[c-nsp] need good recommendation for isp gateway nat bgp pbr

[Brian Roche]

Interesting dilemma with ARIN.  Because I was using NAT on my cable
modems they wouldn't allocate me enough to move away from them.  I had
to first demonstrate that I was using x amount of addresses before
they would allocate even with my justification that I had more than
enough devices to have 80% utilization if they'd allocate them.  I was
stuck because I didn't have enough addresses at the time to allocate
an outside address to each device but couldn't obtain them because I
was already using my limited space efficiently by using NAT (when I
say efficient obviously I mean from a IP usage standpoint and not a
design as we've made clear).  It made no sense to me but I was willing
to take what I could get.  The next 5 years is going to be fun for
companies in a similar situation like ours

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Nick Hilliard <nick at foobar.org> wrote:
> On 27/05/2011 15:31, Brian Roche wrote:
>>
>> Ha, well... since you've pretty much convinced me my network is poorly
>> designed by using NAT at all, I realize that even though I don't own
>> enough IPv4 for my existing NAT customers, I suppose I could obtain
>> addresses from my upstream providers and use them for my residential
>> customers.
>
> That just makes your business contingent on a continued good relationship
> with the particular upstream provider that assigned you the addresses.  Not
> a good idea.
>
> Get your own addresses off ARIN, while you can.  If you can demonstrate a
> legitimate requirement for them, they should be assigned.
>
> Nick
>
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