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Data as of Nov 9, 2026

104.234.162.0/23

Anonymizer

Cogent Communications, LLC · space held by Velcom

Announcement
this exact prefix
No RPKI
Announced by
AS174
Type
Datacenter proxy
50% of it
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
Velcom
record created Oct 27, 2014 · reallocated to Internet Utilities NA LLC Jan 7, 2025
2 · Leased from
IPXO
for its owner Velcom
3 · Announced by
AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
since Nov 2024 · 24 mo ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed VirtualShield
Datacenter proxy

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 104.234.162.0/23/24s
VirtualShield
25650%
1
Leased from

IP brokers

NameIn 104.234.162.0/23/24s
IPXO
512100%
2
Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 104.234.162.0/23/24s
Velcom
512100%
2

Lineage

How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →

104.234.162.0/23

From the registry to its use

  1. Oct 27, 2014
    Registry record
    Velcom
    Direct Allocation
    104.234.0.0/16
  2. Feb 21, 2022– Nov 12, 2024
    Announced
    AS1239 Cogent Communications, LLC
  3. Sep 14, 2024– Sep 25, 2024
    Announced
    AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
    Internet provider
  4. Nov 13, 2024– Nov 8, 2026
    Announced
    AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
    Internet provider
  5. Jan 7, 2025
    Reallocated
    Internet Utilities NA LLC
    Reallocated
    104.234.160.0/21
  6. Jan 7, 2025
    Route object
    IPXO
    ARIN route object for AS1239 Cogent Communications, LLC, maintainer MNT-DCL-577
  7. today
    Leased from
    IPXO
    IP broker
  8. today
    Used
    VirtualShield
    VPN

Announcements

More specific

Announcements inside

PrefixOriginTypeOperatorLeased fromHolderRPKI
104.234.162.0/24
since Jun 2022
AS19437Datacenter proxyIP broker IPXOVelcom
via Internet Utilities NA LLC
104.234.163.0/24
since Oct 2023
AS62579VPNVPN servicesoperated by VirtualShieldIP broker IPXOVelcom
via Internet Utilities NA LLC

Registrations in this block

The registry's network records over the announcement: those covering it, widest first, then every record inside it, under its parent.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
104.234.0.0/1665,536VELCOM-16Velcom (ONTAR-40) · CADirect AllocationOct 27, 2014abuse@velcom.com
└ 104.234.160.0/212,048IL-845IPXO LLC (IL-845) · USReallocatedJan 28, 2022abuse@ipxo.com
└ 104.234.160.0/212,048NETUTILSInternet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577) · USReallocatedJan 7, 2025report@abuseradar.com
└ 104.234.163.0/24256NET-104-234-163-0-24VirtualShield LLC (C11061901) · USReassignedJan 7, 2025report@abuseradar.com
via IL-845

A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.

Composition

The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.

Announced space

Address share

Announced space

Types across the prefix

512 addresses
TypeAddressesShareRanges
Datacenter proxyanonymizer25650%1
VPNanonymizer25650%1

Network & registry

AnnouncementRouting historyRPKI & IRRWhois & abuse
IPv4 market

Holder

Holder in the market →
Organization
Velcom
Handle
ONTAR-40
Range
104.234.0.0/16
Registration type
Direct Allocation
Record created
Oct 27, 2014
Reallocated to
Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577)
Reallocated range
104.234.160.0/21
Reallocated
Jan 7, 2025
Origin network

AS174

US
Name
Cogent Communications, LLC
Type
Internet provider
Registered
May 16, 1996
Domain
cogentco.com
Website
www.cogentco.com/
Industry
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed
VPN servers
1,658