Data as of Nov 9, 2026
204.242.0.0/20
AnonymizerRCN · space held by Cogent Communications, LLC
IPv4 market
Path
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named
Operators, sellers and brokers
Leased from
IP brokers
| Name | In 204.242.0.0/20 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| Rackdog | 4,096100% | 16 |
Leased from
Owners leasing their own space
| Name | In 204.242.0.0/20 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| Cogent Communications, LLC | 4,096100% | 16 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
204.242.0.0/20
From the registry to its use
- Dec 20, 1994Registry recordCogent Communications, LLCDirect Allocation (legacy, pre-1997)204.240.0.0/14
- May 9, 2005– Nov 8, 2026
- Mar 17, 2022– Nov 8, 2026
- Mar 18, 2022
- May 27, 2026AssignedRCNReassigned204.242.0.0/16
- todayLeased fromRackdogIP broker
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204.240.0.0/14 since May 2005 | AS174 | Internet provider | Cogent Communications, LLC |
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Leased from | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204.242.1.0/24 since Aug 2025 | AS6079 | ISP proxy | IP broker Rackdog | Cogent Communications, LLC | |
| 204.242.7.0/24 since Mar 2026 | AS398465 | Datacenter proxy | IP broker Rackdog | Cogent Communications, LLC |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204.240.0.0/14 | 262,144 | COGENT-204-240-14 | Cogent Communications, LLC (COGC) · US | Direct Allocation | Dec 20, 1994 | abuse@ |
| └ 204.242.0.0/16 | 65,536 | RACKDOG-CGNT-NET-33 | RCN (C11605228) · US | Reassigned | May 27, 2026 | abuse@ via COGENT-204-240-14 |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
4,096 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP proxyanonymizer | 3,840 | 94% | 4 | |
| Datacenter proxyanonymizer | 256 | 6.3% | 1 |
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Cogent Communications, LLC
- Handle
- COGC
- Range
- 204.
240. 0. 0/ 14 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Dec 20, 1994
- Legacy
- yes
Origin network
AS6079
US
- Name
- RCN
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Apr 4, 2001
- Domain
- astound.com
- Website
- www.astound.com
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Mar 2022
- Current origin since
- Mar 2022 · 4.6 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS6079 | RADB | Rackdog | MAINT-AS6079 | Nov 13, 2023 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 204.
242. 0. 0/ 16 - Netname
- RACKDOG-CGNT-NET-33
- Registrant
- RCN
- Organization
- RCN (C11605228)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-204-242-0-0-1
- Parent
- NET-204-240-0-0-1
- Created
- May 27, 2026
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Dec 20, 1994
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
cogentco. com - Name
- Cogent Abuse
- Phone
- +1-877-875-4311
- Handle
- COGEN-ARIN