08-26-2009 12:48 PM - edited 03-04-2019 05:51 AM
Hi
we own AS NUMBER and about few subnets (/24).I told my ISP to advertise two (/24) but ISP is saying to advertise all of them.I told them That I do not need all of them right now but they are insisting as to why I am not advertising all of them.My question is
1.Do I have to advertise all my subnets with ISP who I am using as Multihoming ?
2.What happens If I change my ISP in future,Is it a pain to readvertise my subnets again at different ISP ?WHAT IS involved in readvertisements ?
08-26-2009 12:56 PM
1 No. But if the subnets are adjacent, it make sense to advertise a single aggregate.
2. Depends if the addresses are PI or PA. If the latter, ISP can ask that you stop using them when terminating service.
08-26-2009 01:18 PM
We are PI.How does this advertsing works ?Now ISP1 is advertising our PI and tomorrow I got o ISP2 for advertisement,what happens with ISP1 advertisments ?
08-26-2009 01:18 PM
We are PI.How does this advertsing works ?Now ISP1 is advertising our PI and tomorrow I got o ISP2 for advertisement,what happens with ISP1 advertisments ?
08-26-2009 01:53 PM
As long you have a contract with an ISP, they will advertise your PI.
08-27-2009 11:21 AM
Well it's routing. Best path wins the race. If a customer in ISP1 are going to your network it should go through isp1. If your connection to ISP1 goes down ISP1 learns the routes from ISP2 and traffic goes that way instead.
08-27-2009 10:59 PM
Hello CCDE,
>>2.What happens If I change my ISP in future,Is it a pain to readvertise my subnets again at different ISP ?WHAT IS involved in readvertisements ?
nothing to worry about because you have your own AS number and your own public ip address blocks it is just the time to setup the new eBGP session with ISP2
the problem in changing provider comes when you are using a public address block borrowed from ISP1 space.
1) not sure but RIR like RIPE or ARIN may require this: if you have applied for public ip address blocks it is for using them on the public internet.
For example RIPE required real multihoming to confirm an AS number assignation (years ago before the new 4-byte AS numbers).
As Paolo has suggested it makes sense to advertise an aggregated route.
Hope to help
Giuseppe
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