Re: Implementations/suggestions for Multihoming IPv6 for DSL sites

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

On Apr 7, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Tom Limoncelli wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:
> > There is no need for NAT in order to multiple-home. BGP is every bit as effective and much simpler.
>
> I know a lot of small businesses with one FiOS link and one Comcast
> link and I don't think they're going to be able to do BGP. Their
> providers won't do it and their prem equipment doesn't support it and
> the local IT person doesn't have the know-how to do it.  I know that
> the typical NANOG member isn't in this category, but this is a
> use-case that is very common and outnumbers NANOG members.
I have one DSL and one Cable. Neither the DSL provider nor Comcast
will do BGP. I do BGP just fine without them doing BGP.

Owen