ASN AS12173 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

Who manages ASN AS12173?

AS12173 is listed under The University of Alabama.

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AS12173 The University of Alabama

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The University of Alabama ua.edu

US 6 Routes

AS Data

AS12173

AS12173 – The University of Alabama

AS Number	12173
AS Name	UA
Organization	The University of Alabama (theuni-36)
Country	US
Website	ua.edu
Number of IPv4 Routes	6
Number of IPv6 Routes	0
ASN type	EDUCATION
Registry	ARIN
Date Allocated	1999-04-12

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IP Ranges

Route	Origin	Origin Name	ISP	# IPs
130.160.144.0/20	AS12173	The University of Alabama	The University of Alabama	4096
130.160.128.0/20	AS12173	The University of Alabama	The University of Alabama	4096
130.160.0.0/17	AS12173	The University of Alabama	The University of Alabama	32768
130.160.224.0/19	AS12173	The University of Alabama	The University of Alabama	8192
130.160.192.0/19	AS12173	The University of Alabama	The University of Alabama	8192
130.160.160.0/19	AS12173	The University of Alabama	The University of Alabama	8192

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.
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ASNumber:       12173
ASName:         UA
ASHandle:       AS12173
RegDate:        1999-04-12
Updated:        2018-08-31
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/12173


OrgName:        The University of Alabama
OrgId:          THEUNI-36
Address:        A301 Gordon Palmer Hall
Address:        Box 870346
City:           Tuscaloosa
StateProv:      AL
PostalCode:     35487-0346
Country:        US
RegDate:        1999-04-12
Updated:        2024-11-25
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/THEUNI-36


OrgTechHandle: MDR83-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Russo, Marc D
OrgTechPhone:  +1-205-348-1652 
OrgTechEmail:  mrusso@ua.edu
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MDR83-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: SME108-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Merritt, Shane 
OrgTechPhone:  +1-205-393-3333 
OrgTechEmail:  smerritt@ua.edu
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SME108-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: SECUR132-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Security Administrator
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-205-348-5555 
OrgAbuseEmail:  abuse@ua.edu
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SECUR132-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: SHELT173-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Shelton, Mike 
OrgTechPhone:  +1-205-348-2156 
OrgTechEmail:  mike.shelton@ua.edu
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SHELT173-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

{
  "status" : true,
  "whois_server" : "whois.arin.net",
  "aut_nums" : [ {
    "aut_num" : "12173",
    "as_handle" : "AS12173",
    "as_name" : "UA",
    "tech_contacts" : [ "MDR83-ARIN", "SME108-ARIN", "SHELT173-ARIN" ],
    "abuse_contacts" : [ "SECUR132-ARIN" ],
    "date_created" : "1999-04-12",
    "date_updated" : "2018-08-31",
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/12173"
  } ],
  "organization" : {
    "handle" : "THEUNI-36",
    "name" : "The University of Alabama",
    "address" : [ "A301 Gordon Palmer Hall", "Box 870346", "Tuscaloosa", "AL", "35487-0346", "US" ],
    "city" : "Tuscaloosa",
    "state" : "AL",
    "zip_code" : "35487-0346",
    "country" : [ "US" ],
    "date_created" : "1999-04-12",
    "date_updated" : "2024-11-25",
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/THEUNI-36",
    "addressCountry" : "US"
  },
  "technical_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "MDR83-ARIN",
    "name" : "Russo, Marc D",
    "email" : [ "mrusso@ua.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-205-348-1652" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MDR83-ARIN"
  }, {
    "handle" : "SME108-ARIN",
    "name" : "Merritt, Shane",
    "email" : [ "smerritt@ua.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-205-393-3333" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SME108-ARIN"
  }, {
    "handle" : "SHELT173-ARIN",
    "name" : "Shelton, Mike",
    "email" : [ "mike.shelton@ua.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-205-348-2156" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SHELT173-ARIN"
  } ],
  "abuse_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "SECUR132-ARIN",
    "name" : "Security Administrator",
    "email" : [ "abuse@ua.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-205-348-5555" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SECUR132-ARIN"
  } ]
}

Peers

AS Number	Description	Country
AS62887	WhiteSky Communications, LLC.	US
AS10490	Georgia Institute of Technology	US
AS174	Cogent Communications, LLC	US

Upstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS62887	WhiteSky Communications, LLC.	US
AS10490	Georgia Institute of Technology	US
AS174	Cogent Communications, LLC	US

Contacts

Email Contacts

mike.shelton@ua.edu smerritt@ua.edu mrusso@ua.edu

Abuse Contacts

abuse@ua.edu