Sounds like one of those sketchy 'triple-opt-in' mailing lists... :-) Or they're running 37 FTP's, 6 Ventrillos, 71 teleconferences, etc. Oh, and SSL. Can't forget about SSL.
-----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Suresh Ramasubramanian Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 11:59 AM To: Abuse Contact Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: BGP Session A single linux box with a whole /24 on it? What sort of use case is that, BTW? On 19-Jul-2014 10:26 pm, "Abuse Contact" <stopabuseandrep...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know, the DC is going to be giving me a BGP session on their router > so I can set it up, I'm not using a Linux server as a router. > > > On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 9:04 AM, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Abuse Contact > > <stopabuseandrep...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > So I just purchased a Dedicated server from this one company and I > have a > > > /24 IPv4 block that I bought from a company on WebHostingTalk, but > > > I am clueless on how to setup the /24 IPv4 block using the BGP > > > Session. I > want > > > to set it up to run through their network as if it was one of > > > their > IPs, > > > etc. I keep seeing things like iBGP (which I think means like a > > > inner routing BGP) and eBGP (what I'm talking about??) but I have > > > no idea how > > to > > > set those up or which one I would need. > > > > Howdy, > > > > Unless you have (1) a real router available, not a just a server and > > (2) an expert available to help you with your first BGP > > configuration I strongly recommend you simply ask your service > > provider to announce the /24 to the Internet on your behalf. > > > > Server-based BGP software like Quagga for Linux is reasonably good > > but it should absolutely not be involved in your _first_ attempt to > > connect with the Internet's default-free zone. Simple mistakes with > > eBGP can cause tremendous damage to other folks on the Internet. > > Trial and error is simply not OK. If it isn't worth it to you to buy > > a BGP-capable router then you also aren't prepared to make the > > investment in learning it takes to use BGP without causing harm. > > > > Regards, > > Bill Herrin > > > > > > -- > > William Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > > Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/> > > Can I solve your unusual networking challenges? > > >