Data as of Nov 10, 2026
196.
Anonymizer- Proxy activity
- Not seen in 30 days
- Type
- VPNHosting network
- Risk
- 75 / 100 · High
- Operator
- VPN servicesoperated by Proton VPN
- Announced by
- AS37518Fiber Grid INCHosting
- Announcement
- 196.197.28.0/24No RPKI
- Company
- SA
- Location
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaAn 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
- 196.197.28.0/24
- Announced by
- AS37518 Fiber Grid INC
- Type
- Hosting
- Anonymizer addresses
- 1 addresses · 0.39%VPN
- Proxy exits
- 10
- RPKI
- No RPKI
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Fiber Grid INC
- Handle
- ORG-FGI1-AFRINIC
- Range
- 196.
197. 0. 0/ 16 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
Origin network
AS37518
SC
- Name
- Fiber Grid INC
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Nov 8, 2012
- Domain
- fibergrid.eu
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 1
Routing timeline
Who has announced 196.197.28.0/24
196.197.28.0/24
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Sep 2024
- Current origin since
- Sep 2024 · 2.2 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
IRR
Route objects on 196.197.28.0/24
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS37518 | RADB | ZA | MAINT-OIX1 | Sep 14, 2024 |
Whois
Registration for this address
- Range
- 196.
197. 0. 0/ 18 - Netname
- FIBERSA
- Registrant
- SA
- Registrant country
- ZA
- Organization
- SA
- Org country
- ZA
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Parent
- 196.
197. 0. 0 - 196. 197. 255. 255 - Created
- Not stated by the registry
- Maintainer
- FIBERGRID-MNT
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Country
- SC
- Delegated
- Aug 19, 1996
- Status
- assigned
Geolocation
Location detail
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- City
- Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.
2023, 28. 0436 - Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Continent
- Africa
- GeoNames
- 993800