Network · AS40788

AS40788 Start Communications

AS40788 (Start Communications) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS40788

OwnerStart Communications
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses203,264
IPv4 ranges32
IPv6 ranges1

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

108.168.0.0/17
198.2.64.0/18
142.90.0.0/18
108.170.128.0/18
45.74.96.0/19
45.3.0.0/19
24.54.64.0/19
24.53.96.0/19
24.50.160.0/19
24.143.128.0/19
216.212.192.0/19
173.247.128.0/19

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS40788 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 AS40788

Is AS40788 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS40788 (Start Communications) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS40788?

AS40788 is registered to Start Communications. It announces about 203,264 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS40788?

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.