Starlink tells the world it has over 150 sextillion IPv6s • The Register

Internetworking wonks have investigated Starlink’s use of IP addresses and found some interesting facts.

Internet infrastructure analyst Doug Madory on Wednesday used the Internet Society’s Pulse blog to share his analysis of the IP addresses Starlink lists in its IP geolocation file, the format network operators use to self-report where they use the IP addresses they hold.

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Madory noted recent changes to Starlink’s file, which over the years has described an increasing quantity of IP address holdings.

According to his analysis, in April 2022 Starlink’s geolocation file mentioned 592 /24 IPv4 blocks – each of which covers 256 IP addresses. As of July, Elon Musk’s space ISP had 1,379 /24s, plus hundreds of smalle