From: MADMAN (dmadlan@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Mar 15 2002 - 18:22:40 GMT-3
I disagree. I have done several Internet connections where one
provider announces /24's of another, no problem. It's the primary factor
in the growth of the Internet routing table.
Dave
Wade Edwards wrote:
>
> To get a true backup you have to apply for your own address space that
> you can announce to both PacBell and Qwest. If you are using address
> space from both PacBell and Qwest then they will not allow you to
> announce their addresses through a different provider. You can ask if
> they will but this is usually against their routing policy. So you
> don't need BGP. Just use static routing.
>
> L8r.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vincent Lee [mailto:mcne95@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 11:49 AM
> To: Brian Lodwick; dmadlan@qwest.com
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: OT: Change primary ISP from PacBell to Quest
>
> We are using the PacBell and already ordered the Qwest
> Circuit.
> Two perimeter routers configed with HSRP and they are
> only connect to Pacbell at this moment.
>
> We are going to keep PacBell as secondary with a
> smaller bandwidth. Qwest will be the primary inbound
> Web traffic.
>
> My first step is asking PacBell and Qwest for AS
> peering info then I'll apply for our own AS from ARIN.
>
> thanks
>
> --- Brian Lodwick <xpranax@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I would suggest you replace the Qwest circuit with
> > another provider so that
> > you get some support if it goes down.
> >
> > >>>Brian
> >
> >
> > >From: MADMAN <dmadlan@qwest.com>
> > >Reply-To: MADMAN <dmadlan@qwest.com>
> > >To: Vincent Lee <mcne95@yahoo.com>
> > >CC: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > >Subject: Re: OT: Change primary ISP from PacBell to
> > Quest
> > >Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 09:35:29 -0600
> > >
> > > You mean Qwest ;)
> > >
> > > Reading between the lines are you currently
> > connected to PacBell? If
> > >so I would set up the BGP connection with them
> > first, make sure they get
> > >rid of the static routing of your network. Bring
> > up the Qwest
> > >connection. Then you could establish the IBGP
> > connection between the
> > >two. Are you doing HSRP between the two routers
> > that you defaulting to
> > >internally?
> > >
> > > Just a couple of ideas based on limited info.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >Vincent Lee wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am going to setup a redundancy multihomed BGP
> > > > network with two separate ISPs - PacBell and
> > Quest.
> > > >
> > > > Here is my plan.
> > > >
> > > > 1. setup BGP in our company's perimeter routers
> > > >
> > > > 2. connect to Pacbell and Quest autonomous
> > system
> > > >
> > > > 3. Change primary DNS server from PacBell to
> > Quest in
> > > > Network Solutions/VeriSign
> > > >
> > > > 4. Change our Web IP address in Network
> > > > Solutions/VeriSign and point smtp relay
> > servers to
> > > > Quest.
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions are welcome and appreciated.
> > > >
> > > >
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