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Re: My ASN Journey series (2024)

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Post by inigyou » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC

toast0 wrote: post #10

inigyou wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe APNIC requires you to be a registered company unlike RIPE who will allow individuals as customers, but the flip side is that becoming a company in Australia is quite easy paperwork, unlike in Germany where you have to put up a $25000 bond. Edit: APNIC also wants you to provide some plans for your network upfront while RIPE NCC is more willing to just assume good faith. But their requirements do not seem one…

APNIC also has the advantage of having /24s reserved for new applicants (last I checked)

There's almost certainly tough requirements on that.

Re: My ASN Journey series (2024)

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Post by mhnz » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC

inigyou wrote: post #8

ParadisoShlee wrote: post #6

Thank you for this guide! I've been looking into getting an ASN in Australia, but the cost is much worth and the requirements stricter. There also isn't the same kind of ecosystem locally (such as LIRs)

I believe APNIC requires you to be a registered company unlike RIPE who will allow individuals as customers, but the flip side is that becoming a company in Australia is quite easy paperwork, unlike in Germany where you have to put up a $25000 bond. Edit: APNIC also wants you to provide some plans for your network upfront while RIPE NCC is more willing to just assume good faith. But their requirements do not seem one…

In germany you can register an UG for around 40€, thats way cheaper than a regular GmbH

Re: My ASN Journey series (2024)

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC

miyuru wrote: post #4

> No, you can ask your provider to announce the IPs for you via a private ASN, but I have not seen a provider that is cheap enough to do BYOIP without an ASN. Getting your own ASN is the best option. BYOIP in AWS is free. and VPC have lot of customisable and all are well documented. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-byoi...

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Re: My ASN Journey series (2024)

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Post by yawndex » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC

miyuru wrote: post #4

> No, you can ask your provider to announce the IPs for you via a private ASN, but I have not seen a provider that is cheap enough to do BYOIP without an ASN. Getting your own ASN is the best option. BYOIP in AWS is free. and VPC have lot of customisable and all are well documented. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-byoi...

Probably the only part of that setup on AWS that wouldn't cost a fortune.

Re: My ASN Journey series (2024)

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Post by icedchai » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC

miyuru wrote: post #4

> No, you can ask your provider to announce the IPs for you via a private ASN, but I have not seen a provider that is cheap enough to do BYOIP without an ASN. Getting your own ASN is the best option. BYOIP in AWS is free. and VPC have lot of customisable and all are well documented. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-byoi...

I've been running my own ASN for a while. I route both IPv6 and v4 back to my home network over wireguard. I use Vultr for one of my providers.

They have no additional charge for BYOIP and you can use their private ASN if you don't have your own: https://docs.vultr.com/support/products/network/can-i-use-my...

If I used AWS the bandwidth charges would probably be a bit high.

Re: My ASN Journey series (2024)

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Post by byhemechi » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC

inigyou wrote: post #8

ParadisoShlee wrote: post #6

Thank you for this guide! I've been looking into getting an ASN in Australia, but the cost is much worth and the requirements stricter. There also isn't the same kind of ecosystem locally (such as LIRs)

I believe APNIC requires you to be a registered company unlike RIPE who will allow individuals as customers, but the flip side is that becoming a company in Australia is quite easy paperwork, unlike in Germany where you have to put up a $25000 bond. Edit: APNIC also wants you to provide some plans for your network upfront while RIPE NCC is more willing to just assume good faith. But their requirements do not seem one…

Registering a company in Australia is virtually free. APNIC fees, on the other hand, are much higher than what you'd pay with RIPE. It's pretty hard to justify a minimum of $1300 a year + a $500 sign-up fee just to have a personal ASN that you don't need unless you want to run a full table.

Re: My ASN Journey series (2024)

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC

inigyou wrote: post #11

toast0 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

APNIC also has the advantage of having /24s reserved for new applicants (last I checked)

There's almost certainly tough requirements on that.

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Re: My ASN Journey series (2024)

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Post by toast0 » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC

inigyou wrote: post #11

toast0 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

APNIC also has the advantage of having /24s reserved for new applicants (last I checked)

There's almost certainly tough requirements on that.

Not really. Have to be in the region and have an accepted requirement for PI space (dual homing is accepted). If you want a second /24, you need to have a plan to use it within a year. If you need more space, good luck have fun.

(You're expected to do the same qualification for transferring addresses too)