Overview

This guide will help you offer your IPv4 addresses to IPbnb for leasing. Before your addresses can be leased, they must be properly configured in the RIPE database. Our guide walks you through each step of the process.

What you'll need:

• Access to your RIPE NCC LIR portal

• PA (Provider Allocated) status IPv4 addresses

• Clean IP reputation

• Access to your organization's abuse-mailbox email

New to IPv4 monetization? Start with our complete guide to monetizing IPv4 blocks.

Need help? Contact our support team at any time: support@ipbnb.com

Part 1: Adding Your Subnet to IPbnb

Step 1: Add Your Subnet

• Log in to your IPbnb account

• Navigate to Add New Subnet

• Enter your subnet in CIDR format (e.g., 95.111.152.0/22)

• If correctly configured, the system will show: Valid ✓

• If you see an error message, review the RIPE configuration requirements above

• Click Next

Step 2: Configure Your Listing (Import Tab)

Here you can customize how your addresses are offered:

Split into smaller blocks (optional)

• Divide your subnet into smaller portions

• Useful if you want to offer blocks of different sizes

Set your proposed Holder Price

• Enter your proposed Holder Price using the stated daily or 30-day reference basis

• A listing is an offer to supply IPbnb; supply begins only when IPbnb records a Supply Activation

• IPbnb separately determines and agrees its customer Lease Price

Estimate how much you can earn with our IPv4 earnings calculator.

Tip: Competitive pricing in the IPv4 market typically ranges from $0.35-$0.50 per IP per month

Not sure whether to sell or lease? Read our sell vs. lease decision guide.

Step 3: Setup Options

Hide from search (optional)

• Set Private deal if you want to propose supplying this subnet to IPbnb for a specific client you've identified

• A Private deal is a proposal to IPbnb, not a lease agreement between you and the client - IPbnb decides whether to accept it and agrees the Lease Price with the client

• Private subnets won't appear in public search

• Other users cannot book them, but the designated client can access them via direct link

Step 4: Review and Submit

• Review your configuration

• Read and accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

• Click Submit

Your subnet is now added and pending verification.

Part 2: Email Verification

What happens now

The IPbnb platform will send a verification email to your organization's abuse-mailbox. This proves you own the IP addresses.

Finding your abuse-mailbox

If you don't receive the verification email within a few minutes:

• Open your subnet's data in the RIPE database (https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/query)

• Click on the organization field value

• Find the abuse-c field on the organization page

• Click on it to see the full abuse contact details

• Look for abuse-mailbox – this is where verification emails are sent

Security note: This verification step ensures that only legitimate IP address owners can list resources on IPbnb.

Completing verification

• Check the abuse-mailbox inbox

• Open the verification email from IPbnb

• Click the verification link

• You'll see a confirmation: "Network verified and ready for lease."

Post-Verification

Once verified, your listing stands as an offer to supply IPbnb. Supply begins only when IPbnb records a Supply Activation.

What you can do now:

• Adjust your proposed Holder Price

• Modify subnet splits

• Hide or unhide from search

• Monitor lease status

• Update configurations as needed

Troubleshooting

"Subnet not valid" error

Possible causes:

• Status is not SUB-ALLOCATED PA (for subnets larger than /24)

• Missing or incorrect abuse-c field

• IPbnb not listed as maintainer (mnt-by, mnt-lower, mnt-routes, or mnt-domains depending on scenario)

• Missing organization field

• Subnet is still announced on the internet

Solution: Review Part 1 and ensure all requirements are met. Check the specific error message for guidance.

"Reputation check failed" error

Cause: Your IP addresses appear on one or more abuse blocklists.

Solution:

• Check your IPs using reputation monitoring tools

• Clean the reputation (typically takes 30 minutes to 24 hours)

• If reputation is actually clean but still showing as dirty, contact our support team

Verification email not received

Possible causes:

• Incorrect abuse-mailbox configuration

• Email in spam folder

• Organization not properly specified in RIPE database

Solution:

• Verify the abuse-mailbox email address (see Part 2 above)

• Check spam/junk folders

• Ensure you have access to that email account

• Contact support if the issue persists

Manual verification option

If automated verification fails for any reason and you cannot resolve the issue:

1. Contact our support team at support@ipbnb.com

2. Provide your subnet details

3. Our team will review and manually verify your subnet if all requirements are met

Need Additional Help?

Our support team is here to assist you at every step:

• Email: support@ipbnb.com

• Live chat: Available in your IPbnb dashboard

Average response time: Under 2 hours during business hours

Quick Reference Summary

For subnets larger than /24:

• Create new inetnum object

• Set status to SUB-ALLOCATED PA

• Add IPbnb as abuse-c (AM34346)

• Add IPbnb as mnt-by (IPbnb-MNT)

• Ensure organization is specified

• Clear all announcements, related objects and RPKI ROAs

For /24 subnets:

• Edit existing inetnum object

• Add IPbnb as abuse-c (AM34346)

• Add IPbnb-MNT as mnt-lower, mnt-routes, mnt-domains

• Clear all announcements, related objects and RPKI ROAs

Then for all subnets:

• Add to IPbnb

• Configure splits and your proposed Holder Price

• Accept Terms of Service

• Confirm ownership via email received to abuse-mailbox

• Start earning once IPbnb records a Supply Activation