196.216.40.172
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.
- Baseline (neutral) 65
- Forward-confirmed reverse DNS (FCrDNS) +10
- Long-established allocation (21y) +6
- Not on any threat blocklist +5
- Trust score 86 / 100
Experimental · trust-vectors model v1.2.0 — a transparent heuristic, not a definitive verdict. How it works →
DNS records
- Reverse DNS (PTR)
- mxgate-01.bdo.com.na
- Forward-confirmed (FCrDNS)
- ✓ Confirmed
- PTR TTL
- 86400 s
- Reverse DNS last checked
- 2026-09-10 13:55 UTC
- Forward DNS last checked
- 2026-09-10 13:55 UTC
Forward DNS records for mxgate-01.bdo.com.na
| Type | Value | Priority | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 196.216.40.172 | — | 300s |
| TXT | v=spf1 include:_spf.bdo.com.na -all | — | — |
Reverse & forward DNS collected by the WorldIP scanner fleet — FCrDNS confirms the PTR hostname resolves back to this IP.
Network Allocation for 196.216.40.172
- CIDR range
- 196.216.40.0/24
- IP range (int)
- 3,302,500,352 — 3,302,500,607
- Prefix length
- /24
- Organization
- Paratus Telecommunications Limited
- ASN
- AS33763
- ASN name
- Paratus Telecommunications Limited
- Location
- Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
- Coordinates
- -22.556200, 17.075900
- Accuracy radius
- 1000 km
- Regional Internet Registry
- AFRINIC
- Allocated
- 2005-08-23
- Data source(s)
- maxmind_city, ipinfo_lite, maxmind_country, maxmind_asn
- Last updated
- 2026-09-10 05:25:02
BGP Routing
Live BGP anomalies →Origin AS announcing the most-specific prefix that covers this IP, observed across our RIPE RIS collectors.
RIR Ownership History
Atom feed ⇲Allocation changes captured weekly from regional internet registry (RIR) delegation files for ranges that have contained this IP.
| Date | Event | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | New Allocation | — | NA |
See the full history for 196.216.32.0/20.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who owns 196.216.40.172?
196.216.40.172 is allocated to Paratus Telecommunications Limited (AS33763), registered in Windhoek, Namibia.
Where is 196.216.40.172 located?
The geolocation for 196.216.40.172 maps to Windhoek, Namibia 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 196.216.40.172 on?
196.216.40.172 belongs to the 196.216.40.0/24 network block announced by AS33763. This range contains 256 addresses.
Does 196.216.40.172 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.
