[9958] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
attaching a network to the Internet (was Re: Confusion)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (adam fast)
Sun Jan 30 18:09:20 1994
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 1994 15:08:35 -0800 (PST)
From: adam fast <adamfast@u.washington.edu>
Reply-To: adam fast <adamfast@u.washington.edu>
To: Dave Nordlund <NORDLUND@ccstaff.cc.ukans.edu>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <517D84AF8@ccstaff.cc.ukans.edu>
> 2. With CIDR and Number aggregation, we are expected to provide our
> customer networks a number range from our larger range. However, we
> cannot get a number range from INTERNIC. They expect us to get ours
> from "our supplier". Is this CIX? Or do you have to contract with a
> "supplier" who has NSF Backbone connections to get a IP number range?
> I guess I thought that we would be a supplier!
i am not exactly clear about what your are asking here... so forgive me
if i screw this up...
you can get a range of IP numbers from your provider, however if you
want to resell connectivity you would probably want to have your own
network numbers...
any organization can request a range of IP numbers, if they are going to
use them. to get a range of IP numbers-- a "network"-- you have to
register with the InterNIC. they give you a "handle" (id number of the
requestor) and a range of IP numbers you can use.
this doesn't get you a connection to anywhere, however. your CIX
membership gets you routing to sites on some networks connected to the
CIX, but it doesn't get you connected to the NSFnet. if you want to be
"announced" the NSFnet (that is, route packets to and from sites on the
NSFnet), you also need to apply for an ASN from the InterNIC. once you
have these numbers, you can get your routing worked out...
to get your network announced to the NSFnet, you fill out the NACR form
and send it to MERIT. the two main pieces of information on the NACR are
your ASN and the ASN(s) of your provider. (your provider has to tell you
their ASN.)
if you are attaching a network /directly/ to the CIX (that is, leasing a
line from your location to the CIX), i believe there is more involved...
you may have to fill out other forms from the InterNIC, i am not sure.
the InterNIC has a gopher/ftp archive at:
internic.net
the ASN template is in
1. information about the InterNIC
1. InterNIC Registtration Archives
6. templates
1. asn-template.txt
other templates are here too, like the IP (network) request forms...
> 1. I am forced to assume that CIX membership does not connect me to
> the NSF backbone therefore I am missing half of the Internet! If
> this is true, how do I connect to the other half?
this is true. the connection to the NSFnet is handled by MERIT, which
subcontracts to ANS. (i believe.)
ANS has a membership in the CIX, so to get access to the NSFnet all you
have to do is file a form called a "NACR" (Network Announcement Change
Request) with MERIT. to do this, get the NACR template from
ftp.merit.edu
/nsfnet/announced.networks/template.net
there is a README file that explains the process in
/nsfnet/announced.networks/template.README
basically, you fill out the template and mail it to an email-robot that
updates the MERIT PRDB (Policy Routing DataBase? [i love these
acronyms]); twice a week the database gets transfered to the NSFnet routers.
to fill out the form you need basic information from the InterNIC, like
your InterNIC "handle" (id number of your contact people from your network
registration forms), along with an ASN (Autonomous System Number?)...
this is just what i learned from attaching a network to the Internet
thru Sprintlink. folks, please correct me if i am wrong or left anything
out!
hope it helps,
adam
Adam Feuer
member, Seattle Peoples' Internet Cooperative
adamfast@u.washington.edu
voice: (206) 996-0794
fax: (206) 782-5776
