[193455] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Safe IPv4 Was: Re: premiumcolo.net IP address rental
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Max Tulyev)
Wed Jan 18 10:03:08 2017
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Max Tulyev <maxtul@netassist.ua>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 17:03:01 +0200
In-Reply-To: <CAMDXq5OwRPAyRBC7mvkStd51u65zNQmzoP+h+o=dLMPFSPSM_Q@mail.gmail.com>
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Very strange. Everytime it was open for all companies need IP network
will be used in RIPE region. Not for those having (any? main? branch?
legal address?) office in the RIPE region.
And it is still possible to open a RIPE LIR for offshore companies like
BVI, Belize, Seychelles without any questions.
On 18.01.17 01:28, Martin Hannigan wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Robert Story <rstory@tislabs.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 9 Jan 2017 13:40:23 -0500 Martin wrote:
>> MH> 2. Apply for and receive a last /22 from RIPE. EVERYONE can do this.
>>
>> Not quite everyone. You have to be a RIPE NCC member, which not everyone
>> can do.
>>
>> "Who can become a Local Internet Registry (LIR)/RIPE NCC member?
>>
>> Any organisation with a legally established office in the RIPE NCC
>> service region can become a member of the RIPE NCC."
>>
>> https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-management/faq/faq-ipv4-
>> address-space
>>
>>
>>
>
> I'm not sure this applies to the situation we're discussing. For example, a
> US based corporation can apply and will receive an allocation of a /22 from
> the RIPE last /8. I believe they do become an LIR. That does not require an
> EU subsidiary or physical office. This is "good" for a variety of reasons
> including providing for need and rushing towards exhaustion. This isn't
> surreptitious. It is within policy.
>
>
> Best,
>
> -M<
>
