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Data as of Nov 6, 2026

172.97.128.0/17

1 anonymizer address · <0.01% · VPN2,070 residential-proxy exits · 30 days

Distributel Communications Limited

Announcement
this exact prefix
No RPKI
Announced by
AS11814
Type
Residential
>99% of it

Residential-proxy exits

Proxy exits
2,070
6.3% of its addresses · 30 days
Always-on exits
103
5.0% of its exits
Spread
126 of 128
/24s with at least one exit
Providers
101
selling exits here
Oct 7, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026

Exits seen per day

764K observations
  • VPN · anonymizer
  • Residential

/24s with the most always-on exits

/24Always-on exitsProxy exits
172.97.222.0/24420
172.97.137.0/24325
172.97.209.0/24322
172.97.242.0/24320
172.97.208.0/24320
172.97.220.0/24320
172.97.227.0/24311
172.97.138.0/24226
172.97.219.0/24224
172.97.165.0/24224
172.97.215.0/24223
172.97.217.0/24221
172.97.130.0/24221
172.97.167.0/24221
172.97.244.0/24220
172.97.164.0/24220
172.97.131.0/24219
172.97.154.0/24219
172.97.143.0/24218
172.97.240.0/24218
172.97.213.0/24218
172.97.235.0/24216
172.97.141.0/24216
172.97.255.0/24212

Proxy providers listing exits

  • 2Captcha
  • 711Proxy
  • 9Proxy
  • Ake.net
  • AnyIP
  • B2Proxy
  • BartProxies
  • BestProxy
  • BirdProxies
  • BlurPath
  • BottingTools
  • BuyingProxy
  • ByteProxies
  • Byteful
  • CatProxies
  • CliProxy
  • CoreProxy
  • DataImpulse
  • Datarama
  • Decodo
  • EZProxies
  • EnigmaProxy
  • Evomi
  • FastProxy
  • FlashProxy
  • FlexyProxies
  • FloppyData
  • GSocks
  • GeekProxy
  • Geonix
  • Geonode
  • GhostConnect
  • GloryCloud
  • GoProxies
  • GonzoProxy
  • HideProxy
  • HydraProxy
  • IPCola
  • IPFly
  • IPOasis
  • IPPeak
  • IPRoyal
  • Infatica
  • InfiniteProxies
  • KindProxy
  • KocerRoxy
  • Kookey
  • LemonBright
  • LemonLabs
  • LemonPrime
  • LightningProxies
  • LudaxProxy
  • MagneticProxy
  • MangoProxy
  • MarsProxies
  • Maskify
  • MoMoProxy
  • NSocks
  • NextProxy
  • NodeMaven
  • NodeProxy
  • NovProxy
  • NovaProxy
  • Novada
  • Oxylabs
  • PSBProxy
  • PacketStream
  • PrivateByte
  • ProxiesVision
  • Proxio
  • Proxiware
  • Proxmint
  • Proxy-Seller
  • Proxy302
  • Proxy4U
  • ProxyEmpire
  • ProxyGeo
  • ProxyHat
  • ProxyRack
  • ProxyWing
  • Proxying
  • Proxyma
  • PuraRoute
  • Q2IP
  • RainProxy
  • RapidProxy
  • ResiProxies
  • RoamProxy
  • RolaProxy
  • Shifter
  • Smartproxy
  • StrikeProxy
  • SwiftProxy
  • Thordata
  • ThunderProxy
  • TrueProxies
  • VantageProxies
  • VibeProxies
  • VitalData
  • VitalExclusive
  • VitalProxy
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
Distributel Communications Limited
record created Jun 12, 2015
2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS11814 Distributel Communications Limited
since May 2024 · 2.5 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed VPN Gate
Residential

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 172.97.128.0/17/24s
VPN GateUniversity of Tsukuba
1<0.01%
1

Lineage

How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →

172.97.128.0/17

From the registry to its use

  1. Jun 12, 2015
    Registry record
    Distributel Communications Limited
    Direct Allocation
    172.97.128.0/17
  2. Jun 15, 2015– Mar 4, 2022
    Announced
    AS11814 Distributel Communications Limited
    Internet provider
  3. Feb 14, 2022
    Route object
    AS11814 Distributel Communications Limited
    RADB route object for AS11814 Distributel Communications Limited, maintainer MAINT-AS11814
    172.97.240.0/21
  4. Feb 14, 2022
    Route object
    AS1184 Surf B.V.
    RADB route object for AS1184 Surf B.V., maintainer MAINT-AS11814
    172.97.248.0/22
  5. May 4, 2022– Jul 14, 2022
    Announced
    AS11814 Distributel Communications Limited
    Internet provider
  6. May 5, 2024– today
    Announced
    AS11814 Distributel Communications Limited
    Internet provider
  7. May 13, 2024
    Route object
    AS11814 Distributel Communications Limited
    RADB route object for AS11814 Distributel Communications Limited, maintainer MAINT-AS11814
  8. May 30, 2025
    Route object
    AS11814 Distributel Communications Limited
    ARIN route object for AS11814 Distributel Communications Limited, maintainer MNT-DISTRI-47
  9. today
    Used
    VPN Gate
    VPN

Announcements

More specific

Announcements inside

PrefixOriginTypeAnonymizer addressesOperatorProxy exitsHolderRPKI
172.97.128.0/18
since Feb 2022
AS11814Residential1<0.01%VPNVPN servicesoperated by VPN Gate1,053
44 always on
Distributel Communications Limited
172.97.192.0/19
since Feb 2022
AS11814Residential535
29 always on
Distributel Communications Limited
172.97.224.0/20
since Feb 2022
AS11814Residential240
16 always on
Distributel Communications Limited

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.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
172.97.128.0/1732,768NET-DTEL-V4-16Distributel Communications Limited (DISTRI-47) · CADirect AllocationJun 12, 2015abuse@distributel.ca
└ 172.97.128.0 - 172.97.251.25531,744DTEL-EASTERNCANADA-V4-04Distributel Communications Limited (DISTRI-47) · CAReassignedApr 12, 2022abuse@distributel.ca

Composition

The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.

Announced space

Address share

Announced space

Types across the prefix

32,768 addresses
TypeAddressesShareRanges
Residential32,767>99%5
VPNanonymizer1<0.01%1

Network & registry

AnnouncementRouting historyRPKI & IRRWhois & abuse
Origin network

AS11814

CA
Name
Distributel Communications Limited
Type
Internet provider
Registered
Dec 30, 1998
Domain
distributel.ca
Website
www.distributel.ca
Industry
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed