10/2    Anyone know how to get an ASN if you're a small organization?
        There seems to be this catch-22 thing going on where you need an ASN
        to get address space from ARIN, but you need an ASN to get address
        space.  Problem is, we probably can't request address space from ARIN
        because we're not likely to use a /20, which is the smallest space
        they'll issue. -dans
        \_ which begs the question of why you want an ASN?   You should be able
            to say 'we want to multihome with BGP, we need an ASN' to the arin
            and that should be enuf. -ERic
           \_ Apologies if I'm being dense here.  My routing fu is weak.
              From the ASN Request Template:
              ----
              One of the following conditions must be satisfied before
              receiving an ASN:
              a) Unique Routing Policy
                 Please explain how your routing policy is different from your
                 provider.

              b) Multi-homed Site
                 If your organization is currently multi-homed, please explain
                 exactly how you are connected to the Internet to include the
                 following information:
                 i)  Exterior gateway protocol to be used
                 ii) The IP network addresses that will make up your AS
                 iii)Technical point of contact information for each of
                     your upstream providers/peers should include:
                     full name
                     email address
                     for verification
              ----
              The problem is that we're not multi-homed yet.  We want to be.
              But we can't accomplish it until we get an AS.  Or do we qualify
              under clause a) ? - dans
                \_ yah that follows under clause A.  You might want to check
                    to see if your provider supports BGP based multihoming.
                    Many may not. It is also possible (but somewhat messy) to
                    multihome without BGP.  -ERic