Re: [44net] A few more questions Re: BGP portal management after WB6CYT's passing

Hi all, Le 20/02/2020 à 17:42, David Ranch via 44Net a écrit : This points out something I never really understood well. I don't have any ARIN ASN number, and Brian didn't request for one when he gave me the LOA for my subnet. I'm currently announcing BGP via a Vultr VPS. I don't announce directly via BGP to other BGP peers. My network provider (currently Vultr) does it for me : I have an iBGP session with them, and they announce to the rest of the world. Moreover, I do not use BGP routing in my company,  so I don't have any "business" ASN. So, here are my questions : Is an ARIN ASN number mandatory in such a situation ? If not mandatory, would it be a good practice to have one ? If so, would RIPE deliver ASN numbers to people or companies that do not own any IPv4 range (I am not the owner of my 44 subnet, ARDC just grants me the right to announce it) ? Thank you in advance. 73 de TK1BI