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PeeringDB

A self-declared registry of networks: type, peering policy, facilities.

PeeringDB is where network operators describe themselves: ASN, name, network type, peering policy and the internet exchanges they join.

The info_type field is the useful part for IP checks: Cable/DSL/ISP, NSP, Content, Enterprise, Educational/Research, Government. It helps refine a verdict when the ASN name alone is ambiguous.

Because it is self-declared, small networks may be missing. Use it to refine, never to overrule a stronger signal.

Related: Residential IP · Native IP · Dual ISP · CGNAT · ASN · BGP · RPKI · Anycast

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