APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

To assist you with debugging problems, this whois query was received from IP Address
[216.73.216.149]

% APNIC found the following authoritative answer from: whois.arin.net

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NetRange:       156.40.198.0 - 156.40.255.255
CIDR:           156.40.208.0/20, 156.40.200.0/21, 156.40.224.0/19, 156.40.198.0/23
NetName:        NIHNET-3
NetHandle:      NET-156-40-198-0-1
Parent:         NET156 (NET-156-0-0-0-0)
NetType:        Direct Allocation
OriginAS:       
Organization:   National Institutes of Health (NIH-Z)
RegDate:        1991-12-09
Updated:        2022-10-28
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/156.40.198.0

OrgName:        National Institutes of Health
OrgId:          NIH-Z
Address:        9000 Rockville Pike
Address:        MSC 4805
City:           Bethesda
StateProv:      MD
PostalCode:     20892-4805
Country:        US
RegDate:        2022-10-09
Updated:        2025-06-05
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NIH-Z

OrgRoutingHandle: NIHTE-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   NIHtechs
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-301-402-3141 
OrgRoutingEmail:  citnsarin@mail.nih.gov
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NIHTE-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: NIHAD-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   NIHadm
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-301-402-3141 
OrgNOCEmail:  citnsarin@mail.nih.gov
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NIHAD-ARIN

OrgDNSHandle: NIHAD-ARIN
OrgDNSName:   NIHadm
OrgDNSPhone:  +1-301-402-3141 
OrgDNSEmail:  citnsarin@mail.nih.gov
OrgDNSRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NIHAD-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: NIHTE-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   NIHtechs
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-301-402-3141 
OrgAbuseEmail:  citnsarin@mail.nih.gov
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NIHTE-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: NIHTE-ARIN
OrgTechName:   NIHtechs
OrgTechPhone:  +1-301-402-3141 
OrgTechEmail:  citnsarin@mail.nih.gov
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NIHTE-ARIN

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Bold: Object type.
Underlined: Primary key(s).
Hyperlinks: Searchable Attributes.

9 records found for '156.40.252.2'

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