Data as of Nov 6, 2026

172.98.161.0/24

Anonymizer · ISP proxy

Orange S.A. · space held by BraveWay LLC

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
record created Jun 16, 2015
2 · Leased from
its owner, directly
3 · Announced by
AS5511 Orange S.A.
since Jul 2024 · 2.3 yr ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named

Operators, sellers and brokers

Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 172.98.161.0/24/24s
BraveWay LLC
256100%
1

Lineage

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

172.98.161.0/24

From the registry to its use

  1. Jun 16, 2015
    Registry record
    BraveWay LLC
    Direct Allocation
    172.98.160.0/19
  2. Jul 15, 2015– Feb 8, 2022
    Announced
    AS17090 Database By Design LLC
  3. Jan 28, 2022– Jul 2, 2022
    Announced
    AS11325 Altus Communications Inc.
    Hosting
  4. Jul 3, 2022– Sep 7, 2023
    Announced
    AS1239 Cogent Communications, LLC
  5. Jul 5, 2022
    Route object
    AS1239 Cogent Communications, LLC
    ARIN route object for AS1239 Cogent Communications, LLC, maintainer MNT-BL-216
  6. Aug 2, 2022
    Assigned
    Wifiber IKE
    Reassigned
    172.98.161.0/24
  7. Aug 27, 2023– Jun 9, 2024
    Announced
    AS46261 QuickPacket, LLC
    Hosting
  8. Jun 18, 2024
    Route object
    AS5511 Orange S.A.
    ARIN route object for AS5511 Orange S.A., maintainer MNT-BL-216
  9. Jul 4, 2024– today
    Announced
    AS5511 Orange S.A.
    Internet provider

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
172.98.160.0/198,192BWAY-19BraveWay LLC (BL-216) · USDirect AllocationJun 16, 2015abuse@braveway.com
└ 172.98.161.0/24256WIFIBER-IKEWifiber IKE (C08789156) · USReassignedAug 2, 2022abuse@braveway.com
via BWAY-19

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

IPv4 market

Holder

Organization
BraveWay LLC
Handle
BL-216
Range
172.98.160.0/19
Registration type
Direct Allocation
Record created
Jun 16, 2015
Origin network

AS5511

FR
Name
Orange S.A.
Type
Internet provider
Registered
Jan 8, 1996
Domain
orange.com
Website
wholesale.orange.com/international/en/our-solutions/ip-content-distribution.html
Industry
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed
VPN servers
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