Data as of Nov 14, 2026
162.40.40.0/21
20 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysWindstream Communications LLC
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
20
0.98% of its addresses · 30 days
Spread
4 of 8
/24s with at least one exit
Providers
59
selling exits here
Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
Exits seen per day
13K observations
/24s with the most always-on exits
| /24 | Always-on exits | Proxy exits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 162.40.41.0/24 | 0 | 7 | |
| 162.40.43.0/24 | 0 | 7 | |
| 162.40.40.0/24 | 0 | 5 | |
| 162.40.42.0/24 | 0 | 1 |
Proxy providers listing exits
- Ake.net
- BESTPROXY_NET
- BirdProxies
- BottingTools
- ByteProxies
- Byteful
- CliProxy
- ColaProxy
- DataImpulse
- Decodo
- EnigmaProxy
- Evomi
- FastProxy
- FlexyProxies
- FloppyData
- Geonode
- GhostConnect
- GloryCloud
- HPROXY
- HideProxy
- IP2WORLD
- IPFly
- IPPeak
- IPROCKET_BASIC
- IPROCKET_PREMIUM
- Infatica
- InfiniteProxies
- KocerRoxy
- LemonBright
- LightningProxies
- LudaxProxy
- MangoProxy
- MoMoProxy
- NodeProxy
- NovProxy
- NovaProxy
- Oxylabs
- PROXYSCRAPE
- PYPROXY
- Proxiware
- Proxy-Seller
- Proxy302
- Proxy4U
- ProxyEmpire
- ProxyHat
- ProxyRack
- Proxyma
- PuraRoute
- Q2IP
- RainProxy
- SPYDERPROXY_BASIC
- SPYDERPROXY_PREMIUM
- Shifter
- Thordata
- ThunderProxy
- 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 | 323 33 always on | Windstream Communications 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.
| 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@ |
| └ 162.40.40.0/21 | 2,048 | 162-40-40-0 | Windstream Communications LLC (C10913029) · US | Reassigned | Jul 29, 2024 | 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
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
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Sep 2010
- Current origin since
- Oct 2023 · 3.1 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162.40.40.0/21 | AS7029 | /21 | ARIN | RPKI valid |
| 162.40.0.0/16 | AS7029 | /16 | ARIN | Too specific |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 162.
40. 40. 0/ 21 - Netname
- 162-40-40-0
- Registrant
- Windstream Communications LLC
- Organization
- Windstream Communications LLC (C10913029)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-162-40-40-0-1
- Parent
- NET-162-40-0-0-1
- Created
- Jul 29, 2024
- 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