AS40788 — MULTIB-40788

AS40788 announces 32 IPv4 prefixes covering 203,264 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

MULTIB-40788 is operated by Start Communications.

What it's used for

• The address space carries residential cable and DSL subscriber traffic, evidenced by netnames such as START-CABLE-C1 and START-CA-DHCP-108-168-0-0, and reverse DNS entries like dhcp-108-168-95-254.cable.user.start.ca.
• The AS announces 203,264 IPv4 addresses across 32 prefixes and 1 IPv6 prefix, with 22 observed neighbours, a ratio consistent with an access network serving end-user connections rather than transit.
• Traffic from this AS consists of subscriber eyeballs accessing the internet via Start Communications' cable and DSL infrastructure in Canada.

Notable

• Registrants across the sampled prefixes are consistently Start Communications, with one prefix (45.3.0.0/19) registered to Start.ca, reflecting the operator's brand identity.
• Start Communications is also known as Multiboard Communications, as indicated by the AS handle MULTIB-40788 and PeeringDB records.
• The inventory includes a mix of /17, /18, /19, /20, and /21 prefixes, with the largest being 108.168.0.0/17, indicating a substantial and diverse address allocation for its subscriber base.

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

Announced prefixes

• 23.92.128.0/20
• 23.182.0.0/24
• 24.50.160.0/19
• 24.53.96.0/19
• 24.53.240.0/20
• 24.54.64.0/19
• 24.140.240.0/20
• 24.143.128.0/19
• 24.156.176.0/20
• 45.3.0.0/19
• 45.40.64.0/20
• 45.74.96.0/19
• 64.140.112.0/20
• 96.46.192.0/20
• 96.47.176.0/20
• 104.153.24.0/22
• 104.193.56.0/21
• 104.193.64.0/21
• 104.243.80.0/20
• 108.168.0.0/17
• 108.170.128.0/18
• 142.90.0.0/18
• 162.247.224.0/21
• 162.250.196.0/22
• 162.255.112.0/22
• 172.87.80.0/20
• 173.247.128.0/19
• 184.171.208.0/20
• 192.64.8.0/22
• 192.68.188.0/24
• 198.2.64.0/18
• 216.212.192.0/19
• 2600:1600::/24

Upstream networks

• AS3257 GTT Communications Inc.
• AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS852 TELUS Communications Inc.
• AS1403 EBOX
• AS3303 Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
• AS22652 Videotron Ltee
• AS394256 Tech Futures Interactive Inc.
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS20473 The Constant Company, LLC

Downstream networks

• AS26889 Startech Computer Accessories
• AS7271 FIBERNETICS CORPORATION
• AS54826 Western I.T. Group Inc.

Adjacent networks

• AS3257 GTT Communications Inc.
• AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS852 TELUS Communications Inc.
• AS26889 Startech Computer Accessories
• AS1403 EBOX
• AS3303 Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
• AS22652 Videotron Ltee
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS394256 Tech Futures Interactive Inc.
• AS7271 FIBERNETICS CORPORATION
• AS54826 Western I.T. Group Inc.
• AS20473 The Constant Company, LLC

Internet exchanges

• Toronto Internet Exchange — Toronto, Canada
• Equinix Internet Exchange Chicago — Chicago, United States
• New York International Internet Exchange — New York, United States