Keep in mind that most University network engineering teams are
understaffed, so they tend to shy away from supporting "one-off"
configurations that deviate from their campus standard configuration.
There is probably no easy way to deliver 44-net traffic from the
campus' border routers to your amateur radio station's location
without creating a custom path (VLAN or MPLS VPN) through the
University's network.
Your best bet is to see if there is a network engineer in the network
engineering group that is also a Ham :-).
On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 7:35 PM, K7VE - John <k7ve(a)k7ve.org> wrote:
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> I think the University can advertise through their ASN -- but you do need a
> delegation from ARDC and having a conversation with your head of network
> operations wouldn't hurt. Since its amateur radio you could put your
> D-STAR and APRS gateways on it.
>
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> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Eric Fort <eric.fort(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Has the university given reason as to why they will not advertize 44net or
>> allow you to announce your subnet via BGP. This could be as simple as a
>> basic misunderstanding as to their authority to do so or it could be any
>> number of other factors such as not wanting to maintain such a connection
>> or any headaces they percieve it could generate. Sometimes dialoguing as
>> to the reasons why matters and can make a difference. Think for a minute
>> about the advantage their doing the announcement (or allowing you to)
>> brings to the school.
>>
>> Basicly to do this yourself you'll need a 44/24 subnet, your own asn, and
>> connectivity to other providers or hopefully a peering exchange. Getting
>> setup with PENNRen might be a good option, especially if they will announce
>> your subnet for you, and even better if they have fiber into your school.
>>
>> Eric
>> AF6EP
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 2:28 PM, Jim Alles <kb3tbx(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > Ok, so I am a licensed HAM, an amateur that has no formal education or
>> job
>> > experience regarding networking. However, I believe I have a better
>> handle
>> > on IT than most hams in general, present company excluded. (Anything I
>> can
>> > do to help)
>> >
>> > I am assisting the Penn State Amateur Radio Club, a student organization,
>> > to get a couple of 1Gb network backbone connections lit up. One is
>> > dedicated to a D-star gateway (K3CR). The other location is the ham
>> shack,
>> > for web browsing and other future uses, such as APRS Igate, IRLP or
>> > Asterisk.
>> >
>> > We will have a /29 assigned by the University. The two Microtik routers
>> we
>> > have purchased are capable of BGP. The university will not advertise
>> 44net,
>> > or allow me to announce BGP. sigh.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have any suggestions?
>> >
>> > Another regional resource we have in the state of Pennsylvania is
>> PennREN.
>> > It is a partnership that built out fiber optics in a figure-eight
>> footprint
>> > all around the state. They can provide connectivity (I would like to get
>> a
>> > VPN server co-located in their facilities), but they also have dark fiber
>> > available.
>> >
>> > My long-term vision is to have a 501c(3) organized by hams light up a
>> > couple of those strands to create a regional 44net. Local hams/clubs
>> would
>> > each have to provide their own 'last mile'
>> >
>> > I believe there is a group in Pittsburgh already doing something similar.
>> >
>> > I want to learn enough to understand the conversation. Thanks for the
>> > video!
>> >
>> > Jim Alles, KB3TBX
>> >