Network · AS16796

AS16796 MERLIN

AS16796 (MERLIN) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS16796

  • OwnerMERLIN
  • KindInternet service provider
  • Servers, not peopleno
  • IPv4 addresses75,776
  • IPv4 ranges15
  • IPv6 ranges2
Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

  • 142.13.0.0/16
  • 216.73.64.0/20
  • 198.163.144.0/21
  • 206.211.216.0/23
  • 198.163.6.0/23
  • 198.163.212.0/23
  • 198.163.158.0/23
  • 198.169.129.0/24
  • 198.163.3.0/24
  • 198.163.179.0/24
  • 198.163.152.0/24
  • 198.163.127.0/24

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS16796 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 AS16796

Is AS16796 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS16796 (MERLIN) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS16796?

AS16796 is registered to MERLIN. It announces about 75,776 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS16796?

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.