ASN AS159 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

Who manages ASN AS159?

AS159 is listed under Ohio State University.

What do peers, upstreams, and downstreams mean in ASN data?

Peers are lateral network interconnections, upstreams are transit providers, and downstreams are customer networks receiving connectivity.

What are routes and IP ranges for an ASN?

Routes and IP ranges are the network prefixes announced by the ASN on the internet and show the address space it originates.

Why is WHOIS data shown for an ASN?

WHOIS data provides registration and contact context for ASN ownership, administration, and operational reference.

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Ohio State University osu.edu

US 8 Routes

AS Data

AS159

AS159 – Ohio State University

AS Number	159
AS Name	OSUNET-AS
Organization	Ohio State University(osu-2-z)
Country	US
Website	osu.edu
Number of IPv4 Routes	7
Number of IPv6 Routes	1
ASN type	EDUCATION
Registry	ARIN
Date Allocated	1988-02-19

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IP Ranges

Route	Origin	Origin Name	ISP	# IPs
164.107.0.0/16	AS159	Ohio State University	Ohio State University	65536
2620:0:1a10::/48	AS159	Ohio State University	Ohio State University	~1×10²⁴
192.68.143.0/24	AS159	Ohio State University	Ohio State University	256
128.146.0.0/16	AS159	Ohio State University	Ohio State University	65536
198.30.200.0/22	AS159	Ohio State University	OARnet	1024
192.12.205.0/24	AS159	Ohio State University	Ohio State University	256
192.153.26.0/24	AS159	Ohio State University	OARnet	256
140.254.0.0/16	AS159	Ohio State University	Ohio State University	65536

Raw Whois Response

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# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
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# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#


ASNumber:       159
ASName:         OSUNET-AS
ASHandle:       AS159
RegDate:        1988-02-19
Updated:        2023-02-02    
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/159


OrgName:        Ohio State University
OrgId:          OSU-2-Z
Address:        OCIO Enterprise Networking 320 West 8th Avenue
City:           Columbus
StateProv:      OH
PostalCode:     43201
Country:        US
RegDate:        2022-12-13
Updated:        2022-12-13
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/OSU-2-Z


OrgAbuseHandle: NAC29-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Network Abuse Contact
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-614-688-4357 
OrgAbuseEmail:  abuse@osu.edu
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NAC29-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: ZT31-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Zonemaster - External POC
OrgTechPhone:  +1-614-688-4357 
OrgTechEmail:  network@osu.edu
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ZT31-ARIN

RAbuseHandle: NAC29-ARIN
RAbuseName:   Network Abuse Contact
RAbusePhone:  +1-614-688-4357 
RAbuseEmail:  abuse@osu.edu
RAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NAC29-ARIN

RTechHandle: ZT31-ARIN
RTechName:   Zonemaster - External POC
RTechPhone:  +1-614-688-4357 
RTechEmail:  network@osu.edu
RTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ZT31-ARIN

RNOCHandle: ZT31-ARIN
RNOCName:   Zonemaster - External POC
RNOCPhone:  +1-614-688-4357 
RNOCEmail:  network@osu.edu
RNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ZT31-ARIN


#
# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
#
# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#

Parsed Whois Response

Peers

AS Number	Description	Country
AS3112	OARnet	US
AS600	OARnet	US

Upstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS3112	OARnet	US
AS600	OARnet	US

Contacts

Email Contacts

network@osu.edu

Abuse Contacts

abuse@osu.edu