Data as of Nov 15, 2026

204.97.157.0/24

Anonymizer · ISP proxy

RCN · space held by Cogent Communications, LLC

Announcement
No RPKI
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
record created Jul 13, 1994
2 · Leased from
3 · Announced by
AS6079 RCN
since Aug 2025 · 15 mo ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named

Operators, sellers and brokers

Leased from

IP brokers

NameIn 204.97.157.0/24/24s
Rackdog
256100%
1
Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 204.97.157.0/24/24s
Cogent Communications, LLC
256100%
1

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeLeased fromProxy exitsHolderRPKI
204.97.128.0/18
since Jul 2026
AS22773ISP proxyIP broker Rackdog1Cogent Communications, LLC
204.96.0.0/15
since May 2024
AS174Internet provider1Cogent Communications, LLC

Registrations in this block

The registry's network records over this block, widest first, each under its parent.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
204.94.0.0 - 204.97.255.255262,144COGCCogent Communications, LLC (COGC) · USDirect AllocationJul 13, 1994abuse@cogentco.com
└ 204.97.128.0/1816,384RACKDOG-CGNT-NET-35RCN (C11605230) · USReassignedMay 27, 2026abuse@cogentco.com
via COGC

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

Routing timeline

Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below

204.97.144.0/20

Routing history

Pattern
Stable
First seen
Aug 2025
Current origin since
Aug 2025 · 1.2 yr
Origin networks
1