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CIDR
/20 · 4.1K IPs
ASN
Boston University
Reverse DNS
bu.edu
Last scanned 1 days ago
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Reputation · trust score

A transparent 0–100 signal. Every entity starts at a neutral baseline of 65; threat-intel blocklists, exposure, reverse-DNS, routing and allocation each adjust it up or down. Higher is more trustworthy.

87/100
Trusted
How this score is built

Experimental · trust-vectors model v1.2.1 — a transparent heuristic, not a definitive verdict. How it works →

DNS records

Reverse DNS (PTR)
bu.edu
Forward-confirmed (FCrDNS)
Not checked
PTR TTL
2148 s
Reverse DNS last checked
2026-10-06 21:17 UTC

Forward DNS records for bu.edu

TypeValuePriorityTTL
A 128.197.236.4 — 3600s
MX mx1.hc2706-39.iphmx.com 5 —
MX mx2.hc2706-39.iphmx.com 5 —
NS edns01.bu.edu — —
NS edns02.bu.edu — —
NS edns03.bu.edu — —
TXT amazonses:Lvbg/4wEfqYPAg39Surgr1mR4yRKoLyNZqgEObXYgeU= — —
TXT 406A508926329EEE1AE912BC06B33181 — —
TXT 508486115411084033893E6796CD5A9B — —
TXT BD0EC30CCCA95BA6791765DFAF3EB0E4 — —
TXT BGELPNBsDxzCVsd892zu7uzc6/RS4XTHMBwfAzUDOuTGxWQ1ggk8vjNNHdbJuKLAUnYjS2GGqYKKvJCWrhWi5Q== — —
TXT C164A899D8D6114A08B1E87BAE9AD036 — —
TXT KP949W92GKNQ0PZ0N88XHLBEWBWBY5ME4Y9319Q9J — —
TXT MS=ms14560947 — —
TXT TAILSCALE-xoPhMaCbCi2oAgNoR6vU — —
TXT ZOOM_verify_nqTarCG_Sfec5hmDYIey9w — —
TXT ZOOM_verify_yhxVUDjfdOc4LiPKGmrwOZ — —
TXT a4V5CxeWPi3/r5nrG/fp2mf8bI70nxWPpUhOCtaSvzU= — —
TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=a71f2fe0-25c1-46cd-9d0f-c83d769cc464 — —
TXT amazonses:2YQZEyFhbb+XTfTQXV7NoBA07XHUUExz73D1KJlPap8= — —
TXT amazonses:6PZDYpsrO7QArYfeoqWB73qyPXS+YY6o4boqlo2Da3U= — —
TXT amazonses:AwSvDmWwTx8okcatFIEnWSnq20Z9LPfd6DRCIh1vFJs= — —
TXT amazonses:P9MFqEievVVPAd1/PX0PcTCBEOzYqYp/ix1L9lxbN40= — —
TXT amazonses:dSjTJ5EAmNt4HCeFh5d73yXHdRAWl0hJ/4pTL7NmUD8= — —
TXT anthropic-domain-verification-naf36v=CEFZVHy1jQpWLrBBoNOxVc9F5 — —
TXT apple-domain-verification=xbZoF0D4CQePMvfj — —
TXT asv=a2db9061fe2c0d8996ebab42acf37c2b — —
TXT atlassian-domain-verification=aUzHV7Znf5W7zM9iKWIuXmQL2n3xyjLnhzctpiQ1dRDMXAAdF9wAGfQduOBpU2Jl — —
TXT brevo-code:956c0e08c148a9770622045342757477 — —
TXT cisco-ci-domain-verification=76b5749d7018bb6b7c5b4ff2294f07d53a130fe45d2f7883653965a062644bf7 — —
TXT d365mktkey=7qsGu1xt2piBD6R1Tywzn8SVLsatn3NuB9MR5WReZ0ox — —
TXT d365mktkey=M0OxizdtVNcUWXZe3yNtSjfsCAM2ye8yfml9rfIR8vYx — —
TXT dropbox-domain-verification=z6zza3wyksbx — —
TXT e2ma-verification=0wegb — —
TXT google-site-verification=67INNBNCAQXRtks4u0Zt20tpzmBzJwHMN_CxcX5xz6A — —
TXT google-site-verification=7DoOKBD8dD53G3N4o-I5jUbG_qjDxTSuZExk4p1qlY0 — —
TXT google-site-verification=ZXAn1MfviwxydrktJiphtqacGQ6i3BJMiWaOYhE0aW4 — —
TXT google-site-verification=qM8eaHJfQH86-_P7YBYXq_yUIgourW2SlrR_KJr8dVY — —
TXT google-site-verification=uUBIo7rGZKIUNOEJ7yOahQe-AYkW4AwJPJrSsgQaQPE — —
TXT google-site-verification=xmeyfQgB5dDMamBVUQr_BuUpNpqimItoXEKJ7aikqWI — —
TXT identrust_validation=XctZJLt6/1cdhi2FoKvCewO+jAkBlZMtSzOmZ3yM5aMZ — —
TXT identrust_validation=izRYplfXjj09O/sui/WvwGSZTi4MCrQ93v8yc3gyqrYl — —
TXT miro-verification=377cc6659a02c6725b563adc7e39e17eaee09eb3 — —
TXT ms-domain-verification=ba683a5e-ca58-4005-82c5-bae45c91fbbb — —
TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-jqEdCiOFLvqVPwoC3PcpCjU3 — —
TXT pardot192822=9820d4cb1fb8aee684785fb4ef3504834e89c2a9dc72ae85619eb2d5afe36f76 — —
TXT pardot192822=e95b76f60f1f2dd27c11ef306f99d5472c871da9d221b2a08db5fecb618af01a — —
TXT pardot192822=fb9c4b0ba22a7462686372773f2e521d53de40b1db0bbfed977bcf46a4ff6907 — —
TXT pardot_192822_*=2319b3b7ba3b841329ffb670d26bccab3ddb9cf8cd0a67cdb28cbd760bb98a08 — —
TXT v=spf1 include:%{l}.%{o}.spf.bu.edu include:_u.ondmarc.bu.edu._spf.smart.ondmarc.com ~all — —
TXT v=verifydomain MS=ms17551242 — —
TXT v=verifydomain MS=ms74687773 — —
TXT yahoo-verification-key=A3O9VJ94l+a2frns/isnh9MBwLfPwVeMBgdvOb2l978= — —
CAA issue amazon.com 0 —
CAA issue digicert.com 0 —
CAA issue emsign.com 0 —
CAA issue identrust.com 0 —
CAA issue letsencrypt.org 0 —
CAA issue sectigo.com 0 —
CAA issuewild amazon.com 0 —
CAA issuewild digicert.com 0 —
CAA issuewild emsign.com 0 —
CAA issuewild sectigo.com 0 —
every IP & sub-domain we've seen under this domain

