AS212701 — HOSTINUX-AS Hostinux Limited

AS212701 announces 5 IPv4 prefixes covering 1,536 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

HOSTINUX-AS is operated by Hostinux Limited.

What it's used for

• The address space carries virtual machine infrastructure, evidenced by reverse DNS entries such as vm14876.hostinux.com and vm23462.hostinux.network.
• The AS announces 1536 IPv4 addresses across 5 prefixes and 1 IPv6 prefix, with only 1 observed neighbour, indicating a hosting or VPS provider rather than a transit network.
• Traffic consists of web hosting, VPS instances, and API endpoints for customers utilizing the company's server infrastructure.

Notable

• Registrants for four of the five announced IPv4 prefixes are Hostinux Limited, while the largest block, 147.45.198.0/23, is registered to FREEnet Group under the netname RU-FREENET-19910621.
• The inventory includes a mix of UK-registered space and a block originally allocated to a Russian entity, suggesting acquired or leased address space.

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

Announced prefixes

• 31.77.135.0/24
• 138.124.231.0/24
• 147.45.198.0/23
• 147.45.218.0/24
• 179.254.164.0/24
• 2a0d:d940:12::/48

Upstream networks

• AS49418 NETSHIELD LTD

Adjacent networks

• AS49418 NETSHIELD LTD

Routing security

• RPKI: 14 valid, 0 invalid and 0 not-found announcements; 23 ROAs.
• ASPA: 1 authorised providers.
• IRR: 100% of announcements registered; 18 route objects.
• Listed in as-sets: AS-TRANSROUTE-SPEC, AS137409:AS-MERCURY, AS49418:AS-NETSHIELD.