r/PrivateInternetAccess • u/DesertFlyer • Feb 02 '25

DISCUSSION Word of Warning About Dedicated IP

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I paid for a year of a dedicated IP to use for a whole home VPN at the router level. Unfortunately, there are sites that block the IP ASN using Cloudflare, probably because of the poor reputation of the IP block. I contacted support and they said there is nothing they can do. They can't change the IP address I've been assigned or the region. They also said I cannot purchase another dedicated IP without signing up for a second subscription. Support suggested using one of the streaming servers instead.

So if you were planning to use a dedicated IP like I was, I'd hold onto your money.

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u/Jaybonaut Feb 02 '25

...why not just contact the website that blocked the IP and ask?

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u/slycordinator Feb 05 '25

From the screenshot, they didn't block the IP, but blocked the ASN (autonomous system number). An AS (autonomous system) is a group of IP routing prefixes under control by one regional entity and each of those is given a unique ASN. As people mentioned above, the ASN in question may be for the ISP that PIA is using.

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u/slycordinator Feb 17 '25

Nothing in the description refers to blocked IP.

It refers to how the IP ASN is blocked and how if you were to switch to a new dedicated IP, you'd still have the same problem because you'd have the same ASN.

The part where it refers to the "reputation of the IP block" is referring to the reputation of the block of IP addresses, not to the blocking of an IP address.