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How do I get a distinctive IP Address?
HeyMegabyte
11 Nov 2021, 02:32 UTC
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I see Google has 8.8.8.8 and CloudFlare has 1.1.1.1. How do I get myself a distinctive IP address? What's involved in acquiring something that has a pattern in it?
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KeepLearning
Permalink12 Nov 2021, 07:20 UTC
Roughly this:
- Become a LIR (Local Internet Registry)
- Obtain and set up your AS (Autonomous System)
- Decide what address you'd like to use (e.g. 7.7.7.7)
- Find out who currently has it assigned:
whois 7.7.7.7. Ok, it's US army, try a different one:whois 77.77.77.77- cool someone from Iran. - Contact them and offer them loads of money for transferring the
77.77.77.0/24allocation to you. - Propagate it from your AS and enjoy!
Alternative way: use your loads of money to buy the entire company that owns the block you like.
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eagle275Permalink
13 Nov 2021, 12:08 UTC
maybe safe your energy before betting on a dying horse IPv4 ... and go for IPv6 where many addresses are still available
htmlcoderexePermalink
14 Nov 2021, 16:56 UTC
IPv4 has been dying for like what, 20 years by now?
John MahowaldPermalink
15 Nov 2021, 21:44 UTC
The IPv4 experiment was supposed be properly re-engineered 40 years ago. It escaped to production and has been legacy ever since. youtu.be/-Uwjt32NvVA