This AS is not currently used to announce prefixes in the global routing table, nor is it used as a visible transit AS.
whois: 402603
IANA has recorded AS8457 as originally allocated by
/usr/bin/whois -h jwhois.apnic.netr "AS8457\n % This is the RIPE Database query service.
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as-block: AS8192 - AS8523
descr: RIPE NCC ASN block
remarks: These AS Numbers are assigned to network operators in the RIPE NCC service region.
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
created: 2018-11-22T15:27:23Z
last-modified: 2018-11-22T15:27:23Z
source: RIPE
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% Abuse contact for 'AS8457' is 'support@abcnet.co.uk'
aut-num: AS8457
as-name: UNSPECIFIED
org: ORG-AA62-RIPE
descr: Hillingdon House
remarks: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
remarks: TRANSITS
remarks: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
import: from AS6908 accept ANY
import: from AS12496 accept ANY
import: from AS25061 accept ANY
import: from AS24958 accept ANY
export: to AS6908 announce AS-ABCNET
export: to AS12496 announce AS-ABCNET
export: to AS25061 announce AS-ABCNET
export: to AS24958 announce AS-ABCNET
admin-c: ABC123-RIPE
tech-c: ABC123-RIPE
status: ASSIGNED
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-END-MNT
remarks: ************************************************************
remarks: ** Please send peering requests to - peering@abcnet.co.uk **
remarks: ************************************************************
mnt-by: AS8457-MNT
created: 2002-09-20T09:38:33Z
last-modified: 2023-07-26T13:54:01Z
source: RIPE
organisation: ORG-AA62-RIPE
org-name: INDEXSCOPE LIMITED
country: GB
reg-nr: 02780040
org-type: LIR
address: Maple House
382 Kenton Road
address: HA3 9DP
address: Harrow
address: UNITED KINGDOM
phone: +44 (0)845 004 6006
fax-no: +44 (0)845 004 6003
abuse-c: AR18015-RIPE
admin-c: AV2094-RIPE
admin-c: AB5097-RIPE
admin-c: NS2094-RIPE
admin-c: PS8488-RIPE
mnt-ref: AS8457-MNT
mnt-ref: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by: AS8457-MNT
created: 2004-04-17T12:24:05Z
last-modified: 2026-05-13T07:18:33Z
source: RIPE # Filtered
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