> this would require us to get an AS number (or make sure that > we can coordinate with the upstreams to use an appropriate private AS > number) as well, which isn't so much of a problem but it does > beg the question of who's the responsible party and what > organization is there for the coordination of these items? > btw - public AS numbers aren't free the costs are pretty > trivial but there is some cost associated with it. $500 setup + $30/year maintenance fee. Not overly expensive, but probably not needed if we could coordinate a private ASN with the upstream ISP's. Does it actually need to be coordinated though? Can't you have multiple ASN's in a confederation? I've never set up a private ASN though, so I wouldn't know. Jay