Hello Jeff, It seems your complaint has to do with renumbering and the allocation size your organization may have been approved for. I would be glad to speak to you about your request this evening/morning if you would like. If you email me a telephone number where I can reach you within the next few hours, I will call and speak with you about your request. Otherwise, please contact the ARIN registration services help desk tomorrow and ask to speak to the anayst who reviewed your request. (703) 227-0660 I'm sure he or she would be glad to speak with you. Regards, Richard Jimmerson Director of Operations American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, Jeff Mcadams wrote:
Also sprach David R Huberman
We're currently efficiently (according to ARIN's guidelines) utilizing a /20, 2 /23's and a /24. We apply to ARIN for space, and what do they say they'll give us? A /20. Period. Someone care to explain this to me?
It means you didn't explain your goals clearly enough, I guess.
What is there to explain?
If you demonstrate to ARIN efficient utilization of 21 /24s (as you describe above), you qualify for 32 /24s for renumbering purposes; a /19.
Go back and show them you've used 21 /24s efficiently and ask for sufficient address space with which to renumber and grow your business. You'll get a /19 every time.
Hello...I'm using *more* than a /20 right *now*. If I had 100% efficient utilization of the IP addresses that we're using *today* I couldn't fit into just a /20. I can't come up with *any* logic that would make sense to renumber into a /20. This information was clearly spelled out on our application. If the folks at ARIN are too dense to add a few numbers together, you'd think they'd at least drop us an email or a phone call and ask a question or two! Sheesh! There is *NO* excuse for ARIN here, what they've done with us has *NO* rational explanation. -- Jeff McAdams Email: jeffm@iglou.com Head Network Administrator Voice: (502) 966-3848 IgLou Internet Services (800) 436-4456