Data as of Nov 8, 2026
216.97.226.0/24
Anonymizer · ISP proxyRCN · space held by HostPapa
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
Recently moved
Recent change
New origin Aug 2026
from AS834 IPXO LLC
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS6079 since Aug 2026 · 13 wk ago
Operators, sellers and brokers
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
216.97.226.0/24
From the registry to its use
- Aug 11, 2008Registry recordHostPapaDirect Allocation216.97.224.0/20
- Nov 8, 2008– Mar 2, 2020AnnouncedAS15244 HostPapa
- Dec 11, 2021– Jan 15, 2022
- Mar 5, 2022– Oct 6, 2022
- Dec 6, 2022– Mar 23, 2023AnnouncedAS49999 Hydra Communications Ltd
- Mar 12, 2023– Mar 23, 2023
- Jun 16, 2023– Aug 26, 2023
- Oct 2, 2023– Feb 22, 2024
- Jan 7, 2025ReallocatedInternet Utilities NA LLCReallocated216.97.224.0/20
- Jan 7, 2025AssignedInternet Utilities NA LLCReassigned216.97.226.0/24
- Mar 13, 2025– Jul 10, 2025
- Jul 11, 2025– Nov 7, 2025
- Oct 27, 2025– Nov 7, 2025
- Aug 11, 2026– today
- Aug 13, 2026Route objectIPXORADB route object for AS6079 RCN, maintainer MAINT-AS834
- Aug 13, 2026Route objectIPXOARIN route object for AS6079 RCN, maintainer MNT-DCL-577
- todayLeased fromIPXOIP broker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216.97.224.0/20 | 4,096 | NET-216-97-224-0-1 | HostPapa (HOSTP-7) · US | Direct Allocation | Aug 11, 2008 | net-abuse-global@ |
| └ 216.97.224.0/20 | 4,096 | IPXO | IPXO LLC (IL-845) · US | Reallocated | Aug 26, 2021 | abuse@ |
| └ 216.97.224.0/20 | 4,096 | NETUTILS | Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577) · US | Reallocated | Jan 7, 2025 | report@ |
| └ 216.97.226.0/24 | 256 | DETUK | unknown | Reassigned | Jan 7, 2025 | report@ via NET-216-97-224-0-1 |
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
- HostPapa
- Handle
- HOSTP-7
- Range
- 216.
97. 224. 0/ 20 - Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Aug 11, 2008
- Reallocated to
- Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577)
- Reallocated
- Jan 7, 2025
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
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- Nov 2008
- Current origin since
- Aug 2026 · 3 mo
- Origin networks
- 8
- Last change of origin
- Aug 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 9
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 216.
97. 226. 0/ 24 - Netname
- DETUK
- Registrant
- Internet Utilities NA LLC
- Organization
- Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577)
- Org address
- 2711 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808
- Org country
- US
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-216-97-226-0-1
- Parent
- NET-216-97-224-0-3
- Created
- Jan 7, 2025
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Aug 11, 2008
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- report@
abuseradar. com - Name
- Internet Utilities Abuse
- Phone
- +1-650-934-1667
- Handle
- IUA-ARIN