Network · AS5957

AS5957 DoD Network Information Center

AS5957 (DoD Network Information Center) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS5957

OwnerDoD Network Information Center
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses1,024
IPv4 ranges1
IPv6 ranges1

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

204.222.176.0/22

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS5957 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 AS5957

Is AS5957 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS5957 (DoD Network Information Center) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS5957?

AS5957 is registered to DoD Network Information Center. It announces about 1,024 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS5957?

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.