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% Information related to '195.37.16.128 - 195.37.16.159'

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inetnum:        195.37.16.128 - 195.37.16.159
netname:        MPI-ETH
descr:          Max-Planck-Institut fuer ethnologische Forschung
descr:          Advokatenweg 36
descr:          06114 Halle
country:        DE
admin-c:        AP4457-RIPE
tech-c:         AP4457-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         DFN-LIR-MNT
mnt-irt:        IRT-DFN-CERT
created:        2002-02-11T15:52:50Z
last-modified:  2003-10-08T14:29:37Z
source:         RIPE

person:         Armin Pippel
address:        Max-Planck-Institut fuer ethnologische Forschung
address:        Advokatenweg 36
address:        06114 Halle
phone:          +49 345 2927 441
fax-no:         +49 345 2927 502
nic-hdl:        AP4457-RIPE
mnt-by:         DFN-NTFY
created:        2002-02-11T15:51:44Z
last-modified:  2002-02-11T15:51:44Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '195.37.0.0/16AS680'

route:          195.37.0.0/16
descr:          DFN-AGG-3
origin:         AS680
mnt-by:         DFN-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2011-01-26T12:07:06Z
source:         RIPE

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3 records found for '195.37.16.155'
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