Data as of Nov 14, 2026
79.97.204.0/24
No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 daysLiberty Global Europe Holding B.V. · space held by Virgin Media Ireland Limited
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.97.0.0/16 since Nov 2007 | AS6830 | Residential | 467 74 always on | Virgin Media Ireland Limited |
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over this block, widest first, each under its parent.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.97.0.0/16 | 65,536 | IE-VM-20071017 | Virgin Media Ireland Limited (ORG-NCL5-RIPE) · IE | ALLOCATED PA | Oct 17, 2007 | aup@ |
| └ 79.97.204.0/24 | 256 | VM-IE-B2B | B2B Customers | ASSIGNED PA | Oct 27, 2017 | aup@ via IE-VM-20071017 |
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
Announced by
Covering announcement 79.97.128.0/17
- Prefix
- 79.97.128.0/17
- Announced by
- AS6830 Liberty Global Europe Holding B.V.
- Type
- Residential
- Proxy exits
- 272
- Always-on exits
- 41
- RPKI
- RPKI valid
- Netname
- IE-VM-20071017
- Registrant
- Virgin Media Ireland Limited
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
Origin network
AS6830
NL
- Name
- Liberty Global Europe Holding B.V.
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Nov 13, 1996
- Domain
- libertyglobal.com
- Website
- www.libertyglobal.com/
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
79.97.128.0/17
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Nov 2007
- Current origin since
- Nov 2007 · 19 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.97.128.0/17 | AS6830 | /17 | RIPE | RPKI valid |
| 79.97.0.0/16 | AS6830 | /16 | RIPE | Too specific |
IRR
Route objects on 79.97.128.0/17
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS6830 | RIPE | NTL Ireland | AS6830-MNT VM-IE-MNT | Dec 4, 2025 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 79.
97. 0. 0/ 16 - Netname
- IE-VM-20071017
- Registrant
- Virgin Media Ireland Limited
- Registrant country
- IE
- Organization
- Virgin Media Ireland Limited (ORG-NCL5-RIPE)
- Org country
- IE
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- Oct 17, 2007
- Updated
- Sep 22, 2016
- Maintainer
- RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- IE
- Delegated
- Oct 17, 2007
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- aup@
virginmedia. ie - Name
- UPC Ireland Abuse
- Handle
- UIA9-RIPE