Did you consider making a nat rule for the affected IP range and NAT it just like a private space? Won't work if the customers behind it are running servers but usually will work for a short time during an outage
On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> wrote: > nice....think of it as an investment that paid off immediately. > kudos to Linktechs good to have options > > > Jaime Solorza > Wireless Systems Architect > 915-861-1390 > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Darin Steffl <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hey guys, >> >> We generally do most of our networking in-house like many of you but when >> we get stuck, we call someone who is much more experienced in BGP than we >> are. I like to figure things out when I have the time but time is quickly >> becoming a scarce resource as our business grows. >> >> Anyway, there was a Zayo fiber cut and it affected an IP Block we had >> reassigned to us and our local telco was refusing to help us advertise that >> block out their other provider which was up. Zayo also had no ETR on the >> fiber and it ended taking 39.5 hours to repair!!! I had to find a way to >> readvertise our block out another provider, either through our telco, who >> refused to do so, or our other circuit. >> >> I tried to figure it out for an hour and had a few ideas but wasn't sure >> on any of them completely so I figured I'd call LinkTechs and see if they >> could help us out in this emergency. Dennis picked up and after explaining >> to him our network setup and what we wanted to accomplish, he started >> telling me how he could fix it and what I needed to do. I followed his >> steps to get our block advertised out our working carrier, he called Zayo >> and our other provider's NOC to speed up the process as they have contacts >> within many large carriers, and he got it done all in a little over an hour >> not including the time I spent on hold with our telco waiting to speak to >> their network engineer. >> >> What he did would have likely taken me 4-5 hours and I would have been >> much more stressed and have had a migraine by the time it was working. I >> don't normally praise people or companies unless they go above and beyond >> and I felt that Dennis understood the urgency of our predicament and did a >> great job in resolving the issue in a timely manner. >> >> I am impressed and the money spent was well worth it considering what my >> time is worth as well. After this experience, I will not hesitate to have >> LinkTechs configure and support our network changes if I think it'll take >> me more than an hour to figure out a complicated change. Of course, we'll >> keep doing easy stuff like OSPF ourselves since we've learned it but for >> future network changes and BGP questions or MPLS/VPLS, it will be much >> easier for us to outsource that to the experts and let us focus on growing >> our business. >> >> This was absolutely not solicited at all and I just had to post it myself >> because we rarely have paid for consultants but this experience was so >> worth it and easy to do. A huge burden was lifted off my shoulders when >> Dennis fixed the problem and knew exactly what to do. >> >> Thank you Dennis! >> >> >> http://www.linktechs.net >> >> -- >> Darin Steffl >> Minnesota WiFi >> www.mnwifi.com >> 507-634-WiFi >> <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook >> <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> >> > >
