ColoLayer42

2007/12/7 We decided against using Layer42 colo in Santa Clara for Project42 but information on it is archived here.

Timeline

2007/11/30 F 4pm

Quote requested from Layer42 for 1/4 rack (10U) in their Santa Clara facility with /28 subnet (16 addresses), billed annually.

2007

11/30 F 1600 PST

Talked to Mike Rubin(sp?) in Sales at Layer42 who said he could respond by next week. See call notes below.

11/30 F 1635 PST

Request for Quote emailed by kurt to ten.24reyal|selas#ten.24reyal|selas

12/03 T 1630 PST

Status update: No quotation yet received; follow-up sent by Kurt via e-mail

12/04 T 1600 PST

Carl left message for Layer42 sales 408-450-5740 asking if they got Friday's email, asking for email back to kurt and cdr at spinlock.com or a return call to Carl's cellphone.

12/04 T 1900 PST

Interim response received from Layer42 - Kurt replied to the request from Layer42 concerning Spinlock Technologies LLC's corporate registration. Note: Layer42's ticket tracking number for our quotation request is #27709.

12/04 T

Waiting for quote from Layer42. See Contact Log below for history

12/06 R 23:08 UTC

Sent status update request to Layer42

12/05 03:30 UTC

Status update: Initial response from Layer42, trying to confirm corporate status of Spinlock Technologies LLC. Kurt suggested that they check Delaware. If this is a problem, may have to punt, becuase Kurt does not have a copy of the corporate title anywhere it is easy to find. May have to request a duplicate from Delaware Secretary of State. However, let's wait to see if they can't just find the record online.

12/07 F

Layer42 not suitable.

Notes

Website 1/4 rack $275/month with $100 setup, 1Mbps @95% bandwidth.

2007/11/30 F 4pm PST initial call with Mike Rubin re Santa Clara colo:

• ten.24reyal|selas#ten.24reyal|selas
• 30x30 cage with 20 racks
• Silicon Valley Power 2nd most reliable in country
• UPS and generator tested monthly
• IPv6 available experimental
• Reverse DNS delegation through customer webform, password protected
• Paired with major networks via Fiber Ring to bay area data centers
• 1Mbps @95% on 1Gbps burst - overage $125/Mbps billed by Kbps
• Very aggressive anti-spam policy
• 5% discount for annual invoice
• Remote hands $160/hour in quarter-hour increments, within the hour during business hours
• 4 remote reboot ports through the customer portal

Concerns

Carl Asks: Back in 2003 http://www.completewhois.com/hijacked/disputes_layer42.htm suggests Layer42 hijacked IP blocks 166.88.0.0/16 and 150.112.0.0/16 but may have been resolved since then. Also possibly 204.154.104.0/22, 205.151.115.0/24, 199.46.16.0/20 and 198.133.167.0/24 . None of those appear to be in use now (see below). What do you think?

Kurt responds: Not particularly concerned, as the age of the dispute seems great, and there is not any particular trend that I can see.

Layer 42 links

• Layer42 colo in Santa Clara
• Company Profile at Manta.com
• Steve Rubin, 32, President Layer42 LinkedIn profile, Friendster
• ASN 8121 Peers, IP Address blocks in use