[144682] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Carpenter)
Fri Sep 16 16:10:45 2011
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:09:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: Randy Carpenter <rcarpen@network1.net>
To: Leigh Porter <leigh.porter@ukbroadband.com>
In-Reply-To: <D181DDABABE57E4DB72FEE00331478643C0A52@EALPO1.ukbroadband.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
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> I wonder what would happen if a new ARIN member requested an IPv4
> block of say a /16 for a new business? Or even a smaller block. I
> don't know what the current ARIN rules are but RIPE will currently
> give out six months worth of space. Now, in six months, I don't
> expect there to be any left anyway, so what will likely be all the
> v4 you ever get.
>
> Very soon it'll be nigh on impossible for new entrants to the ISP
> business to get their own v4 space.
>
> --
> Leigh
As an ISP, ARIN will not give you any space if you are new. You have to already have an equivalent amount of space from another provider. I think it is really stupid, and encourages wasting IP space, but that is what the current policy is.
-Randy
