APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

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% Information related to '193.196.8.0 - 193.196.8.255'
% Abuse contact for '193.196.8.0 - 193.196.8.255' is 'abuse@belwue.de'
inetnum:        193.196.8.0 - 193.196.8.255
netname:        IDS-MANNHEIM
descr:          Institut fuer Deutsche Sprache
descr:          Mannheim, Germany
country:        DE
admin-c:        OS4802-RIPE
tech-c:         OS4802-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         BELWUE-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2016-06-06T13:57:03Z
source:         RIPE
person:         Oliver Schonefeld
address:        Institut fuer Deutsche Sprache Mannheim
address:        R 5,6-13
address:        D-68161 Mannheim
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 621 1581 168
fax-no:         +49 621 1581 200
nic-hdl:        OS4802-RIPE
mnt-by:         BELWUE-MNT
created:        2016-06-06T13:57:03Z
last-modified:  2019-06-12T08:33:23Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to '193.196.0.0/15AS553'
route:          193.196.0.0/15
descr:          BELWUE-AGG-1
origin:         AS553
remarks:        route-server.belwue.de
pingable:       193.196.190.135
ping-hdl:       BEL553-RIPE
mnt-by:         BELWUE-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2012-04-06T13:07:49Z
source:         RIPE
role:           BelWue-Koordination
address:        Landeshochschulnetz Baden-Wuerttemberg (BelWue)
address:        Universitaet Stuttgart
address:        BelWue-Koordination
address:        Industriesstrasse 28
address:        D-70565 Stuttgart
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 711 685 88030
fax-no:         +49 711 678 8363
abuse-mailbox:  abuse@belwue.de
nic-hdl:        BEL553-RIPE
mnt-by:         BELWUE-MNT
created:        2002-08-29T10:28:43Z
last-modified:  2023-02-15T17:40:37Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
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  • Underlined: Primary key(s).
  • Hyperlinks: Searchable Attributes.
4 records found for '193.196.8.102'
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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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