Data as of Nov 13, 2026
196.196.98.0/24
4 anonymizer addresses · 1.6% · VPN1 residential-proxy exit · 30 daysOrion Network Limited · space held by Fiber Grid INC
Announcement
this exact prefix
No RPKI
Announced by
Type
Hosting
98% of it
Recent change
New origin Oct 3, 2026
from AS41564 Orion Network Limited
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
1
0.39% of its addresses · 30 days
Providers
3
selling exits here
Oct 14, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026
Exits seen per day
3 observations
Proxy providers listing exits
- Infatica
- NodeProxy
- ProxiesVision
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS58065 since Oct 3, 2026 · 6 wk ago
1 · Holder
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 196.196.98.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscribe | 41.6% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
196.196.98.0/24
From the registry to its use
- Aug 24, 2019– Oct 2, 2026
- Aug 26, 2019Route objectAS41564 Orion Network LimitedRADB route object for AS41564 Orion Network Limited, maintainer MAINT-OIX1
- Mar 15, 2020– Oct 16, 2020
- Jul 20, 2021– Nov 7, 2025
- Apr 13, 2026– Nov 3, 2026
- Sep 16, 2026Route objectAS58065 Orion Network LimitedRADB route object for AS58065 Orion Network Limited, maintainer MAINT-OIX1
- Oct 3, 2026– today
- todayRegistry recordFiber Grid INCALLOCATED PA196.196.0.0/16
- todayAssignedSAASSIGNED PA196.196.64.0/18
- todayUsedWindscribeVPN
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.196.0.0/16 since Apr 2026 | AS37518 | Hosting | 150 9 always on | Fiber Grid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.196.0.0/16 | 65,536 | FIBERGRID-20121121 | Fiber Grid INC (ORG-FGI1-AFRINIC) · SC | ALLOCATED PA | — | — |
| └ 196.196.98.0/24 | 256 | IN | CDN | ASSIGNED PA | — | — |
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
256 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | 252 | 98% | 5 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 4 | 1.6% | 4 |
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Fiber Grid INC
- Handle
- ORG-FGI1-AFRINIC
- Range
- 196.
196. 0. 0/ 16 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
Origin network
AS58065
GB
- Name
- Orion Network Limited
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Mar 19, 2018
- Domain
- packetexchange.eu
- Website
- packetexchange.eu
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 103
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- Aug 2019
- Current origin since
- Oct 3, 2026 · 1 mo
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Oct 3, 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 196.
196. 64. 0/ 18 - Netname
- FIBERSA
- Registrant
- SA
- Registrant country
- ZA
- Organization
- SA
- Org country
- ZA
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Parent
- 196.
196. 0. 0 - 196. 196. 255. 255 - Created
- Not stated by the registry
- Maintainer
- FIBERGRID-MNT
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Country
- SC
- Delegated
- Nov 21, 2012
- Status
- assigned