APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

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% Information related to '147.142.0.0 - 147.142.255.255'
% Abuse contact for '147.142.0.0 - 147.142.255.255' is 'abuse@uni-heidelberg.de'
inetnum:        147.142.0.0 - 147.142.255.255
netname:        HD-BNET
descr:          Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg
descr:          Heidelberg, Germany
country:        DE
org:            ORG-UH5-RIPE
sponsoring-org: ORG-BA9-RIPE
admin-c:        UH593-RIPE
tech-c:         UH593-RIPE
status:         LEGACY
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-LEGACY-MNT
remarks:        **************************************************
remarks:        * DEFAULT ABUSE CONTACT: abuse@uni-heidelberg.de *
remarks:        **************************************************
mnt-by:         BELWUE-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2023-03-22T08:53:46Z
source:         RIPE
organisation:   ORG-UH5-RIPE
org-name:       Universitaet Heidelberg
country:        DE
org-type:       OTHER
address:        Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg
address:        Universitaetsrechenzentrum
address:        Im Neuenheimer Feld 293
address:        D-69120 Heidelberg
address:        Germany
fax-no:         +49 6221 54 20199
admin-c:        UH593-RIPE
tech-c:         UH593-RIPE
abuse-c:        UH593-RIPE
mnt-ref:        BELWUE-MNT
mnt-by:         BELWUE-MNT
created:        2014-02-05T09:48:22Z
last-modified:  2023-09-08T11:44:47Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
role:           Universitaetsrechenzentrum Heidelberg
address:        Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg
address:        Universitaetsrechenzentrum
address:        Im Neuenheimer Feld 293
address:        D-69120 Heidelberg
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 6221 54 20072
fax-no:         +49 6221 54 20199
admin-c:        MH18307-RIPE
tech-c:         JP11927-RIPE
nic-hdl:        UH593-RIPE
remarks:        **************************************************
remarks:        * DEFAULT ABUSE CONTACT: abuse@uni-heidelberg.de *
remarks:        **************************************************
abuse-mailbox:  abuse@uni-heidelberg.de
mnt-by:         BELWUE-MNT
created:        2011-02-09T15:45:42Z
last-modified:  2020-04-03T11:00:00Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to '147.142.0.0/16AS553'
route:          147.142.0.0/16
descr:          UNI-HEIDELBERG
origin:         AS553
mnt-by:         BELWUE-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2001-09-22T09:32:38Z
source:         RIPE
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  • Underlined: Primary key(s).
  • Hyperlinks: Searchable Attributes.
4 records found for '147.142.8.91'
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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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