[lir-wg] Static IP addresses

On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, Bob Arnesen wrote:

>> to my surprise I have recently found out that Telia has assigned us a
>> fixed IP address.

Yes ... as that's the case with most of the ADSL providers elsewhere.

>From the RIPE policy perspective, ADSL is sitting in the vacuum
between dial-in (needing dynamically assigned addresses) and leased
line access (where static addresses are justifiable). ADSL is, in
fact, an "always on" kind of service and thus usage of statically
assigned IP addresses is justified (see ripe-234 - section 5.2.2).

Most customers, however, seem to like this.

Of course, for people who dislike it there might always be a solution
but it's up to your ISP to implement it. There is no policy that
would force the ISP to do it though.

Current RIPE policies primarily deal with conservation of public IP
addresses, since they are a limited resource. Privacy issue is an
interesting aspect and probably deserves some attention, but noone
addressed it so far.

RIPE policies are created and modified by a wide community of Internet
users. Anyone interested to voluntarily participate in the policy
making process is welcome to join and contribute - either by attending
the meetings or participating on the mailing lists. The process itself
is based on general consensus.

Be, however, aware that neither RIPE, nor RIPE NCC will deal with any
complaints about how ISPs are doing their business and treating their
customers. Your national telecom regulator is the proper authority for
such things. For Sweden - try PTS (www.pts.se).

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Beri

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