On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Imran Moin <imranmoin@gmail.com> wrote:
I was wondering how long it is taking ARIN these days to assign new IP block and AS Number. We are a new startup and looking to build our network over the next few months.
Imran, The last few times I ran through the process, the hardest part was getting ARIN to accept the ORG registration.One time we'd let the state business registration expire by mistake. And the state registration name didn't exactly match the business name. ARIN's much more rigid about that sort of thing than any other supplier you'll ever deal with. Separately, I had all kinds of fun registering myself as an organization so I could get an AS number to route my legacy /23. ARIN asked for proof of the organization's legal existence so I faxed them a copy of my driver's license. On the plus side, you don't have to have your network plans done to start the org registration. So start it early. Getting addresses after that was relatively straightforward. I did find it useful to have a friendly eye from one of my upstreams look over the request document and make suggestions. Say things the right way the first time so you don't raise any red flags and you tend to get what you ask for. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004