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RIPE-to-RIPE Transfers for Sellers

October 7, 2022

The IP transfer process can be daunting if one is not familiar with the information required by each RIR. To satisfy their requests, fairly precise steps must be taken to transfer an IP block between user entities in RIPE. We offer step-by-step instructions. Read more

ARIN-to-ARIN Transfers for Buyers

October 6, 2022

The IP transfer process can be daunting if one is not familiar with the information required by each RIR. Each transfer requires fairly precise steps for buyers transferring an IP block between user entities in ARIN. We offer step-by-step instructions. Read more

ARIN-to-ARIN Transfers for Sellers

October 6, 2022

The IP transfer process can be daunting if one is not familiar with the information required by each RIR. Each transfer requires fairly precise steps for sellers transferring an IP block between user entities in ARIN. We offer step-by-step instructions. Read more

IPv4 Addresses: Who Owns What?

September 26, 2022

IP addresses are not actually owned by individuals, but rather they are assigned by much larger entities. ISPs, hardware manufacturers, network operators, etc. don’t own them either. IP addresses are assets but not one that is strictly “owned.” Read more

Repairing IP Address Reputations

September 26, 2022

Each kind of organization cares about one or more different characteristics of an address. They characteristics they care about – qualities they approve or disapprove – impact whether they’ll accept mail from or serve content to a specific address. Read more

Buying IPv4 Addresses Online

September 1, 2022

Buying IPv4 addresses online can involve an auction, “buy now” options or privately negotiated transactions. The differences are significant. Learn about the alternatives here. Read more

Hijacked IP Addresses

August 11, 2022

Hijacked IP addresses are used in malicious, often illegal, and often profitable businesses. Some spam just preys on the gullible, other forms distribute malware or steal users’ identities. To discover more about hijacked IPs: Read more

Electrical Co-ops & IP Addresses

August 8, 2022

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Assoc. estimates there are 6.3 million households in co-op service areas without broadband. Systems have been deployed to use existing wires to bring service to these users. Read more

IPv4 Waiting Lists

August 1, 2022

IP registries created waiting lists to distribute addresses returned to them. Wait times vary but most RiRs expect new requests to be honored no sooner than in two years. To understand the procedures at each RIR and consider alternatives, Read more

IP Address Fees in 2022

June 21, 2022

IP registries are essential to the efficient operation of the internet. This management requires time, trouble and people and so isn’t free. This blog looks at the history of fees paid to register and transfer IP addresses across all the RIRs. Read more

IP Address Location Data

June 14, 2022

Geographical location impacts agreements and other controls across the internet. Many organizations need information about the physical location of an IP address accessing content of one kind or another. Read more

Cooperatives: IPv4 Alongside IPv6

June 10, 2022

Phone companies pioneered access in the 90s because the internet required phones and modems. But always-on access changed things. Enter the power company. And with that involvement, complex technological issues. Read more