APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

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% Information related to '194.246.44.0 - 194.246.63.255'
% Abuse contact for '194.246.44.0 - 194.246.63.255' is 'abuse.mail@benteler.com'
inetnum:        194.246.44.0 - 194.246.63.255
netname:        BENTELER
remarks:        Paderborn Schloss-Neuhaus
country:        DE
org:            ORG-BA10-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PI
admin-c:        TR663-RIPE
admin-c:        FW2389-RIPE
tech-c:         TR663-RIPE
tech-c:         FW2389-RIPE
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-END-MNT
mnt-by:         EGGENET-MNT
mnt-routes:     EWETEL-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2022-12-29T08:19:58Z
source:         RIPE
organisation:   ORG-BA10-RIPE
org-name:       BENTELER Business Services GmbH
country:        DE
org-type:       LIR
address:        Residenzstrasse 1
address:        33104
address:        Paderborn
address:        GERMANY
phone:          +49 5254 81-0
fax-no:         +49 5254 81119919
abuse-c:        AR14505-RIPE
admin-c:        TR663-RIPE
admin-c:        FW2389-RIPE
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         eggenet-mnt
mnt-ref:        EWETEL-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
created:        2004-04-17T11:05:36Z
last-modified:  2022-12-29T08:21:41Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
person:         Florian Willeke
address:        Benteler AG
phone:          +49 5254 81 14 9941
fax-no:         +49 5254 81 11 9919
nic-hdl:        FW2389-RIPE
mnt-by:         EWETEL-MNT
created:        2022-12-29T08:11:22Z
last-modified:  2022-12-29T08:11:22Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
person:         Thomas Remmert
address:        Benteler AG
phone:          +49 5254 81 14 9947
fax-no:         +49 5254 81 11 9919
nic-hdl:        TR663-RIPE
mnt-by:         EWETEL-MNT
created:        2002-09-23T13:27:46Z
last-modified:  2022-12-29T08:12:06Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to '194.246.44.0/22AS47826'
route:          194.246.44.0/22
descr:          BENTELER-NET
origin:         AS47826
mnt-by:         EWETEL-MNT
mnt-lower:      EWETEL-MNT
mnt-routes:     EWETEL-MNT
created:        2008-12-22T05:34:35Z
last-modified:  2022-12-29T08:18:53Z
source:         RIPE
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5 records found for '194.246.46.15'
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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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