192.33.4.12

192.33.4.12 - IP Info

Detection Information

The following page provides details on applications, protocols, hostnames, network point-of-presence, and more. You can access the full data set via the Netify Data Feed API.

IP Stack Summary

Layer	Details	Category
Application	Root Servers	Technology
Platform	Cogent	Hosting
Network	Cogent @ Anycast	Hosting

Geo Cluster

Top countries connecting to 192.33.4.12:

Australia
Canada
Colombia
Ecuador
France
Italy
Mexico
South Africa
Spain
United States

IP Info


IP Address	192.33.4.12	On the Cogent Network
Hostname	c.root-servers.net	Associated with Root Servers

Routing Info


ASN	AS2149
ASN Route	192.33.4.0/24
ASN Label	Cogent - C-root
Category	Hosting
Organization	Cogent
Location	Anycast - What is Anycast?

Routing and ASN
The ASN (Autonomous System Number) provides routing and location information for traffic flowing to this IP address.

Application

Root Servers - Technology

A root name server is a name server for the root zone of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.

Dedicated IP

Some IP addresses can be shared across multiple applications, especially on content delivery networks (CDNs). However, it looks like 192.33.4.12 is dedicated to Root Servers.

Platform

Cogent - Hosting

Cogent Communications is a multinational internet service provider based in the US. The company's primary services consist of Internet access and data transport, offered on a fiber optic, IP data-only network, along with colocation in data centers.

What is a Platform?
Most applications are built on top of third party platforms and infrastructure: cloud computing, content delivery networks, marketing engines, etc.

Network

Cogent - Anycast
Cogent operates their own in-house network through private data centers and Internet exchanges.

What is Anycast?
Anycast makes it possible to route a single IP address to a variety of different geographic locations. Nifty.

Notable Hostnames

c.root-servers.net

Notable Hostnames Data
The list of notable hostnames that were detected on this IP address come from not only DNS requests, but also HTTP headers, TLS certificates, DNS hinting, and other deep packet inspection methods.