APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

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% Information related to '140.181.0.0 - 140.181.255.255'
% No abuse contact registered for 140.181.0.0 - 140.181.255.255
inetnum:        140.181.0.0 - 140.181.255.255
netname:        GSI-DE
descr:          GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH
descr:          Darmstadt
country:        DE
admin-c:        WS956-RIPE
tech-c:         WS956-RIPE
status:         LEGACY
mnt-by:         DFN-LIR-MNT
mnt-irt:        IRT-DFN-CERT
mnt-lower:      DFN-LIR-MNT
mnt-routes:     DFN-MNT
created:        2001-10-23T08:59:56Z
last-modified:  2019-12-04T13:08:27Z
source:         RIPE
person:         Walter Schoen
address:        GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH
address:        Planckstrasse 1
address:        64291 Darmstadt
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 6159 71 2126
fax-no:         +49 6159 71 2986
nic-hdl:        WS956-RIPE
mnt-by:         DFN-NTFY
created:        2004-02-13T09:53:24Z
last-modified:  2009-01-24T13:27:15Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to '140.181.0.0/16AS680'
route:          140.181.0.0/16
descr:          GSI
origin:         AS680
mnt-by:         DFN-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2001-09-22T09:33:55Z
source:         RIPE
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3 records found for '140.181.68.37'
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IP address lookups Miscellaneous queries
-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

  • Include "AS" in front of an AS number.
    Example: AS4808

  • Include "-t" (template only) or "-v" (template and description) in front of an object name to view the template
    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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