Data as of Nov 3, 2026
196.2.16.0/21
160 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysDimension Data
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Business
63% of it
Recent change
New origin Sep 2026
its first announcement on record
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
160
7.8% of its addresses · 30 days
Spread
2 of 8
/24s with at least one exit
Providers
48
selling exits here
Oct 4, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026
Exits seen per day
2.9K observations
/24s with the most always-on exits
| /24 | Always-on exits | Proxy exits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 196.2.19.0/24 | 0 | 86 | |
| 196.2.18.0/24 | 0 | 74 |
Proxy providers listing exits
- 711Proxy
- Ake.net
- AnyIP
- B2Proxy
- BlurPath
- BottingTools
- BuyingProxy
- ByteProxies
- Byteful
- CatProxies
- CliProxy
- DataImpulse
- Datarama
- EZProxies
- EnigmaProxy
- Evomi
- FastProxy
- Geonode
- GloryCloud
- HideProxy
- IPCola
- IPFly
- IPPeak
- InfiniteProxies
- KindProxy
- LudaxProxy
- MoMoProxy
- NSocks
- NextProxy
- NovProxy
- NovaProxy
- Novada
- PrivateByte
- ProxiesVision
- Proxio
- Proxmint
- Proxy4U
- ProxyEmpire
- ProxyGeo
- ProxyRack
- PuraRoute
- RainProxy
- RapidProxy
- Shifter
- Smartproxy
- SwiftProxy
- TrueProxies
- VantageProxies
Announcements
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.2.16.0/23 since Mar 2026 | AS20011 | Business | Dimension Data | ||
| 196.2.16.0/24 | AS5713 | Residential | |||
| 196.2.18.0/23 | AS5713 | Residential | 160 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.2.16.0/20 | 4,096 | OPTINET-01-19940228 | Dimension Data (ORG-DD1-AFRINIC) · ZA | ALLOCATED PA | — | [email protected] |
| └ 196.2.22.0/24 | 256 | IGNITE-NET-196-2-22-0 | Dimension Data (ORG-DD1-AFRINIC) · ZA | ASSIGNED PA | — | [email protected] |
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
2,048 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | 1,280 | 63% | 2 | |
| Residential | 768 | 38% | 2 |
Network & registry
Origin network
AS20011
ZA
- Name
- Dimension Data
- Type
- Business
- Registered
- Mar 14, 2001
- Domain
- global.ntt
- Website
- services.global.ntt/en-us/
- Industry
- Computer and Information Technology
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Sep 2026
- Current origin since
- Sep 2026 · 2 mo
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.2.16.0/20 | AS3741 | /24 | AFRINIC | Another network |
| 196.2.16.0/20 | AS10474 | /24 | AFRINIC | Another network |
| 196.2.16.0/20 | AS20011 | /24 | AFRINIC | RPKI valid |
IRR inside
Route objects inside
| Prefix | Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.2.22.0/24 | AS10474 | RADB | Mweb Business | MAINT-AS10474 | Nov 13, 2023 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 196.2.16.0/20
- Netname
- OPTINET-01-19940228
- Registrant
- Dimension Data
- Registrant country
- ZA
- Organization
- Dimension Data (ORG-DD1-AFRINIC)
- Org country
- ZA
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Parent
- 196.0.0.0 - 196.255.255.255
- Created
- Not stated by the registry
- Maintainer
- AFRINIC-HM-MNT
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Country
- ZA
- Delegated
- Nov 27, 2015
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- [email protected]
- Name
- IRT-OPTINET-ABUSE
- Handle
- IRT-OPTINET-ABUSE