What is AS20115?
AS20115 is the primary Autonomous System for Charter Communications, Inc., the second-largest residential cable ISP in the United States operating under the Spectrum brand. It covers 41 US states with cable broadband, mobile (Spectrum Mobile), and TV services.
Who owns AS20115?
AS20115 is registered to Charter Communications, Inc., publicly traded under the ticker CHTR and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Charter operates the Spectrum brand for consumer and business internet, TV, and mobile services.
Why does AS20115 appear in my VPN test?
Spectrum and Charter customers see AS20115 as their network without a VPN. If AS20115 appears in a VPN leak test while the VPN is active, the VPN is not hiding your real IP. Run the VPN Leak Test at myipscan.net/tools/vpn-leak-test and follow the fix guide at myipscan.net/how-to/fix-vpn-leak/.
Does Spectrum/Charter monitor my internet traffic?
Like all US ISPs, Charter is subject to US law enforcement requests. A properly configured VPN prevents Charter from seeing the content of your traffic and the sites you resolve via DNS, though Charter can still observe that you are connecting to a VPN server.
How do I investigate IPs in AS20115?
Use IP Geolocation Lookup, WHOIS Lookup, or VPN Leak Test. You can also look up AS20115 in public BGP databases such as bgp.he.net or stat.ripe.net.