On 09/19/2011 10:40 PM, Matthew Kaufman wrote: > On 9/16/2011 12:58 PM, Leigh Porter wrote: >> >> >> 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. >> > > Isn't that the point?
That's what I'm thinking. :) I don't plan on requesting any v4 space from ARIN. Just using provider space for the small v4 traffic needs. -- Charles N Wyble char...@knownelement.com @charlesnw on twitter http://blog.knownelement.com Building alternative,global scale,secure, cost effective bit moving platform for tomorrows alternate default free zone.
