IP address 168.76.176.187

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Bloemfontein, Free State, ZA
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS137951 — Asline Limited
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
Africa/Johannesburg
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
168.76.176.0/22
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
Free State Education Department
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
legacy-dbm@afrinic.net

Associated location

Bloemfontein

Free State, South Africa (ZA)

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City
Bloemfontein
District / county
Motheo
State / province
Free State
Country
South Africa
Postal code
9301
Coordinates
-29.11767, 26.21965

South Africa

-29.11767, 26.21965

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Threat score

10/100 Low risk

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Flags detected

  • AnonymousTraffic from this IP hides its real origin (VPN, proxy or Tor).Not Detected
  • Known AttackerThis IP has been seen in attacks such as brute force, scanning or exploits.Not Detected
  • SpamThis IP has been reported for sending spam.Detected
  • TorThis IP is a Tor exit node.Not Detected
  • ProxyThis IP is an open, public or commercial proxy.Not Detected
    Residential ProxyA home or mobile connection resold as a proxy exit.Not Detected
  • BotAutomated traffic such as crawlers or scrapers comes from this IP.Not Detected
    Known Good BotThis bot is a known, legitimate crawler, such as a search engine.Not Detected
  • VPNThis IP belongs to a VPN service.Not Detected
  • Cloud ProviderThis IP belongs to a cloud or hosting provider's data center.Not Detected
  • Corporate GatewayA shared egress gateway used by a company's network.Not Detected
  • RelayThis IP is a relay exit, such as iCloud Private Relay.Not Detected

Spam

Detected

This IP has been reported for sending spam.

Abuse contact

Hannes Du Plooy

legacy-dbm@afrinic.net

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Name
Hannes Du Plooy
Organization
—
Network
168.76.0.0/16
Country
ZA
Kind
individual
Address
Orange Free State Dept of Education, PO Box 521, Bloemfontein 9300, ZA
Emails
legacy-dbm@afrinic.net
Phone numbers
+27 51 407 4054

Autonomous system

AS137951

Asline Limited

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ASN
AS137951
Country
HK
Domain
asline.net
Regional registry
APNIC
Organization
Asline Limited
Type
Hosting provider
Allocated on
2018-07-05

Organization

Asline Limited

AS137951 asline.net Hosting HK

Associated company

Free State Education Department

GOVERNMENT · education.fs.gov.za

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Name
Free State Education Department
Type
Government
Domain
education.fs.gov.za

Network route

168.76.176.0/22

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Hostname
168.76.176.187
Route
168.76.176.0/22
Connection type
—
Anycast
No
CDN
No
CDN provider
—

Time zone

Africa/Johannesburg

2026-10-29 13:29

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Offset from UTC
2.0
Standard time zone
South Africa Standard Time
Standard abbreviation
SAST
Daylight saving time
No
DST savings (hours)
0
Observing DST now
No
Bloemfontein

Africa/Johannesburg

UTC2.0

User agent string

Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)

