Of course you can. It's called an AS (autonomous system), I think all you need is an IP address range, a physical link to someone willing to peer with you (another AS), some hardware, some paperwork, etc; and bam you're your own ISP.
My company has set this up for one of our customers (I wasn't involved).
> all you need is an IP address range, a physical link to someone willing to peer with you (another AS), some hardware, some paperwork, etc; and bam you're your own ISP.
I'm pretty sure the connotation of "self-host" entails a strictly substantially smaller scope than starting your own ISP.
Finding someone willing to peer with you also defeats the purpose. You are still fundamentally dependent on established ISPs.
Of course you can. It's called an AS (autonomous system), I think all you need is an IP address range, a physical link to someone willing to peer with you (another AS), some hardware, some paperwork, etc; and bam you're your own ISP.
My company has set this up for one of our customers (I wasn't involved).
> all you need is an IP address range, a physical link to someone willing to peer with you (another AS), some hardware, some paperwork, etc; and bam you're your own ISP.
I'm pretty sure the connotation of "self-host" entails a strictly substantially smaller scope than starting your own ISP.
Finding someone willing to peer with you also defeats the purpose. You are still fundamentally dependent on established ISPs.
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