Data as of Nov 5, 2026
16.5.17.0/24
7 anonymizer addresses · 2.7% · VPN8 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysGSL Networks Pty LTD · space held by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Hosting
97% of it
Recent change
New origin Sep 28, 2026
from AS207343 Bojing Co., Limited
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
8
3.1% of its addresses · 30 days
Providers
3
selling exits here
Oct 6, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026
Exits seen per day
34 observations
Proxy providers listing exits
- BottingTools
- Shifter
- ThunderProxy
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS137409 since Sep 28, 2026 · 5 wk ago
1 · Holder
record created May 18, 1989 · reallocated to Internet Utilities NA LLC Apr 18, 2026
2 · Leased from
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 16.5.17.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Internet Access | Kape Technologies | 72.7% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
16.5.17.0/24
From the registry to its use
- May 18, 1989Registry recordHewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyDirect Allocation (legacy, pre-1997)16.5.0.0/16
- Apr 18, 2026ReallocatedInternet Utilities NA LLCReallocated16.5.0.0/16
- Jun 24, 2026– Jul 17, 2026
- Jul 24, 2026
- Sep 22, 2026AssignedInternet Utilities NA LLCReassigned16.5.17.0/24
- Sep 22, 2026Route objectIPXOARIN route object for AS137409 GSL Networks Pty LTD, maintainer MNT-DCL-577
- Sep 28, 2026– today
- Sep 29, 2026Route objectIPXORADB route object for AS137409 GSL Networks Pty LTD, maintainer MAINT-AS834
- todayLeased fromIPXOIP broker
- todayUsedPrivate Internet AccessVPN
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@ |
| └ 16.5.17.0/24 | 256 | NET-16-5-17-0-24 | unknown | Reassigned | Sep 22, 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.
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
256 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | 249 | 97% | 8 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 7 | 2.7% | 7 |
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
AS137409
AU
- Name
- GSL Networks Pty LTD
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Jan 16, 2018
- Domain
- globalsecurelayer.com
- Website
- globalsecurelayer.com
- Industry
- Hosting and Cloud Provider
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 1,958
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- Jun 2026
- Current origin since
- Sep 28, 2026 · 1 mo
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Sep 28, 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.5.17.0/24 | AS137409 | /24 | ARIN | RPKI valid |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 16.
5. 17. 0/ 24 - Netname
- NET-16-5-17-0-24
- Registrant
- Internet Utilities NA LLC
- Organization
- Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577)
- Org address
- 2711 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808
- Org country
- US
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-16-5-17-0-1
- Parent
- NET-16-5-0-0-3
- Created
- Sep 22, 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