IP address 196.11.142.161

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Vulindlela, Kwazulu Natal, ZA
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS2018 — Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
Africa/Johannesburg
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
196.11.142.0/23
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
University of Zululand
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
ycanham@pan.uzulu.ac.za

Associated location

Vulindlela

Kwazulu Natal, South Africa (ZA)

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City
Vulindlela
District / county
uMhlathuze
State / province
Kwazulu Natal
Country
South Africa
Postal code
3888
Coordinates
-28.85737, 31.84026

South Africa

-28.85737, 31.84026

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Threat score

0/100 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.Not 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

No anonymity signals

This IP is not flagged as a VPN, proxy, relay, bot, cloud provider or corporate gateway.

Abuse contact

Yvette Canham

ycanham@pan.uzulu.ac.za

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Name
Yvette Canham
Organization
—
Network
196.11.136.0/21
Country
ZA
Kind
individual
Address
KwaDlangezwa, 3886, ZA
Emails
ycanham@pan.uzulu.ac.za
Phone numbers
+27 35 902 6802

Autonomous system

AS2018

Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa

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ASN
AS2018
Country
ZA
Domain
tenet.ac.za
Regional registry
AFRINIC
Organization
Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa
Type
Education
Allocated on
2001-03-07

Organization

Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa

AS2018 tenet.ac.za Education ZA

Associated company

University of Zululand

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Name
University of Zululand
Type
—
Domain
—

Network route

196.11.142.0/23

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Hostname
196.11.142.161
Route
196.11.142.0/23
Connection type
—
Anycast
No
CDN
No
CDN provider
—

Time zone

Africa/Johannesburg

2026-10-17 01:15

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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
Vulindlela

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" : "196.11.142.161",
  "hostname" : "196.11.142.161",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "uMhlathuze",
    "city" : "Vulindlela",
    "locality" : "Vulindlela",
    "zipcode" : "3888",
    "latitude" : "-28.85737",
    "longitude" : "31.84026",
    "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" : "Kwazulu Natal",
    "state_code" : "ZA-NL",
    "accuracy_radius" : "22.466",
    "confidence" : "high",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/za_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "936675",
    "country_emoji" : "🇿🇦"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".za",
    "languages" : [ "zu", "xh", "af", "nso", "en-ZA", "tn", "st", "ts", "ss", "ve", "nr" ],
    "calling_code" : "+27"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "196.11.142.0/23",
    "connection_type" : "",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "ZAR",
    "name" : "Rand",
    "symbol" : "R"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa",
    "country" : "ZA",
    "type" : "EDUCATION",
    "domain" : "tenet.ac.za",
    "rir" : "AFRINIC",
    "as_number" : "AS2018",
    "date_allocated" : "2001-03-07"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "University of Zululand",
    "type" : "",
    "domain" : ""
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 0,
    "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" : false,
    "is_cloud_provider" : false,
    "cloud_provider_name" : "",
    "is_corporate_gateway" : false,
    "corporate_gateway_type" : "",
    "corporate_gateway_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "196.11.136.0/21",
    "country" : "ZA",
    "name" : "Yvette Canham",
    "organization" : "",
    "kind" : "individual",
    "address" : "KwaDlangezwa, 3886, ZA",
    "emails" : [ "ycanham@pan.uzulu.ac.za" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+27359026802" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "offset" : 2.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : 2.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-10-17 01:15:58.027+0200",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.792192558027E9,
    "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 196.11.142.161.

Who operates 196.11.142.161?

Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa operates AS2018, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is University of Zululand; the reported network is 196.11.142.0/23.

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Why can its location change?

IP location comes from routing, registry and measurement data. It can shift when Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa reassigns the block, so treat Vulindlela as an estimate, not a fixed point.

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How do I report abuse?

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

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Response 
{ "ip": "196.11.142.161" }

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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 196.11.142.161 to Vulindlela, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS2018 and company University of Zululand. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 196.11.142.161 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 196.11.142.161 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 196.11.142.161.
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