APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

To assist you with debugging problems, this whois query was received from IP Address
[216.73.217.46]

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% Information related to '155.250.0.0 - 155.250.255.255'

% Abuse contact for '155.250.0.0 - 155.250.255.255' is 'ripeadmin@merckgroup.com'

inetnum:        155.250.0.0 - 155.250.255.255
netname:        DE-MERCK-19911211
country:        DE
org:            ORG-MK3-RIPE
admin-c:        MKRA1-RIPE
tech-c:         MKRA1-RIPE
status:         ALLOCATED PA
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         MERCK-MNT
mnt-routes:     MERCK-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2026-03-27T09:32:50Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '155.250.0.0/16AS13167'

route:          155.250.0.0/16
descr:          E-Merck
origin:         AS13167
mnt-by:         AS13167-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2001-09-22T09:33:39Z
source:         RIPE

% This query was served by the RIPE Database Query Service version 1.124.2 (DEXTER)

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Underlined: Primary key(s).
Hyperlinks: Searchable Attributes.

2 records found for '155.250.198.60'

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