Picking a RIR/obtaining an AS/ressurrecting a legacy space

Thu Jul 6 18:15:09 UTC 2023

ARIN is actually staffed by helpful people that can answer many of these
questions.  Call RSD +1.703.227.0660 <+1-703-227-0660>

On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 10:19 AM Dave Taht <dave.taht at gmail.com> wrote:

> thank you for your research into this on our behalf and the steer to
> the right things.
>
> Yes, these two ip address ranges are erics, and if anything he´s more
> allergic to paperwork than I am.
>
> On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 11:03 AM William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 8:03 AM Dave Taht <dave.taht at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > https://bgpview.io/prefix/198.177.242.0/24
> >
> > This is registered to Thyrsus Enterprises via ARIN, managed by an Eric
> > Raymond of Pennsylvania. Refer to
> > https://search.arin.net/rdap/?query=198.177.242.0
> >
> > If your friend happens to be Eric Raymond, his best bet is to simply
> > leave it alone as a legacy address under his control rather than try
> > to prove himself the legal successor in interest to Thyrsus
> > Enterprises. As long as there is no current Thyrsus Enterprises, and
> > as the guy on the whois, he'll be able to submit an LOA to an ISP and
> > get them to accept the route.
>
> Cool. That seems way simpler than the other alternatives running though my
> head.
>
> > If your friend isn't Eric Raymond or Thyrsus Enterprises still exists
> > and is someone else... you're done. Save yourself some grief and just
> > go to an address broker. Let them help you through the process of
> > getting addresses.
> >
> >
> > > https://bgpview.io/prefix/198.177.243.0/24
> >
> > This is registered to Chester County Freenet care of Chester County
> > Hospital. Refer to https://search.arin.net/rdap/?query=198.177.243.0
> >
> > Raymond again controls it, but since he's neither the Freenet nor the
> > hospital you're going to run into trouble getting it routed let alone
> > getting ARIN to recognize you as the legal successor in interest.
>
> I do not know the history here, I will ask.
>
> >
> > > the whole /22 was obtained to support the (long since deceased)
> > > chester county freenet, but he has no record of that. Neither does
> > > anyone else.
> >
> > Those would form a /22 with 240 and 241. Both are registered to other
> > people. Unclear why you thought otherwise. If you were thinking 244
> > and 245 (which do not form a /22 with 242 and 243), I'm sorry to tell
> > you that they're also registered to someone else.
>
> OK, good to know, that you for straightening this out a bit.
>
> >
> >
> > > I presently have one vote for ARIN and another for RIPE. We are us
> > > based, but more of the folk using libreqos are located elsewhere.
> >
> > The addresses are registered at ARIN. Until ARIN recognizes your
> > friend as the registrant organization, they will remain so. At which
> > point there's not a lot of benefit to moving them.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bill Herrin
> >
> >
> > --
> > William Herrin
> > bill at herrin.us
> > https://bill.herrin.us/
>
>
>
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>
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