Re: Cogent BGP session more than 1 router ipv6

[Andrew Hoyos <hoyosa () gmail com>]

We’ve had success with multiple VLAN tagged handoffs/BGP sessions w/ Cogent with various customers of ours in similar 
scenarios.
Perhaps you can ask for multiple VLANs each with a /31 + /127 + BGP sessions.


> On Jun 11, 2024, at 07:35, Justin Wilson (Lists) <lists () mtin net> wrote:
>
> We were able to get a /28 from cogent for peering on ipv4.   I believe we are paying for this, but our rep is not 
> getting the concept of it in ipv6.  He says he can only order a /127 or /48.   I don’t mind paying.  I
>
> Justin Wilson
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> > On Jun 10, 2024, at 5:47 PM, Peter Potvin <peter.potvin () accuristechnologies ca> wrote:
> >
> > Cogent stopped offering anything larger than a /31 IPv4 and /127 IPv6 on new DIA circuits earlier this year, when 
> > previously they provided a /29 IPv4 and /112 IPv6 without issue at no additional cost. Now they expect you to pay 
> > additional for this functionality, including for redundant sessions. Unfortunately I have not heard of any success 
> > stories for people getting around this as of yet. YMMV
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Peter Potvin
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 17:43 Justin Wilson (Lists) <lists () mtin net <mailto:lists () mtin net>> wrote:
> > > I am trying to get our Cogent rep to give us a /124 to peer on a Cogent circuit with.  We have multipl routers we 
> > > want to peer to a cogent transit circuit with.on.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have the magic words or a circuit ID example you are doing multiple BGP conenctions on a single 
> > > circuit?        
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Justin Wilson
> > > j2sw () mtin net <mailto:j2sw () mtin net>
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