AS14570 — ANSIBLE-NTP

Network type: hosting

AS14570 announces 2 IPv4 prefixes covering 512 addresses and 0 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

Half of this network is amateur radio address space, announced alongside an ordinary commercial block.

What it's used for

• A small network operator. 512 addresses across two IPv4 prefixes, with one observed BGP neighbour and no IPv6 announced.

Notable

• 23.139.120.0/24 carries the netname ANSIBLE-NETWORKS-1 and is registered to the operator.
• 44.4.53.0/24 carries the netname AMPRNET, registered to Amateur Radio Digital Communications.
• The AS handle is ANSIBLE-NTP, ending in a protocol abbreviation rather than a company suffix.
• Six addresses were queried for reverse DNS and none returned a name.

Interesting

• The amateur radio block is the interesting half. That address space was set aside decades ago for packet radio experiments, and it is still administered by the radio community rather than sold. A slice of it appearing in ordinary BGP beside a commercial block means somebody with a licence is routing their allocation over the wired internet, which is exactly what the space is now used for.
• The handle naming a protocol suggests this number was obtained for a specific service rather than for a general network, and the protocol named is one where being reachable from many places matters more than having much address space.
• One upstream for both blocks is thin, and it makes the amateur allocation dependent on a single commercial relationship.
• Two blocks from two entirely different sources, announced by one number, is a good reminder that address space and the network announcing it are separate things.

This description is AI-generated, best-effort context — not authoritative, and provided without any guarantee of accuracy.

Announced prefixes

• 23.139.120.0/24
• 44.4.53.0/24

Upstream networks

• AS917 Misaka Network, Inc.
• AS57695 Misaka Network, Inc.

Adjacent networks

• AS917 Misaka Network, Inc.
• AS57695 Misaka Network, Inc.

Internet exchanges

• Seattle Internet Exchange — Seattle, United States
• Fremont Cabal Internet Exchange — Fremont, United States
• UNMETERED Exchange — Vancouver, Canada
• Quad Cities Internet Exchange — Davenport, United States
• Amateur Radio Internet Exchange — Fremont, United States