IP address 208.98.0.236

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Chicago, Illinois, US
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS46844 — Sharktech Inc.
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
America/Chicago
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
208.98.0.0/24
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
Sharktech
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
abuse@sharktech.net

Reported location

Chicago

Illinois, United States (US)

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City
Chicago
District / county
South Loop
State / province
Illinois
Country
United States
Postal code
60605-1001
Coordinates
41.87589, -87.63145

United States

41.87589, -87.63145

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Threat score

5/100 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
  • VPNThis IP belongs to a VPN service.Not Detected
  • BotAutomated traffic such as crawlers or scrapers comes from this IP.Not Detected
  • Cloud providerThis IP belongs to a cloud or hosting provider's data center.Detected
  • Residential proxyA home or mobile connection resold as a proxy exit.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

Cloud Provider

Detected
Provider Names
Sharktech

Abuse contact

ABUSE Department

abuse@sharktech.net

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Name
ABUSE Department
Organization
SHARKTECH INC
Network
208.98.0.0/19
Country
US
Kind
group
Address
8560 S. Eastern Ave Ste 240, Las Vegas, NV, 89123, United States
Emails
abuse@sharktech.net
Phone numbers
+1 702-425-9980, +1 844-706-7383

Autonomous system

AS46844

Sharktech Inc.

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ASN
AS46844
Country
US
Domain
sharktech.net
Regional registry
ARIN
Organization
Sharktech Inc.
Type
Hosting provider
Allocated on
2009-03-31

Organization

Sharktech Inc.

Associated company

Sharktech

HOSTING · sharktech.net

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Name
Sharktech
Type
Hosting provider
Domain
sharktech.net

Network route

208.98.0.0/24

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Hostname
ip-208-98-0-236.sharktech.net
Route
208.98.0.0/24
Connection type
—
Anycast
no
CDN
no
CDN provider
—

Time zone

America/Chicago

2026-10-09 03:53

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Offset from UTC
-6.0
Standard time zone
Central Standard Time
Standard abbreviation
CST
Daylight saving time
true
DST savings (hours)
1
Observing DST now
true
Chicago

United States

41.87589, -87.63145

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" : "208.98.0.236",
  "hostname" : "ip-208-98-0-236.sharktech.net",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "South Loop",
    "city" : "Chicago",
    "locality" : "Chicago",
    "zipcode" : "60605-1001",
    "latitude" : "41.87589",
    "longitude" : "-87.63145",
    "continent_code" : "NA",
    "continent_name" : "North America",
    "country_code2" : "US",
    "country_code3" : "USA",
    "country_name" : "United States",
    "country_name_official" : "United States of America",
    "country_capital" : "Washington, D.C.",
    "state_prov" : "Illinois",
    "state_code" : "US-IL",
    "accuracy_radius" : "26.697",
    "confidence" : "low",
    "dma_code" : "602",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/us_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "6500023",
    "country_emoji" : "🇺🇸"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".us",
    "languages" : [ "en-US", "es-US", "haw", "fr" ],
    "calling_code" : "+1"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "208.98.0.0/24",
    "connection_type" : "",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "USD",
    "name" : "US Dollar",
    "symbol" : "$"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "Sharktech Inc.",
    "country" : "US",
    "type" : "HOSTING",
    "domain" : "sharktech.net",
    "rir" : "ARIN",
    "as_number" : "AS46844",
    "date_allocated" : "2009-03-31"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "Sharktech",
    "type" : "HOSTING",
    "domain" : "sharktech.net"
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 5,
    "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" : true,
    "cloud_provider_name" : "Sharktech",
    "is_corporate_gateway" : false,
    "corporate_gateway_type" : "",
    "corporate_gateway_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "208.98.0.0/19",
    "country" : "US",
    "name" : "ABUSE Department",
    "organization" : "SHARKTECH INC",
    "kind" : "group",
    "address" : "8560 S. Eastern Ave Ste 240, Las Vegas, NV, 89123, United States",
    "emails" : [ "abuse@sharktech.net" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+17024259980", " +18447067383" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "America/Chicago",
    "offset" : -6.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : -5.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-10-09 03:53:26.649-0500",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.791536006649E9,
    "current_tz_abbreviation" : "CDT",
    "current_tz_full_name" : "Central Daylight Time",
    "standard_tz_abbreviation" : "CST",
    "standard_tz_full_name" : "Central Standard Time",
    "is_dst" : true,
    "dst_savings" : 1,
    "dst_exists" : true,
    "dst_tz_abbreviation" : "CDT",
    "dst_tz_full_name" : "Central Daylight Time",
    "dst_start" : {
      "utc_time" : "2026-03-08 TIME 08:00",
      "duration" : "+1.00H",
      "gap" : true,
      "date_time_after" : "2026-03-08 TIME 03:00",
      "date_time_before" : "2026-03-08 TIME 02:00",
      "overlap" : false
    },
    "dst_end" : {
      "utc_time" : "2026-11-01 TIME 07:00",
      "duration" : "-1.00H",
      "gap" : false,
      "date_time_after" : "2026-11-01 TIME 01:00",
      "date_time_before" : "2026-11-01 TIME 02:00",
      "overlap" : true
    }
  },
  "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 208.98.0.236.

Who operates 208.98.0.236?

Sharktech Inc. operates AS46844, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is Sharktech; the reported network is 208.98.0.0/24.

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Why can its location change?

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

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How do I report abuse?

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

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Response 
{ "ip": "208.98.0.236" }

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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 208.98.0.236 to Chicago, Illinois, United States. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS46844 and company Sharktech. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 208.98.0.236 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 208.98.0.236 is America/Chicago. 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 208.98.0.236.
Use the JSON response on this page for testing, then move to production API workflows with structured fields for geolocation, network, ASN, security, abuse, and timezone data. Read documentation.