24 days ago
- The author shares their ASN journey and questions why ordinary people cannot buy IP addresses like domain names, as most IPs are owned by large businesses and governments.
- They created tutorials on acquiring an ASN, setting it up, configuring BGP on a VPS, and other related topics to address the lack of comprehensive guides.
- Advantages of owning an IP address include gaining IPv6 connectivity, avoiding CGNAT issues, having a clean IP for tasks like editing Wikipedia, and reducing CAPTCHAs.
- Limitations involve self-doxxing due to no privacy in ASN registration, potential BGP misconfiguration risks, and contributing to Internet routing table growth.
- Costs include a one-time ASN fee, annual RIPE charges, and VPS expenses, with optional fees for services like FogIXP or ONIX.
- FAQs cover topics such as needing an ASN for BYOIP, IPv4 availability being costly, differences between IP transit and peering, and accessing IPv6-only VPS via Cloudflare WARP.
- Useful resources are provided, including Discord servers, guides, and training materials for networking and ASN setup.