Network · AS26498

AS26498 Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake

AS26498 (Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS26498

OwnerSanford Underground Laboratory at Home
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses6,144
IPv4 ranges2
IPv6 ranges0

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

151.159.224.0/20
204.114.24.0/21

Ranges and owner from DB-IP (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-22.

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Detect it in code

Spot AS26498 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 AS26498

Is AS26498 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS26498 (Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS26498?

AS26498 is registered to Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake. It announces about 6,144 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS26498?

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.