Overview
Hosting.com operates a cloud network associated with AS55293.
This record includes the representative IPv4 CIDR 162.249.0.0/21. It is not an exhaustive list of the network’s address space or current routing announcements.
This is a network-origin record, not an exact physical-facility location or proof that a request is automated. Evaluate the ASN and CIDR together with the User-Agent, request path, request rate, session behavior, and application context before enforcement.
Network prefixes
These are documented prefixes associated with this routed network. They are not necessarily the network’s complete current address space.
- Representative prefix
-
162.249.0.0/21
IPv4 · Active · RPKI Valid · checked 2026-08-07
Provider and network
- Network / Provider Name
- Hosting.com
- Registered / Operating Organization
- A2 Hosting, Inc. / hosting.com
- ISP / Network Operator
- A2 Hosting, Inc. / hosting.com
- ASN
-
AS55293 - ASN Name
- A2HOSTING-AS
- Network Name
- hosting.com / A2 Hosting network
- Current Services
- Cloud compute, VPS, hosting, managed services, APIs, crawlers, scrapers, automation
- Provider Type
- Cloud
- Network Type
- Cloud network
Network scope
- Network Country
- US
Traffic and handling
- Traffic Classification
- Cloud / Hosting Network Traffic
- Traffic Label
- Cloud / Hosting Network
- Risk Level
- Medium
- Recommended Action
- Log by default. Rate-limit or block only when behavior indicates abusive automation, scanning, scraping, credential attacks, or policy violations.
- Default Rule Action
- Log
- Common Pattern
- Traffic often appears as server, VPS, cloud, shared-hosting, dedicated-hosting, proxy, crawler, scanner, or automated application traffic.
- Detection Notes
- Match AS55293 and representative CIDR 162.249.0.0/21, then correlate the network identity with the User-Agent, request path, request rate, session behavior, and rule outcomes before enforcement.
Relationships
- Operator
- A2 Hosting, Inc. / hosting.com Evidence Checked 2026-08-07
- Listed Data Center association
- 123NET Detroit Data Center (DC1) Checked 2026-09-07
- Listed Data Center association
- Equinix AM3 Checked 2026-09-07
- Listed Data Center association
- Equinix SG1 Checked 2026-09-07
- Listed Data Center association
- RadiusDC Phoenix I DC1 Checked 2026-09-07
Relationships without an Evidence link are normalized from the canonical directory record. They should not be interpreted as independent proof of physical presence or request origin.
This association is carried by the canonical directory record. It does not by itself prove current physical presence or that an individual request originated at this facility.