Network · AS4557

AS4557 Rice University

AS4557 (Rice University) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS4557

  • OwnerRice University
  • KindInternet service provider
  • Servers, not peopleno
  • IPv4 addresses4,096
  • IPv4 ranges1
  • IPv6 ranges1
Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

  • 198.32.224.0/20

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS4557 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 AS4557

Is AS4557 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS4557 (Rice University) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS4557?

AS4557 is registered to Rice University. It announces about 4,096 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS4557?

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.