging... and I can’t find a thing. ARIN has a “who has” service but my account on ARIN was locked and I wasn’t able

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread Richard Hicks
Anyone know the history behind ASN 2906 (Netflix)? How did they get a number that low? Rick On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 3:13 PM, Jon Lewis wrote: > On Thu, 12 Oct 2017, Hank Nussbacher wrote: > > On 12/10/2017 08:47, Mel Beckman wrote: >> >>> James, >>> >>> As far as I know, you can't buy an existi

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread Jon Lewis
On Thu, 12 Oct 2017, Hank Nussbacher wrote: On 12/10/2017 08:47, Mel Beckman wrote: James, As far as I know, you can't buy an existing ASN for any amount of money. You can buy the company that owns it, but that seems like boiling tea with a blowtorch. I sincerely doubt there are unused low-

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread valdis . kletnieks
On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 00:55:35 -0500, Steve Jones said: > as i understand it, you cant do bgp at all under 5 AS1312 does BGP quite nicely... Not sure what you meant there, unless the text/plain lost the tags... pgpHL9wI9WWJC.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread Steve Jones
as i understand it, you cant do bgp at all under 5 On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 12:47 AM, Mel Beckman wrote: > James, > > As far as I know, you can't buy an existing ASN for any amount of money. > You can buy the company that owns it, but that seems like boiling tea with > a blowtorch. > > I sincerel

RE: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread Naslund, Steve
PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs In article <20171012070551.ga52...@spider.typo.org> you write: >> > I'm curious what your client's rationale is for wanting a low ASN. > >Dare I say it? > >Nerds often get overly excited at things that

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread John Levine
In article <20171012070551.ga52...@spider.typo.org> you write: >> > I'm curious what your client's rationale is for wanting a low ASN. > >Dare I say it? > >Nerds often get overly excited at things that are generally pretty >small... Too bad I can't sell my old NSI handle. R's, JL7

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread Hank Nussbacher
On 12/10/2017 08:47, Mel Beckman wrote: > James, > > As far as I know, you can't buy an existing ASN for any amount of money. You > can buy the company that owns it, but that seems like boiling tea with a > blowtorch. > > I sincerely doubt there are unused low-number ASNs, but you could always as

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread Markus
Am 12.10.2017 um 07:01 schrieb James Breeden: Is there a process to request this from ARIN, or doss anyone know of unused ASns fitting this that anyone is looking to sell for some quick cash? I can part ways with unused AS35777 but it's in the RIPE region. 5 digits but kind of nice to look at

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread Radu-Adrian Feurdean
On Thu, Oct 12, 2017, at 07:47, Mel Beckman wrote: > James, > > As far as I know, you can't buy an existing ASN for any amount of money. You can in RIPE region, but you must first find an "owner" ready to tranfer it (for money or for free). ASN transfers do happen here, and there are indications

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread Fredrik Korsbäck
On 2017-10-12 07:01, James Breeden wrote: Hello NANOG... I have a client interested in picking up a new AS number but they really want it to be 3 or 4 digits in length. Is there a process to request this from ARIN, or doss anyone know of unused ASns fitting this that anyone is looking to sell

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-12 Thread Wayne Bouchard
> > I'm curious what your client's rationale is for wanting a low ASN. Dare I say it? Nerds often get overly excited at things that are generally pretty small... ;) --- Wayne Bouchard w...@typo.org Network Dude http://www.typo.org/~web/

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-11 Thread Owen DeLong
There are, for better or worse, ASN transfers under NRPM 8.3 in the ARIN region. (Personally, I find this silly, but the community came to consensus on the matter, so it is what it is). As such, if you can find someone with a low number ASN who is willing to part with it for what you are willin

Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-11 Thread Mel Beckman
James, As far as I know, you can't buy an existing ASN for any amount of money. You can buy the company that owns it, but that seems like boiling tea with a blowtorch. I sincerely doubt there are unused low-number ASNs, but you could always ask ARIN. I'm curious what your client's rationale i

4 or smaller digit ASNs

2017-10-11 Thread James Breeden
Hello NANOG... I have a client interested in picking up a new AS number but they really want it to be 3 or 4 digits in length. Is there a process to request this from ARIN, or doss anyone know of unused ASns fitting this that anyone is looking to sell for some quick cash? Thanks! James Sen