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How I recovered a /22 from ARIN with zero paperwork

Networking by tomchan 82 replies 10.9K views
#21
Bruno22 said:
They allow BGP sessions?

No, they don't. I'm tunneling to a Vultr bare metal in New Jersey that does allow BGP, announcing from there. Hostinger is just where I'm running the route server and some VMs.

works on my bench ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2 #22

Vultr's BGP is straightforward. Did you need LOA or did they accept the ARIN reassignment note?

Containers before it was cool
#23
pieter_rtm said:
Did you need LOA

LOA plus the ARIN org validation screenshot. Vultr's IP team is used to legacy weirdness, took about 48 hours to approve the prefix.

works on my bench ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#24

48 hours is fast for Vultr. Last time I tried with them it was a week and they wanted additional docs.

1ms or I don't want it
#25

Vultr's IP team speed varies wildly by which shift gets your ticket. I've had same prefix approved in 6 hours and rejected twice before.

world record: 4min Arch install
#26

Reading all this carefully. Bulgaria, no ARIN experience, but we have similar horror stories with RIPE and inherited AS numbers.

4 #27
tomchan said:
LOA plus the ARIN org validation screenshot

This is useful data point. Vultr accepting ARIN screenshot as proof of holdership is softer than some peers. Linode wanted notarized LOA last I checked.

indentation is not optional
#28

Detroit here. I've got a /24 from way back, ARIN, still paying yearly like a chump. Recovery never even occurred to me, I'm the original registrant.

Is there any advantage to converting legacy to regular? Other than not paying?

#29
dave39 said:
Is there any advantage to converting legacy

Legacy space has weaker transfer rights in some interpretations. Regular RSA gives you clean title, easier sales, easier BGP acceptance. Some networks filter legacy announcements more aggressively though that's mostly myth at this point.

#30

We see more filtering on RPKI-invalid than on legacy status per se. If you ROA your legacy space it's usually fine.

Honey badger don't care... about downtime

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