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BGP Prefix Lookup

Enter a prefix (or a single address). Answered from our daily copy of the global routing table.

Examples:

2a01:190::/29

One collector's view (APNIC). A route filtered before it reaches that collector is not listed.

Announced exactly

  • 2a01:190::/29AS1764Next Layer Telekommunikationsdienstleistungs- und Beratungs GmbHRPKI Valid2a01:190::
Registry
RIPE NCC · Austria · Aug 7, 2006
Delegated block
2a01:190:: – 2a01:197:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff

Covering routes

0

No less-specific route covers it.

More-specific routes

11 more-specifics from 10 origin AS(es)

On the internet, routes are announced as prefixes: an autonomous system tells its neighbours via BGP that it can deliver traffic for, say, 62.103.0.0/16. This tool looks a prefix up in our daily copy of the global routing table and shows three things:

  • Exact announcements: which AS originates exactly this prefix. More than one origin (a MOAS) is normal for anycast services and some multihomed networks, and suspicious otherwise.
  • Covering routes: less-specific announcements that contain it. Traffic follows the most specific route, so a covering route matters if the more-specific one disappears.
  • More-specifics: announcements inside it, which may belong to other networks (customers, or a hijack).

Each announced route is also checked against the RPKI: whether a ROA authorises its origin AS.

The table is the view from APNIC’s route collector. Most of the global table is the same from everywhere, but a route that is filtered before it reaches that collector will not appear.

Frequently asked questions

Why is my /24 not listed but a /16 is?

Your addresses are announced as part of the larger block, and no one announces the /24 separately. That is the normal case for most customers of a provider.

What is a more-specific hijack?

Someone announces a longer prefix inside your space. Because routers prefer the most specific route, traffic goes to them. RPKI with a strict max length makes such announcements invalid.

Can I enter a single address?

Yes. The tool then shows the most specific announced route that contains it.

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