Data as of Nov 15, 2026
173.205.96.0/20
512 anonymizer addresses · 13% · ISP proxyGTT Communications Inc. · space held by PacketExchange, Inc
IPv4 market
Path
4 · Use
Unknown
anonymizer space, operator not named
Operators, sellers and brokers
Leased from
IP brokers
| Name | In 173.205.96.0/20 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| IPNetZone | 51213% | 2 |
Leased from
Owners leasing their own space
| Name | In 173.205.96.0/20 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| PacketExchange, Inc | 51213% | 2 |
Announcements
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Leased from | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173.205.98.0/23 since Mar 2026 | AS20001 | ISP proxy | IP broker IPNetZone | PacketExchange, Inc via RCN |
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
4,096 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3,560 | 87% | 4 | |
| ISP proxyanonymizer | 512 | 13% | 1 | |
| Residential | 16 | 0.39% | 2 | |
| Business | 8 | 0.20% | 2 |
Network & registry
Announced by
Covering announcement 173.205.0.0/17
- Prefix
- 173.205.0.0/17
- Announced by
- AS3257 GTT Communications Inc.
- Type
- Unknown
- Anonymizer addresses
- 2 addresses · <0.01%VPN
- Operator
- VPN servicesoperated by Windscribe
- Proxy exits
- 3
- RPKI
- No RPKI
- Netname
- NETBLK-PACKETEXCHANGE-V4-09
- Registrant
- PacketExchange, Inc
- RIR
- ARIN
Origin network
AS3257
US
- Name
- GTT Communications Inc.
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Sep 30, 1994
- Domain
- gtt.net
- Website
- www.gtt.net
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 371
Routing timeline
Who has announced 173.205.0.0/17
173.205.0.0/17
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Apr 2011
- Current origin since
- Jul 2015 · 11 yr
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Jul 2015
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 173.
205. 0. 0/ 17 - Netname
- NETBLK-PACKETEXCHANGE-V4-09
- Registrant
- PacketExchange, Inc
- Organization
- PacketExchange, Inc (PACKE-25)
- Org address
- GTT Communications, Inc., McLean, VA, 22102
- Org country
- US
- Type
- Direct Allocation
- Handle
- NET-173-205-0-0-1
- Parent
- NET-173-0-0-0-0
- Created
- Oct 15, 2009
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Oct 15, 2009
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
gtt. net - Name
- GTT Abuse Department
- Phone
- +1-703-442-5500
- Handle
- GAD46-ARIN