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% Information related to '178.20.238.0 - 178.20.238.127'

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inetnum:        178.20.238.0 - 178.20.238.127
netname:        DTLN-CUSTOMERS-ChinaTelecom
descr:          China Telecom
country:        RU
admin-c:        LL4845-RIPE
tech-c:         LL4845-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         dtln-mnt
created:        2012-02-06T12:07:22Z
last-modified:  2012-09-20T06:27:42Z
source:         RIPE

person:         Liang Liang
address:        5020/5022, 5th Floor, 2nd Gate, Kuznetsky Most H21/5, Moscow, 107996, Russian Federation
phone:          +74956260295
nic-hdl:        LL4845-RIPE
mnt-by:         dtln-mnt
created:        2012-02-06T12:03:46Z
last-modified:  2012-02-06T12:03:46Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '178.20.238.0/24AS49063'

route:          178.20.238.0/24
descr:          Dataline-own
origin:         AS49063
mnt-by:         dtln-mnt
created:        2012-12-11T07:19:02Z
last-modified:  2012-12-11T07:19:02Z
source:         RIPE

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3 records found for '178.20.238.20'
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-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
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-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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