{"id":32709,"date":"2026-10-12T14:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firestorm.ch\/?p=32709"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:08:24","slug":"as199646-autonomous-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firestorm.ch\/en\/news\/as199646-autonomous-system\/","title":{"rendered":"FireStorm now runs its own autonomous system: AS199646"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until now, FireStorm’s IP addresses reached the internet through a partner’s network. That is changing: FireStorm now operates its own autonomous system with the number AS199646. This means we decide ourselves which paths the data between your website and the internet takes, and we no longer depend on a single provider.<\/p>\n

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Our own AS<\/strong>
AS199646 is registered with RIPE NCC to FireStorm ISP GmbH.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Our own IP addresses<\/strong>
IPv4 213.177.189.0\/24 and IPv6 2a14:6640::\/29 belong to FireStorm.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Redundant connectivity<\/strong>
Several independent upstreams, including Init7 and Securebit.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Swiss data centres<\/strong>
Operated from Zug and Zurich, under Swiss law.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

What is an autonomous system?<\/h2>\n

The internet consists of many thousands of networks connected to each other through the BGP protocol. Each of these networks has its own number, the AS number. Whoever runs an autonomous system announces its IP addresses to the internet itself and decides which partners carry its traffic. Large providers have always operated their own autonomous systems. With AS199646, FireStorm now belongs to this group as well.<\/p>\n

What changes for you<\/h2>\n

In your daily work, nothing changes. You do not have to reconfigure anything: your website, your e-mail and your server remain reachable under the same addresses. Behind the scenes, however, you gain quite a bit:<\/p>\n