Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:38:28 -0800 From: "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: "Nick Rogness" <nick@rogness.net> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newb question Message-ID: <a9f4a3860802131138n3abd4dc4q1ffbf277cc5684dc@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <eb155bf30802130944t15fa1efch3e7cfd82f8f4487a@mail.gmail.com> References: <a9f4a3860802081225r1d7bf4dib6a44c84e9fe7e72@mail.gmail.com> <eb155bf30802130944t15fa1efch3e7cfd82f8f4487a@mail.gmail.com>
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Nice, concise. Thanks! Kurt On 2/13/08, Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> wrote: > > > > On 2/8/08, Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com> wrote: > > All, > > > > My company is getting a fractional DS3 in the near future, and I've > > acquired a Sangoma a301 card to handle the interface. > > > > We're retaining one of the T1s we currently have, from a different > > provider, and we're intent on using BGP to manage the two connections. > > > > Does anyone have good pointers to tutorials or howtos on setting up > > OpenBGP for a newb like me who has never done this before? > > > > I've got the ARIN web site open now, looking through the docs on > > getting our ASN, but it's all new to me, and I could use a little > > help. > > 1) talk to your providers to see if they will BGP peer with you > - Get their ASN and ARIN Organization Names > > 2) Get stuff from ARIN: > a) Register a POC (POC Template) > - You will get a POC handle back ARIN > b) Register your Organization (Organization Template) > - You will need the POC handle from step a. > - You will get a ORG ID back from ARIN > c) Request an ASN (AS Number request template) > - You will need the info from #1, step a & step b > - You will "hopefully" get an ASN number from ARIN. > > 3) Choose a routing deamon, zebra or openbgp > - You will need to setup them up with info from #1 & #2 > - Make sure you understand everything, BGP can be dangerous > - Please filter announcements and source addresses!!!!! > > 4)Coordinate time with Providers to turn up BGP > - you can do them one at a time. > > 5) Turn BGP peering up with provider on the phone (not a VoIP phone) > >
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