AS212317 — HETZNER-CLOUD3-AS

Network type: hosting

AS212317 announces 1 IPv4 prefixes covering 65,536 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

An Autonomous System of Hetzner Online, a large German hosting company. This block is part of Hetzner's cloud infrastructure.

What it's used for

• Cloud VPS, dedicated/root servers, and storage from Hetzner's data centers in Germany and Finland.

Notable

• An IP here identifies Hetzner as the host, not the operator of whatever runs on it — could be a legitimate service or an abusive cheap VPS.
• Hetzner announces from several ASNs; its main network is AS24940.

Interesting

• Hetzner is popular for very low-cost, high-spec dedicated and cloud servers, which also makes its ranges common in abuse/bot traffic.

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

Announced prefixes

• 5.78.0.0/16
• 2a01:4ff:100::/40

Upstream networks

• AS1299 Arelion Sweden AB
• AS3356 Level 3 Parent, LLC
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS6453 TATA COMMUNICATIONS (AMERICA) INC

Adjacent networks

• AS1299 Arelion Sweden AB
• AS3356 Level 3 Parent, LLC
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS6453 TATA COMMUNICATIONS (AMERICA) INC

Internet exchanges

• Northwest Access Exchange — Portland, United States