Data as of Nov 9, 2026
196.21.164.0/22
No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 daysNorth West University · space held by Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.21.0.0/16 since May 2005 | AS2018 | Business | 246 8 always on | Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.21.0.0/16 | 65,536 | UNINET-C8 | Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (ORG-UP1-AFRINIC) · ZA | ALLOCATED PA | — | abuse@ |
| └ 196.21.164.0/22 | 1,024 | UNIWEST-196-21-164-0 | University of the North West | ASSIGNED PA | — | abuse@ via UNINET-C8 |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Network & registry
Registry
Holder
- Organization
- Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa
- Handle
- ORG-UP1-AFRINIC
- Range
- 196.
21. 0. 0/ 16 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
Origin network
AS8094
ZA
- Name
- North West University
- Type
- Education
- Registered
- Apr 9, 1997
- Domain
- nwu.ac.za
- Industry
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Mar 2008
- Current origin since
- Dec 2017 · 8.9 yr
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Dec 2017
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.21.164.0/22 | AS8094 | /24 | AFRINIC | RPKI valid |
| 196.21.0.0/16 | AS2018 | /24 | AFRINIC | Another network |
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS2018 not the origin | ALTDB | Registered for Management by TENET | MAINT-AS2018 | Oct 1, 2009 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 196.
21. 164. 0/ 22 - Netname
- UNIWEST-196-21-164-0
- Registrant
- University of the North West
- Registrant country
- ZA
- Organization
- University of the North West
- Org country
- ZA
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Parent
- 196.
21. 0. 0 - 196. 21. 255. 255 - Created
- Not stated by the registry
- Maintainer
- TF-196-21-MNT
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Country
- ZA
- Delegated
- Jan 17, 1995
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
tenet. ac. za - Name
- IRT-AS2018-AFRINIC
- Handle
- IRT-AS2018-AFRINIC