Data as of Nov 11, 2026
16.5.0.0/24
65 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysEmbnex, LLC · space held by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI invalid (origin)
Announced by
Type
Hosting
Risk
50 / 100 · Medium
Recently moved
Recent change
New origin Jul 2026
from AS7430 HP Inc., after 2.9 years unannounced
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
65
25% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 12, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026
Exits seen per day
389 observations
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS401661 since Jul 2026 · 3 mo ago
1 · Holder
record created May 18, 1989 · reallocated to Internet Utilities NA LLC Apr 18, 2026
2 · Leased from
4 · Use
Hosting
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
16.5.0.0/24
From the registry to its use
- May 18, 1989Registry recordHewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyDirect Allocation (legacy, pre-1997)16.5.0.0/16
- Dec 30, 2022– Aug 26, 2023AnnouncedAS7430 HP Inc.
- Apr 18, 2026ReallocatedInternet Utilities NA LLCReallocated16.5.0.0/16
- Jul 30, 2026– Nov 9, 2026
- Aug 7, 2026AssignedEmbnex. LLCReassigned16.5.0.0/24
- Nov 9, 2026Route objectIPXORADB route object for AS834 IPXO LLC, maintainer MAINT-AS834
- Nov 9, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.5.0.0/16 | 65,536 | HPE-15 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE-15) · US | Direct Allocation | May 18, 1989 | IPv4. |
| └ 16.5.0.0/16 | 65,536 | IPXO-LLC | IPXO LLC (IL-845) · US | Reallocated | Apr 3, 2026 | abuse@ |
| └ 16.5.0.0/16 | 65,536 | NETUTILS | Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577) · US | Reallocated | Apr 18, 2026 | report@ |
| └ 16.5.0.0/24 | 256 | NET-16-5-0-0-24 | Embnex. LLC (C11674652) · US | Reassigned | Aug 7, 2026 | report@ via HPE-15 |
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
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
- Handle
- HPE-15
- Range
- 16.
5. 0. 0/ 16 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- May 18, 1989
- Legacy
- yes
- Reallocated to
- Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577)
- Reallocated
- Apr 18, 2026
Origin network
AS401661
US
- Name
- Embnex, LLC
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Apr 14, 2025
- Domain
- embnex.com
- Website
- www.embnex.com/
- Industry
- Computer and Information Technology
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Reactivated
- First seen
- Dec 2022
- Current origin since
- Jul 2026 · 3 mo
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Jul 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.5.0.0/24 | AS834 | /24 | ARIN | Another network |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 16.
5. 0. 0/ 24 - Netname
- NET-16-5-0-0-24
- Registrant
- Embnex. LLC
- Organization
- Embnex. LLC (C11674652)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-16-5-0-0-4
- Parent
- NET-16-5-0-0-3
- Created
- Aug 7, 2026
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- May 18, 1989
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- report@
abuseradar. com - Name
- Internet Utilities Abuse
- Phone
- +1-650-934-1667
- Handle
- IUA-ARIN