IP address 196.251.97.98

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS199899 — GEOCOM LLC
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
Africa/Johannesburg
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
196.251.97.0/24
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
Hetzner ZA
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
admin@pointtoserver.com

Associated location

Pretoria

Gauteng, South Africa (ZA)

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City
Pretoria
District / county
City of Tshwane
State / province
Gauteng
Country
South Africa
Postal code
0002
Coordinates
-25.74587, 28.18764

South Africa

-25.74587, 28.18764

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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 an attacker, spam source, Tor exit, VPN, proxy, relay, bot, cloud provider or corporate gateway.

Abuse contact

Sameer Ali

admin@pointtoserver.com

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Name
Sameer Ali
Organization
—
Network
196.251.97.0/24
Country
SC
Kind
individual
Address
Trident Chambers Victoria (1388) Mahe, Seychelles, Mahe, Seychelles
Emails
admin@pointtoserver.com network.sourcing@purevpn.com
Phone numbers
+24881254857

Autonomous system

AS199899

GEOCOM LLC

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ASN
AS199899
Country
GE
Domain
—
Regional registry
RIPE
Organization
GEOCOM LLC
Type
—
Allocated on
2023-02-13

Organization

GEOCOM LLC

AS199899 No domain Type — GE

Associated company

Hetzner ZA

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Name
Hetzner ZA
Type
—
Domain
—

Network route

196.251.97.0/24

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Hostname
196.251.97.98
Route
196.251.97.0/24
Connection type
—
Anycast
No
CDN
No
CDN provider
—

Time zone

Africa/Johannesburg

2026-10-29 12:55

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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
Pretoria

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" : "196.251.97.98",
  "hostname" : "196.251.97.98",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "City of Tshwane",
    "city" : "Pretoria",
    "locality" : "Pretoria",
    "zipcode" : "0002",
    "latitude" : "-25.74587",
    "longitude" : "28.18764",
    "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" : "Gauteng",
    "state_code" : "ZA-GP",
    "accuracy_radius" : "29.682",
    "confidence" : "high",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/za_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "9206538",
    "country_emoji" : "🇿🇦"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".za",
    "languages" : [ "zu", "xh", "af", "nso", "en-ZA", "tn", "st", "ts", "ss", "ve", "nr" ],
    "calling_code" : "+27"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "196.251.97.0/24",
    "connection_type" : "",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "ZAR",
    "name" : "Rand",
    "symbol" : "R"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "GEOCOM LLC",
    "country" : "GE",
    "type" : "",
    "domain" : "",
    "rir" : "RIPE",
    "as_number" : "AS199899",
    "date_allocated" : "2023-02-13"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "Hetzner ZA",
    "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" : "196.251.97.0/24",
    "country" : "SC",
    "name" : "Sameer Ali",
    "organization" : "",
    "kind" : "individual",
    "address" : "Trident Chambers Victoria (1388) Mahe, Seychelles, Mahe, Seychelles",
    "emails" : [ "admin@pointtoserver.com", " network.sourcing@purevpn.com" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+24881254857" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "offset" : 2.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : 2.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-10-29 12:55:15.177+0200",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.793271315177E9,
    "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 196.251.97.98.

Who operates 196.251.97.98?

GEOCOM LLC operates AS199899, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is Hetzner ZA; the reported network is 196.251.97.0/24.

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Why can its location change?

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

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How do I report abuse?

The listed abuse contact is Sameer Ali. 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 196.251.97.98 to Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS199899 and company Hetzner ZA. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 196.251.97.98 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 196.251.97.98 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 196.251.97.98.
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