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Last I looked, ARIN charged $550 (one time fee) to issue an ASN, on top of the recurring fee. Not expensive if you're serious, but if you're a hobbyist and just need a 32-bit ASN number, you may as well explore cheaper alternatives. Based on my own research, that would cover 20+ years of fees for some LIRs in the RIPE region.

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An ASN isn't needed unless you are multi-homed. If you're connecting through just one ISP, you can do BGP peering with them using a private ASN. That said, if you do need an ASN, I don't know why they should be so expensive.

Yes, I understand. I set up my first AS in the 90's, back when you were considered a god if you had a T1 line. We had two T1's, one to MCI and another to BBN!

That is a blast from the past! Thanks and sorry for the unnecessary nerd-splaining.

np! I miss those early Internet days.

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