I can promise you no one is paying $35 per IPv4 address.
AWS IPv4 Estate Now Worth $4.5B
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#12I can promise you no one is paying $35 per IPv4 address.
People who need them on short notice often pay more. The rent AWS collects on their IPv4s also pays that off in a year, I think.
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#13A subtle detail from the article is that address prices peaked in 2021 at $60 and has steadily decreased to $35. Where does it go from here? Is this a proxy for the tech correction?
Yah, it certainly seems like maybe that was peak pricing. This write up has some more data on historical pricing https://www.ipxo.com/blog/ipv4-price-history/
I've also heard folks pay quite a bit over the average price for novelty IP addresses, so perhaps that skewed the data? I'd love to be able to buy 2.2.2.0/23 or my favorite 42.42.42.0/24
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#14IPv6 Excuse Bingo: * https://ipv6bingo.com
I don't run IPv6 on my home network. I try it about once a year, enabling it at the router (it's already enabled on my laptop).
And then random stuff just doesn't work. Various websites hang, various widgets just don't load, etc. Then I turn it off and everything gets better again.
I'be been too lazy to diagnose why exactly it doesn't work, I just figure it's easier to run with it off. At some point a website I really want to access will require IPv6.
Hopefully by then whatever is broken will be fixed.
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#15A subtle detail from the article is that address prices peaked in 2021 at $60 and has steadily decreased to $35. Where does it go from here? Is this a proxy for the tech correction?
IPv6 usage also went up 10% in that time
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#16I can promise you no one is paying $35 per IPv4 address.
https://auctions.ipv4.global/prior-sales
$30-35 is the low end per IPv4 address over the last year.
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#17Some noob questions here.
How does one buy a block of IPv4 as an individual? (If that's allowed)
After you purchase it, how does it come into your possession?
How do you utilize them?
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#18Some noob questions here. How does one buy a block of IPv4 as an individual? (If that's allowed) After you purchase it, how does it come into your possession? How do you utilize them?
Speak to the local RIR[1]. They have varying requirements, but broadly you generally need to justify your use case, multi-home (for your own AS) and pay a yearly membership fee. After that, you need to speak to your ISP about either advertising it or peering with you - or going dark fibre if you're a real masochist.
Good luck, update us if you do it!
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#19Some noob questions here. How does one buy a block of IPv4 as an individual? (If that's allowed) After you purchase it, how does it come into your possession? How do you utilize them?
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#20Can someone please ELI5?