Data as of Nov 10, 2026
172.
Anonymizer- Proxy activity
- Not seen in 30 days
- Type
- VPNHosting network
- Risk
- 75 / 100 · High
- Operator
- VPN servicesoperated by TunnelBear
- Announced by
- AS63949Akamai Connected CloudHosting
- Announcement
- 172.234.16.0/20RPKI valid
- Company
- Linode · linode.com
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United StatesAn anonymizer's exit: its user may be anywhere.
Network & registry
The block's full lineage, from registry to use, is on its prefix page.
Announced by
Announcement
- Prefix
- 172.234.16.0/20
- Announced by
- AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
- Type
- Hosting
- Anonymizer addresses
- 15 addresses · 0.37%VPN
- RPKI
- RPKI valid
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Akamai Technologies, Inc.
- Handle
- AKAMAI
- Range
- 172.
224. 0. 0/ 12 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Mar 15, 2013
Origin network
AS63949
SG
- Name
- Akamai Connected Cloud
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Feb 16, 2015
- Domain
- linode.com
- Website
- www.linode.com/
- Industry
- Hosting and Cloud Provider
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 4
- Tor exits
- 12
Routing timeline
Who has announced 172.234.16.0/20
172.234.16.0/20
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Aug 2023
- Current origin since
- Aug 2023 · 3.2 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172.234.16.0/20 | AS63949 | /24 | ARIN | RPKI valid |
| 172.232.0.0/13 | AS20940 | /13 | ARIN | Another network |
| 172.224.0.0/12 | AS20940 | /12 | ARIN | Another network |
IRR
Route objects on 172.234.16.0/20
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS63949 | ARIN | Akamai Technologies | MNT-AKAMAI | Apr 28, 2025 |
Whois
Registration for this address
- Range
- 172.
232. 0. 0/ 13 - Netname
- LINODE
- Registrant
- Linode
- Organization
- Linode (LINOD)
- Org address
- 249 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106
- Org country
- US
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-172-232-0-0-1
- Parent
- NET-172-224-0-0-1
- Created
- Feb 24, 2023
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Mar 15, 2013
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
linode. com - Name
- Linode Abuse Support
- Phone
- +1-609-380-7100
- Handle
- LAS12-ARIN
Geolocation
Location detail
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
- Coordinates
- 41.
8500, -87. 6500 - Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Continent
- North America
- GeoNames
- 4887398