ASN AS26499 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

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AS26499 is listed under Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ..

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AS26499 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. vt.edu

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AS26499

AS26499 – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.

AS Number	26499
AS Name	VATECH-DCMETRO
Organization	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. (vpisu)
Country	US
Website	vt.edu
Number of IPv4 Routes	4
Number of IPv6 Routes	3
ASN type	EDUCATION
Registry	ARIN
Date Allocated	2024-01-17

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IP Ranges

Route	Origin	Origin Name	ISP	# IPs
38.68.224.0/20	AS26499	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	Virginia Tech	4096
38.68.252.0/24	AS26499	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	Virginia Tech	256
2607:b400:a04::/48	AS26499	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	~1×10²⁴
2607:b400:800::/40	AS26499	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	~309×10²⁴
2607:b400:800::/48	AS26499	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	~1×10²⁴
45.3.112.0/23	AS26499	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	512
45.3.96.0/20	AS26499	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	4096

Raw Whois Response

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ASNumber:       26499
ASName:         VATECH-DCMETRO
ASHandle:       AS26499
RegDate:        2024-01-17
Updated:        2024-10-23
Comment:        Virginia Tech
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/26499


OrgName:        Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.
OrgId:          VPISU
Address:        Communications Network Services
Address:        1770 Forecast Dr
City:           Blacksburg
StateProv:      VA
PostalCode:     24061-0506
Country:        US
RegDate:        1993-09-23
Updated:        2025-11-11
Comment:        DMCA and copyright complaints to DMCA@vt.edu.
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/VPISU


OrgRoutingHandle: FOTED-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   Fotedar, Ajinkya 
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-540-231-0998 
OrgRoutingEmail:  afotedar@vt.edu
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/FOTED-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: VTOC-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Virginia Tech Operations Center
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-540-231-6020 
OrgAbuseEmail:  nis-neo-g@vt.edu
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/VTOC-ARIN

OrgDNSHandle: ECL27-ARIN
OrgDNSName:   Landgraf, Eric C
OrgDNSPhone:  +1-540-231-3892 
OrgDNSEmail:  landgraf@vt.edu
OrgDNSRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ECL27-ARIN

OrgRoutingHandle: SADIN-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   Sadineni, Nandan 
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-540-232-8445 
OrgRoutingEmail:  nsadineni@vt.edu
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SADIN-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: ECL27-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Landgraf, Eric C
OrgTechPhone:  +1-540-231-3892 
OrgTechEmail:  landgraf@vt.edu
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ECL27-ARIN

OrgRoutingHandle: EJB12-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   Brown, Eric J
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-540-231-8696 
OrgRoutingEmail:  eric.brown@vt.edu
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/EJB12-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: VTOC-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   Virginia Tech Operations Center
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-540-231-6020 
OrgNOCEmail:  nis-neo-g@vt.edu
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/VTOC-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: PB123-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Benchoff, Phil 
OrgTechPhone:  +1-540-231-6460 
OrgTechEmail:  benchoff@vt.edu
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/PB123-ARIN

OrgRoutingHandle: ECL27-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   Landgraf, Eric C
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-540-231-3892 
OrgRoutingEmail:  landgraf@vt.edu
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ECL27-ARIN


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# 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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#

Parsed Whois Response

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  "status" : true,
  "whois_server" : "whois.arin.net",
  "aut_nums" : [ {
    "aut_num" : "26499",
    "as_handle" : "AS26499",
    "as_name" : "VATECH-DCMETRO",
    "admin_contacts" : [ "ECL27-ARIN" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "FOTED-ARIN", "SADIN-ARIN", "ECL27-ARIN", "EJB12-ARIN", "PB123-ARIN", "ECL27-ARIN" ],
    "abuse_contacts" : [ "VTOC-ARIN" ],
    "date_created" : "2024-01-17",
    "date_updated" : "2024-10-23",
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/26499"
  } ],
  "organization" : {
    "handle" : "VPISU",
    "name" : "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.",
    "address" : [ "Communications Network Services", "1770 Forecast Dr", "Blacksburg", "VA", "24061-0506", "US" ],
    "street" : "Forecast Dr",
    "city" : "Blacksburg",
    "state" : "VA",
    "zip_code" : "24061-0506",
    "country" : [ "US" ],
    "date_created" : "1993-09-23",
    "date_updated" : "2025-11-11",
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/VPISU",
    "addressCountry" : "US"
  },
  "administrative_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "ECL27-ARIN",
    "name" : "Landgraf, Eric C",
    "email" : [ "landgraf@vt.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-540-231-3892" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ECL27-ARIN"
  } ],
  "technical_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "FOTED-ARIN",
    "name" : "Fotedar, Ajinkya",
    "email" : [ "afotedar@vt.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-540-231-0998" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/FOTED-ARIN"
  }, {
    "handle" : "SADIN-ARIN",
    "name" : "Sadineni, Nandan",
    "email" : [ "nsadineni@vt.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-540-232-8445" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SADIN-ARIN"
  }, {
    "handle" : "ECL27-ARIN",
    "name" : "Landgraf, Eric C",
    "email" : [ "landgraf@vt.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-540-231-3892" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ECL27-ARIN"
  }, {
    "handle" : "EJB12-ARIN",
    "name" : "Brown, Eric J",
    "email" : [ "eric.brown@vt.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-540-231-8696" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/EJB12-ARIN"
  }, {
    "handle" : "PB123-ARIN",
    "name" : "Benchoff, Phil",
    "email" : [ "benchoff@vt.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-540-231-6460" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/PB123-ARIN"
  } ],
  "abuse_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "VTOC-ARIN",
    "name" : "Virginia Tech Operations Center",
    "email" : [ "nis-neo-g@vt.edu" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-540-231-6020" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/VTOC-ARIN"
  } ]
}

Peers

AS Number	Description	Country
AS1312	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	US
AS40220	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	US

Upstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS1312	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	US
AS40220	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.	US