APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

To assist you with debugging problems, this whois query was received from IP Address
[216.73.216.57]

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

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NetRange:       169.252.0.0 - 169.253.255.255
CIDR:           169.252.0.0/15
NetName:        DOS-US
NetHandle:      NET-169-252-0-0-1
Parent:         NET169 (NET-169-0-0-0-0)
NetType:        Direct Allocation
OriginAS:       
Organization:   U.S. Department of State (UDS-6-Z)
RegDate:        1996-07-09
Updated:        2024-11-08
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/169.252.0.0

OrgName:        U.S. Department of State
OrgId:          UDS-6-Z
Address:        2201 C Street NW
City:           Washington
StateProv:      DC
PostalCode:     20520
Country:        US
RegDate:        2024-09-19
Updated:        2024-09-19
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/UDS-6-Z

OrgRoutingHandle: TTN6-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   Nguyen, Thinh Thai
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-202-571-7308 
OrgRoutingEmail:  tnguyen@state.gov
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/TTN6-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE2513-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Abuse POC
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-202-647-4000 
OrgAbuseEmail:  dosabuse@state.gov
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ABUSE2513-ARIN

OrgDNSHandle: TTN6-ARIN
OrgDNSName:   Nguyen, Thinh Thai
OrgDNSPhone:  +1-202-571-7308 
OrgDNSEmail:  tnguyen@state.gov
OrgDNSRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/TTN6-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: TECHN901-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   Technical POC
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-202-647-4000 
OrgNOCEmail:  dostechnical@state.gov
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/TECHN901-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: GILFO1-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Gilfoil, Bruce 
OrgTechPhone:  +1-703-923-6005 
OrgTechEmail:  gilfoilbe@state.gov
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GILFO1-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: TTN6-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   Nguyen, Thinh Thai
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-202-571-7308 
OrgNOCEmail:  tnguyen@state.gov
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/TTN6-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: TTN6-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Nguyen, Thinh Thai
OrgTechPhone:  +1-202-571-7308 
OrgTechEmail:  tnguyen@state.gov
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/TTN6-ARIN

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# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
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11 records found for '169.253.162.4'

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