FAQ: ISPs
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Membership / RIPE NCC MembershipMy ISP is about to close down. I want to keep the IP addresses they issued to me. Am I allowed to do that?
If the IP addresses assigned to your organisation have a status of "ASSIGNED PA" in the RIPE Database, they are Provider Aggregatable. That means you will not be able to take them with you when you change ISPs. Instead, you will have to renumber your network. If the IP addresses assigned to your org
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Membership / RIPE NCC MembershipMy ISP is about to close down. I have a new ISP and they need to add a route object in the Database but cannot do this. Can you add the route object for us?
The data in the RIPE Database is owned by the people who enter it and not by the RIPE NCC. The RIPE NCC is not permitted to change user data. There is a security mechanism called RPSS controlling the creation of route objects. RPSS is designed to stop the creation of ro
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Membership / RIPE NCC MembershipIs the RIPE NCC accountable for the operation of its Local Internet Registries (LIRs)?
The RIPE NCC is a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) providing global Internet resources and related services. We are not a regulator of the Internet community in our service region nor do we police the quality of service provided by ISPs in our service region. In situati
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Membership / RIPE NCC MembershipWhat happens to my PA address space if my LIR or ISP ceases operation?
The RIPE NCC will automatically deregister PA assignments that a closing LIR or ISP has made to its customers.The closing LIR/ISP is responsible for informing its customers that they will need to renumber their network immediately and for providing their customers will all possible options.More info
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Membership / RIPE NCC MembershipWhat will happen to my pending request for Internet resources if my LIR ceases operation?
As soon as the LIR decides to close it should halt any open requests for IP address space. Customers with pending requests should approach another LIR in their region.
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Membership / RIPE NCC MembershipCan I take my address range with me when I change ISPs (i.e. renumbering)?
If the customer has PI addresses the assignment will remain valid providing the criteria for the original assignment are met. Customers with PA addresses are recommended to obtain a new address space assignment from another LIR and return the PA address space that was assigned
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Membership / RIPE NCC MembershipMy organisation is/was multi-homed but our aut-num and route objects were maintained by an ISP that is no longer operating. Can you change the objects for us?
The RIPE NCC will not change user data in the RIPE Database. If you have a maintainer object in the Database which you do not control, you will need to contact the RIPE Database Department who will guide you through the process of regaining control of the maintainer
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Membership / RIPE NCC MembershipWhat are Provider Aggregatable (PA) addresses and Provider Independent (PI) addresses?
PA addresses are assigned from an LIR's allocation and are registered in the RIPE Database by the LIR. The advantage of PA addresses is that the routing information for many customers can be aggregated once it leaves the provider's routing domain. PI address space is assigned separately and not from
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