APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

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% [whois.apnic.net]
% Whois data copyright terms    http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html
% Information related to '192.0.0.0 - 192.255.255.255'
% Abuse contact for '192.0.0.0 - 192.255.255.255' is 'helpdesk@apnic.net'
inetnum:        192.0.0.0 - 192.255.255.255
netname:        ERX-NETBLOCK
descr:          Early registration addresses
country:        AU
admin-c:        IANA1-AP
tech-c:         IANA1-AP
abuse-c:        AA1452-AP
status:         ALLOCATED PORTABLE
remarks:        ------------------------------------------------------
remarks:        Important:
remarks:
remarks:        Networks in this range were allocated by InterNIC
remarks:        prior to the formation of Regional Internet
remarks:        Registries (RIRs): AfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE NCC.
remarks:
remarks:        Address ranges from this historical space have now
remarks:        been transferred to the appropriate RIR database.
remarks:
remarks:        If your search has returned this record, it means the
remarks:        address range is not administered by APNIC.
remarks:
remarks:        Instead, please search one of the following databases:
remarks:
remarks:        - AfriNIC (Africa)
remarks:        website: http://www.afrinic.net/
remarks:        command line: whois.afrinic.net
remarks:
remarks:        - ARIN (Northern America)
remarks:        website: http://www.arin.net/
remarks:        command line: whois.arin.net
remarks:
remarks:        - LACNIC (Latin America and the Carribean)
remarks:        website: http://www.lacnic.net/
remarks:        command line: whois.lacnic.net
remarks:
remarks:        - RIPE NCC (Europe)
remarks:        website: http://www.ripe.net/
remarks:        command line: whois.ripe.net
remarks:
remarks:        For information on the Early Registration Transfer
remarks:        (ERX) project, see:
remarks:
remarks:        http://www.apnic.net/db/erx
remarks:
remarks:        ------------------------------------------------------
mnt-by:         APNIC-HM
mnt-lower:      APNIC-HM
mnt-irt:        IRT-APNIC-AP
last-modified:  2022-12-21T02:59:27Z
source:         APNIC
irt:            IRT-APNIC-AP
address:        Brisbane, Australia
e-mail:         helpdesk@apnic.net
abuse-mailbox:  helpdesk@apnic.net
admin-c:        HM20-AP
tech-c:         NO4-AP
auth:           # Filtered
remarks:        APNIC is a Regional Internet Registry.
remarks:        We do not operate the referring network and
remarks:        are unable to investigate complaints of network abuse.
remarks:        For information about IRT, see www.apnic.net/irt
remarks:        helpdesk@apnic.net was validated on 2020-02-03
mnt-by:         APNIC-HM
last-modified:  2023-08-18T00:42:38Z
source:         APNIC
role:           ABUSE APNICAP
address:        Brisbane, Australia
country:        ZZ
phone:          +000000000
e-mail:         helpdesk@apnic.net
admin-c:        HM20-AP
tech-c:         NO4-AP
nic-hdl:        AA1452-AP
remarks:        Generated from irt object IRT-APNIC-AP
remarks:        helpdesk@apnic.net was validated on 2020-02-03
abuse-mailbox:  helpdesk@apnic.net
mnt-by:         APNIC-ABUSE
last-modified:  2023-08-18T19:08:30Z
source:         APNIC
role:           Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
address:        see http://www.iana.org.
admin-c:        IANA1-AP
tech-c:         IANA1-AP
nic-hdl:        IANA1-AP
remarks:        For more information on IANA services
remarks:        go to IANA web site at http://www.iana.org.
mnt-by:         MAINT-APNIC-AP
last-modified:  2018-06-22T22:34:30Z
source:         APNIC
% This query was served by the APNIC Whois Service version 1.88.25 (WHOIS-AU2)
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  • Underlined: Primary key(s).
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4 records found for '192.55.220.0'
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-l

1st level less specific

Returns smallest IP address range that includes the queried IP address or range

-i

Inverse attributes

Returns objects with an attribute that matches the query text and attribute type
-L

All less specific

Return all larger IP address ranges that include the queried IP address or range

-T

Object types

Results that match the query and are of a specified object type
-m

1st level more specific

Returns first level more specific address ranges within the boundaries of the queried IP address range
-M

All more specific

Returns all more specific address ranges within the boundaries of the queried IP address range

Query hints

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    Example: AS4808

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    Example: -t inetnum

-x

Exact match only

Returns address range that exactly matches the queried IP address range
-d

Associated reverse domain

Returns IP address range and associated reverse domain

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