Network · AS42973

AS42973 M247 UK Ltd

AS42973 (M247 UK Ltd) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS42973

OwnerM247 UK Ltd
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses91,128
IPv4 ranges72
IPv6 ranges0

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

164.39.32.0/19
51.179.160.0/20
51.179.128.0/20
164.39.64.0/20
164.39.0.0/20
148.252.224.0/20
148.252.208.0/20
109.111.208.0/20
92.42.144.0/21
85.199.240.0/21
85.199.224.0/21
81.92.208.0/21

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS42973 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 AS42973

Is AS42973 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS42973 (M247 UK Ltd) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS42973?

AS42973 is registered to M247 UK Ltd. It announces about 91,128 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS42973?

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.