AS136384: the OPTIX-AS-AP Optix Pakistan Pvt. Limited network

AS136384 is an internet Autonomous System operated by OPTIX-AS-AP Optix Pakistan Pvt. Limited (Pakistan). Here is what that means and why this number may show up when you investigate a connection on your network.

What is AS136384?

An Autonomous System (ASN) is a block of networks under a single control with its own routing policy on the internet. The number AS136384 was assigned to OPTIX-AS-AP Optix Pakistan Pvt. Limited by an RIR (regional internet registry). All traffic entering or leaving that network is announced under this number.

Reach on the internet

AS136384 currently announces 10 IPv4 block(s), totaling about 21 thousand addresses (20,992 in all), registered in Pakistan. Services from OPTIX-AS-AP Optix Pakistan Pvt. Limited are reached through these addresses.

What it means to see AS136384 on your network

When you investigate where a connection from your computer or phone comes from (or goes to), you may find AS136384. That means the other end sits on the OPTIX-AS-AP Optix Pakistan Pvt. Limited network (Pakistan). It can be legitimate — a cloud service, an ISP, a CDN — or an unexpected connection worth checking.

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