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Understanding AWS’s Elastic IPs
Elastic IP addresses are the unique IPv4 addresses that can be switched among the network interfaces on your AWS instances. They are are permanently reserved for your AWS account. Read more
Understanding Network Abuse
Most networks distinguish between abuse of the network and abuse that is carried out over the network. Abuse of the network degrades its service in some way. Abuse carried out over the network relies on it working properly. Read more
The Global Flow of IPv4 Addresses
Both the volume of IPv4 transfers on a year-by-year basis and the RIRs to and from which they transfer makes for interesting reading. Market trends and RIR policies all play a role. Read more
Assignments, Allocations and Temporary Transfers
The differences among assignment and allocation rules, ownership and temporary transfers are outlined for those considering leasing. Read more
How CFOs Can Unlock Untapped Value: IPv4 Holdings
With the right strategies, CFOs can monetize unused intangible assets and maximize their companies’ corporate value. Read on to learn how. Read more
Geolocation is More Than GeoIP
Today’s internet and associated technologies have a suite of services to help users and others know where someone or something is. Geolocation is useful for users, for network operators, for businesses using the internet, and for governments around the world. Read more
Unallocated Class E IPv4 Addresses
In 1986, protocol developers reserved a big block of addresses for “future addressing modes”. (The designers were aware of their inability to predict the future.) They called this reserved space – sixteen /8 blocks or 268,777,216 addresses – Class E. Read more
IPv4 Address Transfer in Cross-Border M&A
When addresses change hands in a merger or acquisition financial leaders should understand the basics of their valuation and transfer. Read more
Policies Regarding Leasing IPv4 Addresses
As the leasing market is heating up, and following several years of proposals to allow or prohibit IP leasing, here’s the current policy situation in each region. Read more
IPv4 Market Improves
Internet Routing Security
Transferring IPv4 addresses from a legacy holder to an organization with an RIR contract can improve internet routing security. This occurs because addresses under an ARIN contract can benefit from processes and services not available when ARIN was established. Read more
Managing Network Resources with Excel
Excel has quirks to go along with its power and convenience. Broadly speaking, it is a generalist’s tool, meant for pretty-good performance in almost any calculating and record-keeping environment. But “pretty good” isn’t terrific. Read more
Privacy on the Internet
The identification of individual users and their interests is based on users’ behavior online. But behavior tracking isn’t the only form of involuntary characterization by outside parties. We announce who we are and what we (probably) care about in many ways. Read more