Autonomous system detail

AS1256

Not announced

No prefixes for this AS number were observed in the RouteViews RIB.

Summary

// analyst note
No prefixes or AS_PATH neighbors were observed in the combined Route Views snapshot at 2026-11-03 14:00 UTC; this does not establish inactivity.
IPv4 prefixes
0
~0 addresses
IPv6 prefixes
0
—
Peer networks
0
0 up · 0 down
IANA block
1-1876
Assigned by ARIN
[ 01 ] — Context

About this ASN.

Updated  ·  Confidence: Low  ·  3 sources  ·  How this page is checked

AS1256 is an autonomous system whose organization and deployment are unknown from the supplied evidence. In the combined Route Views observation at 2026-11-03 14:00 UTC, it had zero IPv4 prefixes, zero IPv6 prefixes, zero estimated IPv4 addresses, and zero observed AS_PATH neighbors. This snapshot supports a no-prefix triage status for that observation only; it does not establish that the ASN is dormant or inactive.

The IANA number list places AS1256 in the 1–1876 resource and identifies ARIN as the allocating RIR. That range assignment does not identify an individual holder or prove who operates the ASN. For investigation, compare a fresh BGP snapshot with the historical routing view, then check authoritative registry records for an assignment and organization explicitly tied to AS1256. If examining an IP address or prefix separately, verify its origin and registration independently before associating it with this ASN.

Observed routing
Zero IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes in the combined observation at 2026-11-03 14:00 UTC from route-views2 and route-views6.
Triage
No prefixes or AS_PATH neighbors were observed in that snapshot; absence does not establish inactivity or safety.
Identity
Organization and operator are unknown from the supplied evidence.
RIR
ARIN, the allocating RIR for the IANA block [Confirmed] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/as-numbers/as-numbers-1.csv
Operator
Unknown [Unknown] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/as-numbers/as-numbers-1.csv
Country
Unknown [Unknown] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/as-numbers/as-numbers-1.csv

Network & routing

Routing observation
Combined observation at 2026-11-03 14:00 UTC from route-views2 and route-views6 [Confirmed] — https://archive.routeviews.org/route-views2/bgpdata/2026.11/RIBS/rib.20261103.1400.bz2
ASN
1256 [Confirmed] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/as-numbers/as-numbers-1.csv
IANA resource
1–1876 [Confirmed] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/as-numbers/as-numbers-1.csv
Organization
Unknown [Unknown] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/as-numbers/as-numbers-1.csv
IPv4 prefixes
0 observed in the combined snapshot [Confirmed] — https://archive.routeviews.org/route-views2/bgpdata/2026.11/RIBS/rib.20261103.1400.bz2
IPv6 prefixes
0 observed in the combined snapshot [Confirmed] — https://archive.routeviews.org/route-views6/bgpdata/2026.11/RIBS/rib.20261103.1400.bz2
Estimated IPv4 addresses
0 observed in the combined snapshot [Confirmed] — https://archive.routeviews.org/route-views2/bgpdata/2026.11/RIBS/rib.20261103.1400.bz2
AS_PATH neighbors
0 observed; sample empty [Confirmed] — https://archive.routeviews.org/route-views6/bgpdata/2026.11/RIBS/rib.20261103.1400.bz2
[ 02 ] — Announced prefixes

What this network routes.

0 prefixes total · as observed by RouteViews at 2026-11-06 · one collector view, not a global census
// IPv4 prefixes0
No IPv4 prefixes announced.
// IPv6 prefixes0
No IPv6 prefixes announced.
[ 03 ] — Notable peers & upstreams

Who it talks to.

0 observed neighbours
Neighbour data unavailable from public BGP collectors.