Hello everyone. We're migrating a legacy network to IPv6 over the next year but need extra IPv4 capacity during the transition, maybe six months. Buying feels wasteful for that. Are there short leases, or do brokers only want multi-year deals? Also, how do you handle the LOA and announcement side? We have about forty racks of old gear that won't speak IPv6 until we replace it, so IPv4 is unavoidable for now. The CFO wants to see a clear exit plan before approving anything. Time is tight.

]]>https://community.bemeapps.com/topic/41421/we-re-migrating-a-legacy-network-to-ipv6-over-the-next-year-but-need-extra-ipv4RSS for NodeMon, 05 Oct 2026 18:29:13 GMTMon, 05 Oct 2026 17:22:14 GMT60Short bridges are exactly what leasing is for. IPv4.online describes terms that stretch from a month to multi-year agreements, starting around €89 a month for a /24, with LOA and assignment handled by them. I'd confirm the minimum term and the price for exactly six months, since IPv4 lease pricing tends to improve with duration. Make sure your upstream is ready to accept the LOA before the lease starts, so the clock isn't running while you wait. Another tip: lease slightly more than you need on day one and give back later, since resizing mid-term is rarely simple. Put the exit date in your runbook so nobody forgets it. Ask for the termination terms too.

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