AS214973 — axst-io Apex Strata Ltd

Network type: hosting

AS214973 announces 1 IPv4 prefixes covering 256 addresses and 3 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

AXST-IO is operated by Apex Strata Ltd.

What it's used for

• The address space carries virtual machine infrastructure, evidenced by reverse DNS entries such as vm-1414.lnvps.cloud and vm-459.lnvps.cloud.
• The AS announces 256 IPv4 addresses and 3 IPv6 prefixes, with 12 observed neighbours. This ratio of limited address space to a moderate number of peers indicates a hosting or VPS provider rather than a transit network.
• Traffic from this AS consists of web and API endpoints for virtual private servers, consistent with the operator's business in software engineering and infrastructure services.

Notable

• The RDAP registrant for the announced prefix 185.18.221.0/24 is NOC; Apex Strata Ltd; Abuse-C Role, which aligns with the AS holder.
• The address inventory consists of a single IPv4 /24 block and three IPv6 /48 prefixes, all located in Ireland.

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

Announced prefixes

• 185.18.221.0/24
• 2a13:2c0::/48
• 2a13:2c0:3::/48
• 2a13:2c0:deff::/48

Upstream networks

• AS39122 Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited

Adjacent networks

• AS39122 Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited

Routing security

• RPKI: 3 valid, 0 invalid and 0 not-found announcements; 5 ROAs.
• ASPA: none published.
• IRR: 100% of announcements registered; 4 route objects.
• Listed in as-sets: AS-BLACKNIGHT, AS-CYBERVERSE-AUTO, AS-HURRICANEV6, AS-HYTRON, AS-HYTRON, AS-HYTRONNETWORK, AS-STEFAN, AS-STEFAN, AS-STEFAN, AS-STEFAN:AS-CUSTEU, AS-STORMWALL-SET, AS-STORMWALL-SET, AS154562:AS-CYBERVERSE-AUTO, AS17433:AS-HYTRON, AS17433:AS-HYTRON, AS199310:AS-DOWNSTREAM, AS202662:AS-HYTRON, AS209533:AS-BGPTUNNEL, AS210464:AS-DOWNSTREAMS, AS210464:AS-DOWNSTREAMS, AS214973:AS-AXST, AS216211:AS-CYBERVERSE-AUTO, AS39122:AS-BLACKNIGHT.

Internet exchanges

• InterIX Internet Exchange — Amsterdam, Netherlands