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Data as of Nov 3, 2026

206.158.176.0/20

Anonymizer · ISP proxy

Wave Broadband · space held by Cogent Communications, LLC

Announcement
this exact prefix
No RPKI
Announced by
AS11404
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
Cogent Communications, LLC
record created Oct 6, 1995
2 · Leased from
Rackdog
for its owner Cogent Communications, LLC
3 · Announced by
AS11404 Wave Broadband
since Aug 2025 · 15 mo ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named

Operators, sellers and brokers

Leased from

IP brokers

NameIn 206.158.176.0/20/24s
Rackdog
4,096100%
16
Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 206.158.176.0/20/24s
Cogent Communications, LLC
4,096100%
16

Lineage

How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →

206.158.176.0/20

From the registry to its use

  1. Oct 6, 1995
    Registry record
    Cogent Communications, LLC
    Direct Allocation (legacy, pre-1997)
    206.158.0.0 - 206.160.255.255
  2. May 9, 2005– Sep 19, 2023
    Announced
    AS1239 Cogent Communications, LLC
    as part of 206.158.0.0/15
    206.158.0.0/15
  3. May 9, 2005– Feb 1, 2007
    Announced
    AS7066 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.
  4. Feb 1, 2007– Sep 22, 2011
    Announced
    AS18773 County of Henrico
    Business
  5. Nov 19, 2023– Jun 28, 2025
    Announced
    AS1239 Cogent Communications, LLC
    as part of 206.158.0.0/15
    206.158.0.0/15
  6. Jun 17, 2025– Nov 2, 2026
    Announced
    AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
    as part of 206.158.0.0/15
    206.158.0.0/15
  7. Aug 16, 2025– Nov 2, 2026
    Announced
    AS11404 Wave Broadband
    Internet provider
  8. Aug 26, 2025
    Route object
    Rackdog
    RADB route object for AS11404 Wave Broadband, maintainer MAINT-AS398465
  9. May 27, 2026
    Assigned
    RCN
    Reassigned
    206.158.128.0/17
  10. today
    Leased from
    Rackdog
    IP broker

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeProxy exitsHolderRPKI
206.158.0.0/15
since Jun 2025
AS174Internet provider8Cogent 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.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
206.158.0.0 - 206.160.255.255196,608COGCCogent Communications, LLC (COGC) · USDirect AllocationOct 6, 1995[email protected]
└ 206.158.128.0/1732,768RACKDOG-CGNT-NET-43RCN (C11605238) · USReassignedMay 27, 2026[email protected]
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

AnnouncementRouting historyRPKI & IRRWhois & abuse
IPv4 market

Holder

Holder in the market →
Organization
Cogent Communications, LLC
Handle
COGC
Range
206.158.0.0 - 206.160.255.255
Registration type
Direct Allocation
Record created
Oct 6, 1995
Legacy
yes
Origin network

AS11404

US
Name
Wave Broadband
Type
Internet provider
Registered
Mar 28, 2007
Domain
wavebroadband.com
Website
business.wavebroadband.com/
Industry
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed