Network · AS12173

AS12173 The University of Alabama

AS12173 (The University of Alabama) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

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AS12173

  • OwnerThe University of Alabama
  • KindInternet service provider
  • Servers, not peopleno
  • IPv4 addresses65,536
  • IPv4 ranges1
  • IPv6 ranges0
Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

  • 130.160.0.0/16

Ranges and owner from DB-IP (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-21.

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Detect it in code

Spot AS12173 traffic at signup.

Send the visitor's IP. The response includes the ASN, the owner and flags.hosting.

curl https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEQEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ip": "203.0.113.7"}'
import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VEQEN_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"ip": "203.0.113.7"},
    timeout=10,
)
result = r.json()
print(result["risk"]["verdict"], result["risk"]["reasons"])
const res = await fetch("https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VEQEN_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"ip": "203.0.113.7"}),
});
const result = await res.json();
console.log(result.risk.verdict, result.risk.reasons);
Questions

About AS12173

Is AS12173 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS12173 (The University of Alabama) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS12173?

AS12173 is registered to The University of Alabama. It announces about 65,536 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS12173?

Call the Veqen IP check with the visitor's address. The response includes the ASN, the owner and whether the network is a datacenter, VPN network, relay or ISP.