Network · AS5842

AS5842 DoD Network Information Center

AS5842 (DoD Network Information Center) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS5842

OwnerDoD Network Information Center
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses13,312
IPv4 ranges9
IPv6 ranges0

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

214.38.144.0/20
214.3.32.0/20
214.3.48.0/21
214.27.184.0/22
214.27.180.0/22
215.1.40.0/24
215.1.35.0/24
214.3.234.0/24
214.16.61.0/24

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS5842 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 AS5842

Is AS5842 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS5842 (DoD Network Information Center) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS5842?

AS5842 is registered to DoD Network Information Center. It announces about 13,312 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS5842?

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.