Category: Tips

Let's Talk About a Quick and Easy Way to SWIP

Let's Talk About a Quick and Easy Way to SWIP

 • James Ricewick

James Ricewick, Customer Service Resource Analyst, talks about a new quick and easy method of submitting reassignments from your ARIN Online account.

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6 Things to Know About ARIN Meetings

6 Things to Know About ARIN Meetings

 • Erin Pratt

Twice a year, every year, we host Public Policy and Members Meetings in our region. Here are 6 things you need to know about our meetings.

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The Big Picture: RIRs and the NRO

The Big Picture: RIRs and the NRO

 • Erin Pratt

Now that you have officially “met” us, we want to introduce you to the bigger picture of who we are. In this post, you will learn more about how we came to be and the role of the four other registries around the world.

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The 5 W's of ARIN

The 5 W's of ARIN

 • Erin Pratt

Introducing ARIN 101! Each week we will be sharing information about the various aspects that make up who we are and what we do. This week we will introduce ourselves to you through "The 5 W's."

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Why Does DNS Security Matter?

Why Does DNS Security Matter?

 • Erin Pratt

Securing DNS is critical to ensuring online safety. We discuss the importance of DNSSEC and share the services ARIN offers to help you secure your reverse zones.

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Join the VIP Club

Join the VIP Club

 • John Sweeting

Have you been delaying your IPv6 deployment because you don’t have a portable IPv4 block from ARIN? If so, I have some very good news for you. Once you register an IPv6 block, you can immediately qualify to get a portable IPv4 block from ARIN to help you deploy IPv6.

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Simplifying ASN Requests

Simplifying ASN Requests

 • Lisa Liedel

Since ARIN’s foundation in 1997, our policies have enabled organizations to receive an Autonomous System Number (ASN) when they will immediately use that ASN to multi-home or implement a unique routing policy via BGP connectivity.

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Origin AS: An Easier Way to Validate Letters of Authority

Origin AS: An Easier Way to Validate Letters of Authority

 • Mark Kosters

One challenge that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) face today is dealing with end customers who have their own IP address blocks and want their ISP to route them. ISPs want to satisfy their customers, but they also want to ensure that the customer has valid use of the IP address block.

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Stay in the Loop by Subscribing to a Mailing List

Stay in the Loop by Subscribing to a Mailing List

 • Hollis Kara

There’s a lot going on at ARIN at any given time, which means there’s a lot for you – the community – to take in. What’s the easiest way to make sure you stay in the loop? The answer is simple: subscribe to one of our mailing lists.

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What do terms like multistakeholderism, Internet governance, and technical community really mean?

What do terms like multistakeholderism, Internet governance, and technical community really mean?

 • Jennifer Bly

Last year I went to my first Internet Governance Forum in Bali, Indonesia. I was involved in several workshops and discussions about “the role of the technical community in Internet governance,” including the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF); the role of governments; questions of increasing access to communications resources for the next billion users; and reactions to “pervasive monitoring” of Internet communications by US and other intelligence agencies. I’ve been involved with “Internet policy” for many years now, as a member of ARIN’s AC, on various ICANN Advisory Committees, and as a liaison to the ICANN Board of Directors…which turned out to be a useful perspective, but by no means complete!

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