Data as of Nov 11, 2026
208.2.96.0/20
Anonymizer · ISP proxyGrande Communications Networks, LLC · 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 208.2.96.0/20 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| Rackdog | 4,096100% | 16 |
Leased from
Owners leasing their own space
| Name | In 208.2.96.0/20 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| Cogent Communications, LLC | 4,096100% | 16 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
208.2.96.0/20
From the registry to its use
- Mar 13, 1996Registry recordCogent Communications, LLCDirect Allocation (legacy, pre-1997)208.0.0.0 - 208.35.255.255
- Nov 8, 2025Route objectRackdogRADB route object for AS7459 Grande Communications Networks, LLC, maintainer MAINT-AS398465
- Nov 8, 2025– today
- May 27, 2026AssignedRCNReassigned208.2.96.0/19
- Sep 18, 2026– today
- todayLeased fromRackdogIP broker
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Anonymizer addresses | Leased from | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208.0.0.0/11 | AS174 | Internet provider | 28,6721.4%ISP proxy | IP broker Rackdog (part) | 609 175 always on | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208. | 2,359,296 | COGC | Cogent Communications, LLC (COGC) · US | Direct Allocation | Mar 13, 1996 | abuse@ |
| └ 208.2.96.0/19 | 8,192 | RACKDOG-CGNT-NET-81 | RCN (C11605288) · US | Reassigned | May 27, 2026 | abuse@ 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
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Cogent Communications, LLC
- Handle
- COGC
- Range
- 208.
0. 0. 0 - 208. 35. 255. 255 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Mar 13, 1996
- Legacy
- yes
Origin network
AS7459
US
- Name
- Grande Communications Networks, LLC
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Dec 17, 1996
- Domain
- mygrande.com
- Website
- www.mygrande.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
- Nov 2025
- Current origin since
- Nov 2025 · 1.0 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS7459 | RADB | MAINT-AS398465 | Nov 8, 2025 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 208.
2. 96. 0/ 19 - Netname
- RACKDOG-CGNT-NET-81
- Registrant
- RCN
- Organization
- RCN (C11605288)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-208-2-96-0-1
- Parent
- NET-208-0-0-0-1
- Created
- May 27, 2026
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Mar 13, 1996
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
cogentco. com - Name
- Cogent Abuse
- Phone
- +1-877-875-4311
- Handle
- COGEN-ARIN