Data as of Nov 8, 2026
157.254.24.0/24
No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 daysURLSTART · space held by Vantiva USA Shared Services Inc.
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Hosting
Risk
50 / 100 · Medium
Recently moved
Recent change
New origin Oct 2, 2026
from AS154633 Sparrowhost Technologies Private Limited
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS154408 since Oct 2, 2026 · 5 wk ago
1 · Holder
record created Feb 8, 1992 · reallocated to Internet Utilities NA LLC Jan 7, 2025
2 · Leased from
4 · Use
Hosting
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
157.254.24.0/24
From the registry to its use
- Feb 8, 1992Registry recordVantiva USA Shared Services Inc.Direct Allocation (legacy, pre-1997)157.254.0.0/16
- May 29, 2024– Oct 31, 2024
- Nov 1, 2024– Nov 12, 2024
- Nov 1, 2024– Nov 24, 2024AnnouncedAS214485 Heroxhost Networks Private Limited
- Nov 25, 2024– Dec 30, 2024Announced
- Dec 31, 2024– Jan 11, 2025
- Dec 31, 2024– Apr 12, 2026
- Jan 7, 2025ReallocatedInternet Utilities NA LLCReallocated157.254.0.0/17
- Jun 5, 2025– Jun 16, 2025
- Jan 7, 2026– Jan 18, 2026
- Apr 13, 2026– Apr 24, 2026
- Apr 13, 2026– Oct 1, 2026AnnouncedAS154633 Sparrowhost Technologies Private Limited
- Apr 20, 2026AssignedSparrowHostReassigned157.254.24.0/24
- Apr 20, 2026Route objectIPXORADB route object for AS154408 URLSTART, maintainer MAINT-AS834
- Apr 20, 2026Route objectIPXOARIN route object for AS154408 URLSTART, maintainer MNT-DCL-577
- Apr 20, 2026Route objectIPXORADB route object for AS154633 Sparrowhost Technologies Private Limited, maintainer MAINT-AS834
- Apr 20, 2026Route objectIPXOARIN route object for AS154633 Sparrowhost Technologies Private Limited, maintainer MNT-DCL-577
- Oct 2, 2026– today
- todayLeased fromIPXOIP broker
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.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157.254.0.0/16 | 65,536 | VANTIVA | Vantiva USA Shared Services Inc. (TU-310-Z) · US | Direct Allocation | Feb 8, 1992 | Abuse@ |
| └ 157.254.0.0/17 | 32,768 | IPXO-157-254-0-0-17 | IPXO LLC (IL-845) · US | Reallocated | Jan 12, 2022 | abuse@ |
| └ 157.254.0.0/17 | 32,768 | NETUTILS | Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577) · US | Reallocated | Jan 7, 2025 | report@ |
| └ 157.254.24.0/24 | 256 | NET-157-254-24-0-24 | SparrowHost (C11573680) · IN | Reassigned | Apr 20, 2026 | report@ via IPXO-157-254-0-0-17 |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Vantiva USA Shared Services Inc.
- Handle
- TU-310-Z
- Range
- 157.
254. 0. 0/ 16 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Feb 8, 1992
- Legacy
- yes
- Reallocated to
- Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577)
- Reallocated range
- 157.
254. 0. 0/ 17 - Reallocated
- Jan 7, 2025
Origin network
AS154408
IN
- Name
- URLSTART
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Dec 5, 2025
- Domain
- urlstart.com
- Website
- www.urlstart.com
- Industry
- Hosting, Cloud Provider, Data Center, Server Colocation
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- May 2024
- Current origin since
- Oct 2, 2026 · 1 mo
- Origin networks
- 7
- Last change of origin
- Oct 2, 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 9
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 157.
254. 24. 0/ 24 - Netname
- NET-157-254-24-0-24
- Registrant
- SparrowHost
- Organization
- SparrowHost (C11573680)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-157-254-24-0-1
- Parent
- NET-157-254-0-0-3
- Created
- Apr 20, 2026
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Feb 8, 1992
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- report@
abuseradar. com - Name
- Internet Utilities Abuse
- Phone
- +1-650-934-1667
- Handle
- IUA-ARIN