APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

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[216.73.216.152]

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% Information related to '163.174.0.0 - 163.174.255.255'
% Abuse contact for '163.174.0.0 - 163.174.255.255' is 'ripe@politiet.no'
inetnum:        163.174.0.0 - 163.174.255.255
netname:        NO-POLICE-NET
descr:          Politiets IKT-tjenester (PIT)
descr:          Norway
country:        NO
org:            ORG-PDOM1-RIPE
admin-c:        NOR67-RIPE
tech-c:         NOR67-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PI
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-END-MNT
mnt-by:         MNT-PDMT
mnt-routes:     MNT-PDMT
mnt-domains:    MNT-PDMT
created:        2003-04-16T12:30:07Z
last-modified:  2026-04-09T06:22:05Z
source:         RIPE
% Information related to '163.174.96.0/20AS57506'
route:          163.174.96.0/20
descr:          NO-POLICE-NET
origin:         AS57506
mnt-by:         MNT-PDMT
created:        2026-03-18T10:08:58Z
last-modified:  2026-03-18T10:08:58Z
source:         RIPE
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2 records found for '163.174.96.5'
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