Data as of Nov 7, 2026
173.205.82.0/23
1 anonymizer address · 0.20% · VPNHostslim OU · space held by PacketExchange, Inc
Announcement
this exact prefix
No RPKI
Announced by
Type
Hosting
>99% of it
Recent change
New origin Sep 2026
from AS207083 Hostslim OU
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS207083 since Sep 2026 · 9 wk ago
1 · Holder
record created Oct 15, 2009 · reallocated to QuadraNet Enterprises LLC Apr 5, 2022
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 173.205.82.0/23 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscribe | 10.20% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
173.205.82.0/23
From the registry to its use
- Oct 15, 2009Registry recordPacketExchange, IncDirect Allocation173.205.0.0/17
- Apr 22, 2011– Nov 1, 2014
- Jul 22, 2015– today
- Jan 9, 2021– Feb 27, 2023
- Apr 5, 2022ReallocatedQuadraNet Enterprises LLCReallocated173.205.80.0/20
- Feb 16, 2023– Jul 17, 2026
- Sep 4, 2026– today
- todayUsedWindscribeVPN
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Anonymizer addresses | Operator | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173.205.0.0/17 since Jul 2015 | AS3257 | Unknown | 2<0.01%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by Windscribe | 2 | PacketExchange, Inc |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173.205.0.0/17 | 32,768 | NETBLK-PACKETEXCHANGE-V4-09 | PacketExchange, Inc (PACKE-25) · US | Direct Allocation | Oct 15, 2009 | abuse@ |
| └ 173.205.80.0/20 | 4,096 | QUADRANET | QuadraNet Enterprises LLC (QEL-5) · US | Reallocated | Apr 5, 2022 | abuse@ |
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
512 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | 511 | >99% | 2 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 1 | 0.20% | 1 |
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- PacketExchange, Inc
- Handle
- PACKE-25
- Range
- 173.
205. 0. 0/ 17 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Oct 15, 2009
- Reallocated to
- QuadraNet Enterprises LLC (QEL-5)
- Reallocated range
- 173.
205. 80. 0/ 20 - Reallocated
- Apr 5, 2022
Origin network
AS207083
EE
- Name
- Hostslim OU
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Jun 12, 2018
- Domain
- hostslim.eu
- Website
- www.hostslim.eu/
- Industry
- Hosting and Cloud Provider
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 1
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- Jan 2021
- Current origin since
- Sep 2026 · 2 mo
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Feb 2023
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 173.
205. 80. 0/ 20 - Netname
- QUADRANET
- Registrant
- QuadraNet Enterprises LLC
- Organization
- QuadraNet Enterprises LLC (QEL-5)
- Org address
- 530 W. 6th ST, Los Angeles, CA, 90014
- Org country
- US
- Type
- Reallocated
- Handle
- NET-173-205-80-0-1
- Parent
- NET-173-205-0-0-1
- Created
- Apr 5, 2022
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Oct 15, 2009
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
quadranet. com - Name
- QuadraNet Abuse
- Phone
- +1-213-614-8371
- Handle
- QUADR4-ARIN