That is crazy.... when we turn up new BGP customers, we always put a /29 in place now - for that reason and for others.... saves a LOT of headaches when some changes are needed down the road...;) Paul -----Original Message----- From: Bret Clark [mailto:bclark@spectraaccess.com] Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:54 PM To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: AT&T and having two BGP peers Cancel the circuit...I know most of the providers I've worked with have a 90 satisfaction guarantee. Chances are if you cancel the circuit they will mysteriously find a way to work with you. Warren Bailey wrote:

Threaten to twitter about it. Worked for the guy on myth busters.. ;)

----- Original Message ----- From: Jay Nakamura <zeusdadog@gmail.com> To: nanog@merit.edu <nanog@merit.edu> Sent: Fri Jul 10 09:48:15 2009 Subject: AT&T and having two BGP peers

We are getting an Ethernet DIA circuit from AT&T but they insist that they can't BGP peer with 2 routers on our side. The WAN circuit can only have /30 they say. Has anyone been able to successfully talk them in to bending their rule? If so, how?

I know this should have been negotiated before signing a contract but I was unfortunately not in the loop... :(

It seems like a ridiculous bureaucratic restriction.

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