Re: 4IXP DOA ?

[vom513 via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

> On Apr 29, 2026, at 3:00 PM, William Herrin <bill () herrin us> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM vom513 via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> > Looking to see if anyone on the list knows anything about the 4IXP “virtual IXP” - https://www.4ixp.com/ ?  
> > Specifically - is it a dead project ?  I reached out to a few email addresses for them and never got any replies.
> >
> > My next step is to look at https://bgp.exchange/. I don’t think they are the same ? (but their sites and services 
> > look very similar at a quick glance)
>
> Howdy,
>
> Would you clarify what you're looking for? Are you looking for BGP
> Internet access service delivered via VPN? Or are you looking for
> reciprocal peering (IXP service) delivered by VPN?
>
> I don't quite understand the use case for the latter. The main point
> of peering is to avoid sending data over your paid transit.
>
> For the former, I can give you some pointers.

Thanks for the reply Bill.  (Also LOVE Gmail spam filter (guess where I found your reply…))

I am what you would call a “basement multihomer”.  So as the kids say nowadays - “homelab” (on steroids).  To answer 
your question - IXP presence delivered via VPN.  I don’t have the $$$ for physical presence at the moment.

More pointedly - bgp.exchange seems to be working.  I have my tunnel up to them and am peering.  Just waiting for IRR 
changes to get picked up for all the announcements to properly flow.

And to partially answer my own question - I think 4IXP and BGPE are different orgs.  Based on the dead air I got - I 
would say 4IXP is a dead project at the moment.
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