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vel0city01/02/20261 replyview on HN

You just ask your RIR. For example: https://www.arin.net/resources/guide/ipv6/first_request/


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stackghost01/02/2026

Looks like that's only for organizations. Even "end users" have to meet the requirements:

>Have an IPv4 assignment from ARIN or one of its predecessors

>Intend to immediately be IPv6 multi-homed

>Have 13 end sites (offices, data centers, etc.) within one year

>Use 2,000 IPv6 addresses within one year

>Use 200 /64 subnets within one year

Seems like they discourage individuals from getting allocations for their own personal use.

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