ASN AS8 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

AS8 is listed under Rice 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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Rice University rice.edu

US 16 Routes

AS Data

AS8

AS8 – Rice University

AS Number	8
AS Name	RICE-AS
Organization	Rice University(riceun)
Country	US
Website	rice.edu
Number of IPv4 Routes	15
Number of IPv6 Routes	1
ASN type	EDUCATION
Registry	ARIN
Date Allocated	1984-03-26

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IP Ranges

Route	Origin	Origin Name	ISP	# IPs
168.5.0.0/16	AS8	Rice University	Rice University	65536
192.136.144.0/22	AS8	Rice University	Rice University	1024
168.6.0.0/16	AS8	Rice University	Rice University	65536
128.42.207.0/24	AS8	Rice University	Rice University	256
168.7.0.0/16	AS8	Rice University	Rice University	65536
168.2.0.0/16	AS8	Rice University	Rice University	65536
168.4.0.0/16	AS8	Rice University	Rice University	65536
2604:5e80::/32	AS8	Rice University	Rice University	~79×10²⁷
168.3.0.0/16	AS8	Rice University	Rice University	65536
128.42.204.0/24	AS8	Rice University	Rice University	256

Raw Whois Response

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# 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.
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ASNumber:       8
ASName:         RICE-AS
ASHandle:       AS8
RegDate:        1984-03-26
Updated:        1997-11-10    
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/8


OrgName:        Rice University
OrgId:          RICEUN
Address:        Networking MS 119
Address:        6100 Main Street
City:           Houston
StateProv:      TX
PostalCode:     77005
Country:        US
RegDate:        1983-12-02
Updated:        2024-11-25
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/RICEUN


OrgTechHandle: RUH-ORG-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Rice University Networking
OrgTechPhone:  +1-713-348-5244 
OrgTechEmail:  ipadmin@rice.edu
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/RUH-ORG-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: HOCKE30-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Hockett, Matt 
OrgTechPhone:  +1-713-348-2280 
OrgTechEmail:  mlh9@rice.edu
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/HOCKE30-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: RUH-ORG-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Rice University Networking
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-713-348-5244 
OrgAbuseEmail:  ipadmin@rice.edu
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/RUH-ORG-ARIN

RTechHandle: RUH-ORG-ARIN
RTechName:   Rice University Networking
RTechPhone:  +1-713-348-5244 
RTechEmail:  ipadmin@rice.edu
RTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/RUH-ORG-ARIN


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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/
#
# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#

Parsed Whois Response

Peers

AS Number	Description	Country
AS40187	GiGstreem	US
AS4557	Rice University	US
AS25944	Society of Young Enterprise Engineers Ltd.	US
AS1700	Rice University	US
AS302	Baylor College of Medicine	US
AS2914	NTT America, Inc.	US
AS133317	srinagar Net tech P ltd	IN

Upstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS40187	GiGstreem	US
AS4557	Rice University	US
AS302	Baylor College of Medicine	US
AS2914	NTT America, Inc.	US
AS133317	srinagar Net tech P ltd	IN

Downstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS25944	Society of Young Enterprise Engineers Ltd.	US
AS1700	Rice University	US

Legacy Routes

103.234.137.0/24