AT&T and having two BGP peers

Wed Jul 15 14:18:28 UTC 2009

All,

Thanks for the help.  I just got word that AT&T approved the two BGP
peering with us.  I think telling them others have done it with AT&T
helped.

Much appreciated.

-Jay

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Jay Nakamura<zeusdadog at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>