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% Information related to '178.0.0.0 - 178.15.255.255'
% Abuse contact for '178.0.0.0 - 178.15.255.255' is 'abuse.de@vodafone.com'
inetnum:        178.0.0.0 - 178.15.255.255
netname:        DE-ARCOR-20100112
country:        DE
org:            ORG-MAT1-RIPE
admin-c:        ANOC1-RIPE
tech-c:         ANOC1-RIPE
status:         ALLOCATED PA
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         ARCOR-MNT
mnt-lower:      ARCOR-MNT
mnt-domains:    ARCOR-MNT
mnt-routes:     ARCOR-MNT
created:        2010-01-12T09:01:45Z
last-modified:  2016-09-02T06:24:49Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
organisation:   ORG-MAT1-RIPE
org-name:       Vodafone GmbH
country:        DE
org-type:       LIR
address:        Ferdinand-Braun-Platz 1
address:        40549
address:        Duesseldorf
address:        GERMANY
phone:          +496921690
fax-no:         +496921695663
admin-c:        ANOC1-RIPE
admin-c:        NH4266-RIPE
admin-c:        TG2269-RIPE
admin-c:        HZ568-RIPE
admin-c:        JS19072-RIPE
admin-c:        KW695-RIPE
admin-c:        RM449-RIPE
admin-c:        SM9000-RIPE
admin-c:        MW877-RIPE
admin-c:        FB3293-RIPE
admin-c:        TK11590-RIPE
admin-c:        FW22-RIPE
admin-c:        MG29421-RIPE
admin-c:        AJ3155-RIPE
abuse-c:        ANOC1-RIPE
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        ARCOR-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         ARCOR-MNT
created:        2004-04-17T11:05:21Z
last-modified:  2023-01-19T11:01:58Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
role:           Vodafone Germany IP Core Backbone
address:        Vodafone GmbH
address:        Campus Eschborn
address:        Duesseldorfer Strasse 15
address:        D-65760 Eschborn
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 6196 523 0864
remarks:        trouble: Security issues abuse.de@vodafone.com
remarks:        trouble: Information http://www.vodafone.de
remarks:        trouble: Peering contact peering@adm.arcor.net
remarks:        trouble: Operational issues :
remarks:        DanubiusNOC-DE-FO-FIXED_ro@vodafone.com
remarks:        trouble: Address assignment ip-registry@arcor.net
admin-c:        SM9000-RIPE
admin-c:        NH4266-RIPE
admin-c:        JS19072-RIPE
admin-c:        IE1226-RIPE
admin-c:        TK11590-RIPE
admin-c:        FB3293-RIPE
admin-c:        TG2269-RIPE
tech-c:         NH15-RIPE
nic-hdl:        ANOC1-RIPE
mnt-by:         ARCOR-MNT
created:        2002-07-11T08:48:33Z
last-modified:  2024-01-02T05:59:00Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
abuse-mailbox:  abuse.de@vodafone.com
% Information related to '178.0.0.0/12AS3209'
route:          178.0.0.0/12
descr:          ARCOR-IP
origin:         AS3209
mnt-by:         ARCOR-MNT
created:        2010-01-12T10:19:38Z
last-modified:  2010-12-01T12:25:17Z
source:         RIPE
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  • Underlined: Primary key(s).
  • Hyperlinks: Searchable Attributes.
4 records found for '178.15.233.26'
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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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