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Re: IPv6 Cogent vs Hurricane Electric


From: Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 21:06:57 -0500


On Dec 3, 2015, at 7:58 PM, Matthew Petach <mpetach () netflight com> wrote:

Or, if you feel that Cogent's stubborn insistence on
partitioning the global v6 internet shouldn't be rewarded
with money, pay someone *other* than cogent for
IPv6 transit and also connect to HE.net; that way
you still have access to cogent routes, but you also
send a subtle economic nudge that says "hey cogent--
trying to get into the tier 1 club by partitioning the
internet isn't a good path for long-term sucess".

Note that this is purely my own opinion, not necessarily
that of my employer, my friends, my family, or even my
cat.  I asked my cat about cogent IPv6, and all I got was
a ghostly hairball as a reply[0].

I would say that if you buy transit for IPv4, you should have congruent
relationship with IPv6 as well.  A network that does one and not the
other is clearly obvious to a skilled engineer.

Partitioning networks is bad, and I’d like to see this resolved myself.

        - Jared



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