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A guide for personal and non-commercial BGP networks in the RIPE region: ASN sponsorship, IPv6 PA, managed ROAs, RIPE Database maintenance access, abuse contacts, and conditional self-service ASPA.
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BGP · ASN · IPv6
What an IP geofeed publishes, how it differs from registry records and commercial GeoIP databases, and what to confirm before relying on one for a leased IPv4 prefix.
Read articleUnderstand IPv4 PTR records and reverse DNS delegation, who controls reverse lookups during a lease, and what to confirm for mail, hosting, and service changes.
Read articleA practical pre-signing checklist for an IPv4 /24 lease: block-level reputation, abuse history, reverse DNS, mail constraints, routing records, and review timestamps.
Read articleA practical way to put IRR route objects, ROAs, LOAs, and AS-SET work into one IPv4 leasing Order, with each item tied to the resource, Origin ASN, authority, and operating scope.
Read articleAn IPv4 lease and an ASN solve different problems. This guide compares provider-announced, customer-announced, and non-BGP delivery models, then maps Origin ASN, IRR, and ROA work to each model.
Read articleWhen does a BGP route need a Letter of Authorization? What a LOA actually proves, how it differs from ROA and IRR, and when SKNK issues one.
Read articleReview public pricing, eligibility, and service boundaries to decide whether the model fits your network.