Reverse & forward DNS collected by the WorldIP scanner fleet — FCrDNS confirms the PTR hostname resolves back to this IP.

Domains hosted

as of 2026-10-04 UTC

1

Registrable domains (like example.com) with at least one name resolving to this IP — counted once a week from issued.live's DNS snapshot.

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Network Allocation for 128.197.236.4

CIDR range
128.197.224.0/20
IP range (int)
2,160,451,584 — 2,160,455,679
Prefix length
/20
Organization
Boston University
ASN
AS111
ASN name
Boston University
Location
Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates
42.494700, -70.849900
Accuracy radius
20 km
Postal code
01945
Regional Internet Registry
ARIN
Allocated
1987-02-04
Data source(s)
maxmind_city, maxmind_asn, ipinfo_lite, maxmind_country
Last updated
2026-10-07 08:47:08

Origin AS announcing the most-specific prefix that covers this IP, observed across our RIPE RIS collectors.

Announced prefix
Origin AS
Announcement samples
8,242
Last seen
2026-10-08 00:25:50

Frequently Asked Questions

Who owns 128.197.236.4?

128.197.236.4 is allocated to Boston University (AS111), registered in Marblehead, United States.

Where is 128.197.236.4 located?

The geolocation for 128.197.236.4 maps to Marblehead, United States based on MaxMind GeoLite2 data. Accuracy depends on the provider and may represent the ISP's regional hub rather than the exact endpoint.

What network is 128.197.236.4 on?

128.197.236.4 belongs to the 128.197.224.0/20 network block announced by AS111. This range contains 4,096 addresses.

Does 128.197.236.4 have a reverse DNS record?

Reverse DNS (PTR) records are resolved live when you visit this page. If a PTR record exists, it appears in the Reverse DNS field above. PTR records map IP addresses back to hostnames and are commonly used for email authentication and network diagnostics.

Neighbors

Other addresses in the same /24.

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Last updated: 2026-10-08 01:23:10 UTC
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