Gary E. Miller wrote:
My local cable company, Bend Cable, gives out static IP with RoadRunner service.
I also know several folks on @Home in Fremont, CA, that have static IP addresses.
Our dedicated accounts get static, as I am sure is the case with most ISPs. Non-dedicated can get static only for a fee. The rate structure starts at $8 for a /32 and goes up to about 25% above the ARIN fee for address space. The customer must also assert why they need it.
I just wish I could swip the /30's, /31's, and /32's we give out, to ARIN. We're putting in more NAT and proxy boxes for businesses and are doing more networks smaller than /29 these days. Yet ARIN still encourages us to use a /29 when a /32 would do. I'll probably swip the /29 containing them as just a commentary saying something like "contains /32 assignments" when I get my network database going.
By asking you not to SWIP assignments longer than /29 ARIN is not encouraging you to not issue them, we just don't think it's necessary to have every single dialup user listed in WHOIS. Kim
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