11 Jul
2014
11 Jul
'14
12:31 p.m.
On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 8:46 PM, Jima <nanog@jima.us> wrote:
[...] I guess I'm just glad that my home ISP can justify anteing up for a pipe to SIX, resources for hosting OpenConnect nodes, and, for that matter, an ASN. Indeed, not everyone can.
Jima
I'm sorry. If your ISP doesn't have an ASN, it's not an ISP. Full stop. There *are* some fundamental basics that are necessary to function as an ISP; having an AS number and being able to speak BGP are pretty much at the top of the list. If you cannot manage to obtain and support an AS number as an ISP, it is probably time to consider closing up shop and finding another line of work. Matt