Data as of Nov 13, 2026
162.40.243.0/24
11 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysWindstream Communications LLC
Announced by
Type
Residential
Risk
0 / 100 · Low
Proxy exits nearby
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
11
4.3% of its addresses · 30 days
Always-on exits
4
36% of its exits
Providers
51
selling exits here
Oct 14, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026
Exits seen per day
23K observations
Proxy providers listing exits
- 9Proxy
- Ake.net
- BirdProxies
- BottingTools
- ByteProxies
- Byteful
- CliProxy
- ColaProxy
- DataImpulse
- Decodo
- EnigmaProxy
- FLEETPROXY
- FastProxy
- FlashProxy
- FloppyData
- Geonode
- GloryCloud
- IPFly
- IPROCKET_BASIC
- IPROCKET_PREMIUM
- IPRoyal
- Infatica
- InfiniteProxies
- LemonBright
- LemonPrime
- LightningProxies
- LudaxProxy
- MoMoProxy
- NovaProxy
- Oxylabs
- PYPROXY
- PrivateByte
- Proxiware
- Proxy-Seller
- Proxy4U
- ProxyEmpire
- ProxyRack
- Proxying
- Proxyma
- PuraRoute
- Q2IP
- RainProxy
- SPYDERPROXY_PREMIUM
- Shifter
- Thordata
- ThunderProxy
- TrueProxies
- VantageProxies
- VitalExclusive
- WealthProxies
- ZENPROXY_LITE
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162.40.0.0/16 since May 2005 | AS7029 | Residential | 321 33 always on | Windstream Communications LLC |
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over this block, widest first, each under its parent.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162.40.0.0/16 | 65,536 | WINDSTREAM-COMMUNICATIONS | Windstream Communications LLC (WINDS-6) · US | Direct Allocation | Jul 21, 1992 | abuse@ |
| └ 162.40.242.0/23 | 512 | 162-40-242-0 | Windstream Communications LLC (C11066808) · US | Reassigned | Jan 10, 2025 | abuse@ via WINDSTREAM-COMMUNICATIONS |
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
Announced by
Covering announcement 162.40.242.0/23
- Prefix
- 162.40.242.0/23
- Announced by
- AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC
- Type
- Residential
- Proxy exits
- 20
- Always-on exits
- 7
- RPKI
- RPKI valid
- Netname
- 162-40-242-0
- Registrant
- Windstream Communications LLC
- RIR
- ARIN
Registry
Holder
- Organization
- Windstream Communications LLC
- Handle
- WINDS-6
- Range
- 162.
40. 0. 0/ 16 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Jul 21, 1992
- Legacy
- yes
Origin network
AS7029
US
- Name
- Windstream Communications LLC
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Jul 30, 1996
- Domain
- uniti.com
- Website
- www.uniti.com/
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
162.40.242.0/23
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Jan 2025
- Current origin since
- Jan 2025 · 1.8 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162.40.242.0/23 | AS7029 | /23 | ARIN | RPKI valid |
| 162.40.0.0/16 | AS7029 | /16 | ARIN | Too specific |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 162.
40. 242. 0/ 23 - Netname
- 162-40-242-0
- Registrant
- Windstream Communications LLC
- Organization
- Windstream Communications LLC (C11066808)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-162-40-242-0-1
- Parent
- NET-162-40-0-0-1
- Created
- Jan 10, 2025
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Jul 21, 1992
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
windstream. net - Name
- Windstream Abuse
- Phone
- +1-800-347-1991
- Handle
- WINDS1-ARIN