Data as of Nov 7, 2026
217.146.80.0/20
47 anonymizer addresses · 1.1% · VPN283 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysHydra Communications Ltd
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
283
6.9% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 8, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026
Exits seen per day
301K observations
- Hosting
- Internet provider
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 217.146.80.0/20 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| NordVPN | Nord Security | 260.63% | 1 |
| Surfshark | Nord Security | 210.51% | 2 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
217.146.80.0/20
From the registry to its use
- Apr 21, 2004Registry recordHydra Communications LtdALLOCATED PA217.146.80.0/20
- Apr 21, 2004Route objectAS25369 Hydra Communications LtdRIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer MNT-KILLER
- May 9, 2005– today
- todayUsedNordVPNVPN
- todayUsedSurfsharkVPN
Announcements
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Anonymizer addresses | Operator | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217.146.81.0/24 since Nov 2024 | AS931 | Hosting | Hydra Communications Ltd | |||
| 217.146.87.0/24 since Jan 2025 | AS25369 | Internet provider | Hydra Communications Ltd via Hydra Communications Ltd | |||
| 217.146.88.0/24 since Nov 2024 | AS931 | Hosting | Hydra Communications Ltd | |||
| 217.146.92.0/24 since Dec 2020 | AS25369 | Internet provider | 2610%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by NordVPN | Hydra Communications Ltd |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217.146.80.0/20 | 4,096 | UK-HYDRACOM-20040421 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | ALLOCATED PA | Apr 21, 2004 | abuse@ |
| └ 217.146.80.96/27 | 32 | INFRAWATCH | Infrawatch Limited (ORG-IL948-RIPE) · GB | ASSIGNED PA | Apr 26, 2026 | abuse@ |
| └ 217.146.81.0/24 | 256 | K21714681024 | Krixe Pte. Ltd. (ORG-KPL9-RIPE) · SG | ASSIGNED PA | Aug 6, 2020 | abuse@ |
| └ 217.146.87.0/24 | 256 | NL-217-146-87-0 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Jan 24, 2022 | abuse@ |
| └ 217.146.88.0/24 | 256 | K21714688024 | Krixe Pte. Ltd. (ORG-KPL9-RIPE) · SG | ASSIGNED PA | Aug 6, 2020 | abuse@ |
| └ 217.146.91.96/27 | 32 | The-Value-Hosted | THE VALUE HOSTED Pvt. (ORG-TVHP1-RIPE) | ASSIGNED PA | Jun 17, 2016 | abuse@ |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet provider | 2,752 | 67% | 7 | |
| Hosting | 1,262 | 31% | 59 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 47 | 1.1% | 47 | |
| Business | 35 | 0.85% | 3 |
Network & registry
Origin network
AS25369
GB
- Name
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Oct 28, 2002
- Domain
- bandwidth.co.uk
- Website
- www.bandwidth.co.uk
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 899
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- May 2005
- Current origin since
- May 2005 · 21 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 217.
146. 80. 0/ 20 - Netname
- UK-HYDRACOM-20040421
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- GB
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- Apr 21, 2004
- Updated
- Dec 19, 2022
- Maintainer
- RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- GB
- Delegated
- Apr 21, 2004
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
zare. com - Name
- Abuse-C Role
- Handle
- AR17698-RIPE