Re: dumb question: are any of the RIR's out of IPv4 addresses?

[William Herrin <bill () herrin us>]

On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 3:07 PM Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote:
> Basically are there places that you can't get allocations?

All of them except possibly Afrinic.

> If so, what
> is happening?

You find someone who has listed their IP addresses for sale via a
broker, buy them, and then request a specified transfer at the RIR
which transfers those addresses to you.

Regards,
Bill Herrin


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