> > > 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
