AS5598 — NETLUX-AS
Network type: residential
AS5598 announces 1 IPv4 prefixes covering 8,192 addresses and 0 IPv6 prefixes.
About this network
NETLUX-AS is the network of Netlux (netlux.org), a cable television and internet provider serving Taganrog in Russia's Rostov Region. The RIPE object is registered to an individual, Anton Bobrovnikov, with the service itself operated under the Teleradiocompany Nadezhda name.
What it's used for
Residential broadband and cable-TV subscribers in a single city. The AS announces one contiguous /19 (about 8,000 addresses) out of 176.101.96.0/19, split into two /20s — a typical shape for a local last-mile operator.
Notable
This is eyeball space: the addresses behind it are homes, not servers. Traffic patterns, reputation and geolocation should all be read as consumer access concentrated in and around Taganrog, and the whole footprint fits inside a single announced block.
Interesting
The holder record is a personal name rather than a company, which is legal under RIPE but unusual for an operator of this size. It is a reminder that org type in the registry says little about the scale or nature of the network behind it.
This description is AI-generated, best-effort context — not authoritative, and provided without any guarantee of accuracy.
Announced prefixes
- 176.101.96.0/19
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