Data as of Nov 10, 2026
178.
Anonymizer- Proxy activity
- Not seen in 30 days
- Type
- VPNInternet provider network
- Risk
- 75 / 100 · HighVPN servers nearby
- Operator
- VPN servicesoperated by Surfshark
- Announced by
- AS25369Hydra Communications Ltdbandwidth.co.ukInternet provider
- Announcement
- 178.239.173.0/24RPKI valid
- Location
- Amsterdam, North Holland, The NetherlandsAn 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
- 178.239.173.0/24
- Announced by
- AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
- Type
- Internet provider
- Anonymizer addresses
- 28 addresses · 11%VPN
- RPKI
- RPKI valid
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Handle
- ORG-HCL11-RIPE
- Range
- 178.
239. 160. 0/ 20 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Record created
- Sep 2, 2010
Origin network
AS25369
GB
- Name
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Oct 28, 2002
- Domain
- bandwidth.co.uk
- Website
- www.bandwidth.co.uk
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 904
Routing timeline
Who has announced 178.239.173.0/24
178.239.173.0/24
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Sep 2019
- Current origin since
- Sep 2019 · 7.1 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178.239.173.0/24 | AS25369 | /24 | RIPE | RPKI valid |
| 178.239.160.0/20 | AS25369 | /20 | RIPE | Too specific |
IRR
Route objects on 178.239.173.0/24
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS25369 | RIPE | HYDRA-MNT | Oct 3, 2019 |
Whois
Registration for this address
- Range
- 178.
239. 173. 0/ 24 - Netname
- NL-178-239-173-0
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- NL
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- LIR-PARTITIONED PA
- Created
- Aug 14, 2019
- Updated
- Dec 19, 2022
- Maintainer
- HYDRA-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- GB
- Delegated
- Sep 2, 2010
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
zare. com - Name
- Abuse-C Role
- Handle
- AR17698-RIPE
Geolocation
Location detail
- Country
- The Netherlands
- Region
- North Holland
- City
- Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.
3740, 4. 8897 - Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Continent
- Europe
- EU
- yes
- GeoNames
- 2759794