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  • BrowserClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • EngineClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • Operating systemCloud
  • DeviceRobotAnthropic ClaudeBot
  • ArchitectureUnknown
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
Response 
{
  "ip" : "168.76.176.187",
  "hostname" : "168.76.176.187",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "Motheo",
    "city" : "Bloemfontein",
    "locality" : "Bloemfontein",
    "zipcode" : "9301",
    "latitude" : "-29.11767",
    "longitude" : "26.21965",
    "continent_code" : "AF",
    "continent_name" : "Africa",
    "country_code2" : "ZA",
    "country_code3" : "ZAF",
    "country_name" : "South Africa",
    "country_name_official" : "Republic of South Africa",
    "country_capital" : "Pretoria",
    "state_prov" : "Free State",
    "state_code" : "ZA-FS",
    "accuracy_radius" : "26.116",
    "confidence" : "high",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/za_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "10120232",
    "country_emoji" : "🇿🇦"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".za",
    "languages" : [ "zu", "xh", "af", "nso", "en-ZA", "tn", "st", "ts", "ss", "ve", "nr" ],
    "calling_code" : "+27"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "168.76.176.0/22",
    "connection_type" : "",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "ZAR",
    "name" : "Rand",
    "symbol" : "R"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "Asline Limited",
    "country" : "HK",
    "type" : "HOSTING",
    "domain" : "asline.net",
    "rir" : "APNIC",
    "as_number" : "AS137951",
    "date_allocated" : "2018-07-05"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "Free State Education Department",
    "type" : "GOVERNMENT",
    "domain" : "education.fs.gov.za"
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 10,
    "is_tor" : false,
    "is_proxy" : false,
    "proxy_provider_names" : [ ],
    "proxy_confidence_score" : 0,
    "proxy_last_seen" : "",
    "is_residential_proxy" : false,
    "is_vpn" : false,
    "vpn_provider_names" : [ ],
    "vpn_confidence_score" : 0,
    "vpn_last_seen" : "",
    "is_relay" : false,
    "relay_provider_name" : "",
    "is_anonymous" : false,
    "is_known_attacker" : false,
    "is_bot" : false,
    "bot_confidence_score" : 0,
    "bot_operator_name" : "",
    "bot_type" : "",
    "is_known_good_bot" : false,
    "bot_last_seen" : "",
    "is_spam" : true,
    "is_cloud_provider" : false,
    "cloud_provider_name" : "",
    "is_corporate_gateway" : false,
    "corporate_gateway_type" : "",
    "corporate_gateway_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "168.76.0.0/16",
    "country" : "ZA",
    "name" : "Hannes Du Plooy",
    "organization" : "",
    "kind" : "individual",
    "address" : "Orange Free State Dept of Education, PO Box 521, Bloemfontein 9300, ZA",
    "emails" : [ "legacy-dbm@afrinic.net" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+27514074054" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "offset" : 2.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : 2.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-10-29 13:29:38.121+0200",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.793273378121E9,
    "current_tz_abbreviation" : "SAST",
    "current_tz_full_name" : "South Africa Standard Time",
    "standard_tz_abbreviation" : "SAST",
    "standard_tz_full_name" : "South Africa Standard Time",
    "is_dst" : false,
    "dst_savings" : 0,
    "dst_exists" : false,
    "dst_tz_abbreviation" : "",
    "dst_tz_full_name" : "",
    "dst_start" : { },
    "dst_end" : { }
  },
  "user_agent" : {
    "user_agent_string" : "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
    "name" : "ClaudeBot",
    "type" : "Robot",
    "version" : "1.0",
    "version_major" : "1",
    "device" : {
      "name" : "Anthropic ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "brand" : "Anthropic",
      "cpu" : "Unknown"
    },
    "engine" : {
      "name" : "ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "version" : "1.0",
      "version_major" : "1"
    },
    "operating_system" : {
      "name" : "Cloud",
      "type" : "Cloud",
      "version" : "??",
      "build" : "??",
      "version_major" : "??"
    }
  }
}

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Behind the address

What the data tells you about 168.76.176.187.

Who operates 168.76.176.187?

Asline Limited operates AS137951, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is Free State Education Department; the reported network is 168.76.176.0/22.

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Why can its location change?

IP location comes from routing, registry and measurement data. It can shift when Asline Limited reassigns the block, so treat Bloemfontein as an estimate, not a fixed point.

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How do I report abuse?

The listed abuse contact is Hannes Du Plooy. Include the source IP, timestamps with a timezone, and relevant logs so the contact can investigate.

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Response 
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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 168.76.176.187 to Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS137951 and company Free State Education Department. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 168.76.176.187 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 168.76.176.187 is Africa/Johannesburg. Teams commonly use this signal to localize timestamps, notifications, and fraud models.
IP intelligence is dynamic. Routing, ASN ownership, company names, and security posture can change over time, so this page should be treated as a point-in-time lookup for 168.76.176.187.
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