[nanog] RE: I want my own IPs
Dan Mahoney, System Admin
danm at prime.gushi.org
Fri Nov 12 18:49:33 UTC 2004
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Joe Johnson wrote:
Learning the ins and outs of RWHOIS also tends to help, as it's a lot
easier to set up in short notice than doing SWIP (and a bit easier to tie
to a backend once you get the file formats nailed down).
-Dan
>
> The biggest issue has always been timing. We've caught ourselves a few
> times with 5 IP addresses left and had to wait to sign new customers up
> for a while until ARIN got back to us. Luckily, stiring up the pool of
> IP's usually gets a dozen or so to drop out that we missed as being
> available.
>
> Joe Johnson
> JMDN.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog at merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog at merit.edu] On Behalf Of
> Bill Woodcock
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 12:25 PM
> To: Philip Lavine
> Cc: nanog
> Subject: Re: I want my own IPs
>
>
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Philip Lavine wrote:
> > I have recently been turned down by ARIN for an
> > address block. I currently have 4 /24's from ISP's and
> > would like IP independence. How do I convince ARIN to
> > give me a block -- /20 I guess?
>
> It's not a matter of convincing, it's a matter of demonstrating need.
>
> If you're actually _using_ the four /24s, you can demonstrate a need for
> a
> /22 today. So a good first step would be to use the four /24s until
> they're full. Second step would be to apply to ARIN for a /22 to
> replace
> them. Renumber into that. Then keep applying to ARIN for more space as
> you need it.
>
> -Bill
>
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