On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 3:23 AM, Anurag Bhatia <me@anuragbhatia.com> wrote:
Was wondering if there's anyone from Server Beach/Peer1 here. We have a dedicated server with them which we primarily use for DNS. I am adding support for anycasting on that one but seems like Peer1 is not supporting BGP at all. NOC support told me that they can announce our block and statically pass us but cannot hear BGP announcement from our router. Was wondering if someone else had similar issue?
Generally, most dedicated hosting (renting/leasing the exclusive use of a computer in their facility) outfits aren't setup to speak BGP to individual servers/customers. Such a request is usually infrequent enough that it doesn't warrant setting up the added hardware.
While you could have your provider announce your space for you, you'll loose the fine-grained control over how that route gets announced once the routing is out of your hands.
This is important and if doesn't works then I would have to find a new place for dedicated server somewhere in California.
I would instead recommend looking for a colocation provider that will host small installations (1 - 5 U), but is also savvy enough to speak eBGP with their customers.
Cheers, jof
Hi, Knowing Peer1, they *may be* accommodating enough to provide you with something. Are you talking only to server beach support? PS: Yes, your need are a bit different from their usual customers =D ( I wont make a shameless plug ... )