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What does it mean by “still overspending on IPv4”?
by Kon-Peki 4y ago
What does it mean by “still overspending on IPv4”?
- kube-system 4y agoIPv4 blocks are expensive. If you’re not paying for them directly, then your service provider is paying for them and passing the cost on to you.
- Kon-Peki 4y agoAlright, that’s totally understandable. As a service provider grows, it needs to obtain more and more IP blocks. Are there ongoing costs to owning a block of IPv4 addresses, or is it just a one-time purchase fee?
- cpach 4y agoOne-time AFAIK
- cmeacham98 4y agoThere technically is an ongoing fee to keep your membership (at least with ARIN there is) but it's so small to be meaningless. Some providers rent their ipv4 blocks rather than purchase them, because the smallest volume you can buy in is 1024 addresses which is pretty expensive, especially for newcomers. In that case there would be an ongoing cost.
- toast0 4y agoYou can get /24's (256 addresses), you don't need to get a /22. Anything with a longer prefix is not generally allocated by regional internet registries, and won't usually be accepted over BGP.
- cmeacham98 4y agoOops, major facepalm, forgot /24 was the actual smallest size. It's too late to edit my comment to fix it sadly.
- kloch 4y agoOn the open market they are currently $45-$55 USD per IP depending on block size. Source: https://auctions.ipv4.global/prior-sales https://auctions.ipv4.global/prior-sales So a /16 (like a cloud provider would be buying) is $3.5M USD right now.
- aneeshnl 4y agoI think around 7-8 years back, a VPN with ipv4 was $1.5 per month more expensive than one with ipv6 only. It should have been much more now.