27 Apr
2014
27 Apr
'14
11:51 p.m.
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:
> (Please trim inclusions from previous messages)
> _______________________________________________
> 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
>