AS42909 — COMMUNITYDNS

Network type: hosting

AS42909 announces 4 IPv4 prefixes covering 1,280 addresses and 2 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

COMMUNITYDNS is operated by CommunityDNS Ltd.

What it's used for

• The address space carries DNS infrastructure, evidenced by reverse DNS entries such as ns64.cdns.net, ns127.cdns.net, and b1-64.cdns.net.
• The AS announces 1280 IPv4 addresses and 2 IPv6 prefixes, peering with 52 neighbours, a ratio consistent with a specialized service provider rather than a mass-access ISP.
• Traffic consists of DNS queries and responses, leveraging anycast deployment for global reach and resilience.

Notable

• Registrants include Community DNS Ltd., Internet Computer Bureau Ltd., and TM Domain Registry Ltd., with netnames ONEWORLDDNS, ICB-CO-UK, and TM-ANYCAST.
• The inventory includes legacy prefixes from Internet Computer Bureau and TM Domain Registry, indicating historical acquisitions or space leasing.
• The address inventory is finely subdivided into four IPv4 prefixes, supporting the anycast model across multiple data centres.

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

Announced prefixes

• 74.116.176.0/24
• 74.116.178.0/23
• 194.0.1.0/24
• 194.0.2.0/24
• 2001:678:4::/47
• 2620:7d:e000::/48

Upstream networks

• AS3245 Digital Systems Ltd
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS2602 Fondation RESTENA
• AS63023 GTHost
• AS35313 Infonas W.L.L.
• AS51090 "Internet Society" Public Organisation
• AS49673 Truenetwork LLC
• AS38229 Lanka Education & Research Network, NREN
• AS39122 Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited
• AS2107 ARNES
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS64073 Vetta Group
• AS20766 Association "Gitoyen"
• AS55720 Gigabit Hosting Sdn Bhd
• AS38001 NewMedia Express Pte Ltd
• AS17639 Converge ICT Solutions Inc.
• AS134835 Starry Network Limited
• AS21282 KazNIC Organization
• AS61292 Blix Group AS

Adjacent networks

• AS3245 Digital Systems Ltd
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS2602 Fondation RESTENA
• AS63023 GTHost
• AS35313 Infonas W.L.L.
• AS51090 "Internet Society" Public Organisation
• AS49673 Truenetwork LLC
• AS38229 Lanka Education & Research Network, NREN
• AS39122 Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited
• AS2107 ARNES
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS64073 Vetta Group
• AS55720 Gigabit Hosting Sdn Bhd
• AS17639 Converge ICT Solutions Inc.
• AS20766 Association "Gitoyen"
• AS38001 NewMedia Express Pte Ltd
• AS134835 Starry Network Limited
• AS61292 Blix Group AS
• AS21282 KazNIC Organization

Internet exchanges

• OpenIXP Internet exchange Point — Jakarta, Indonesia
• MSK-IX Moscow — Moscow, Russia
• Singapore Internet Exchange — Singapore, Singapore
• SwissIX — Zurich, Switzerland
• IX.br (PTT.br) Curitiba — Curitiba, Brazil
• Johannesburg Internet Exchange — Johannesburg, South Africa
• Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria - Lagos — Lagos, Nigeria
• New Zealand Internet Exchange Auckland — Auckland, New Zealand
• Luxembourg Internet Exchange — Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• MSK-IX St. Petersburg — St. Petersburg, Russia
• IX Australia (Perth WA) — Perth, Australia
• Bangkok Neutral Internet Exchange — Bangkok, Thailand
• Tampere Region Exchange — Tampere, Finland
• Armenian Internet Traffic Exchange — Yerevan, Armenia
• KazNIX — Semey, Kazakhstan
• Ulyanovsk Internet Exchange — Ulyanovsk, Russia