APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

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% APNIC found the following authoritative answer from: whois.afrinic.net
% This is the AfriNIC Whois server.
% The AFRINIC whois database is subject to  the following terms of Use. See https://afrinic.net/whois/terms
% Note: this output has been filtered.
%       To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag.
% Information related to '196.216.220.0 - 196.216.221.255'
% No abuse contact registered for 196.216.220.0 - 196.216.221.255
inetnum:        196.216.220.0 - 196.216.221.255
netname:        MICG
descr:          Ministry of Information and Communications, Government of Sierra Leone
country:        SL
org:            ORG-MOIA1-AFRINIC
admin-c:        AAK2-AFRINIC
admin-c:        ZT9-AFRINIC
tech-c:         FFS2-AFRINIC
tech-c:         ZT9-AFRINIC
tech-c:         SS119-AFRINIC
status:         ASSIGNED PI
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower:      MOIAC-MNT
mnt-domains:    MOIAC-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
parent:         196.0.0.0 - 196.255.255.255
organisation:   ORG-MOIA1-AFRINIC
org-name:       Ministry of Information and Communications, Government of Sierra Leone
org-type:       LIR
country:        SL
address:        8th Floor, Youyi Building, Brookfields
address:        Free Town
phone:          tel:+232-76-616347
phone:          tel:+232-78-553062
phone:          tel:+232-787042
admin-c:        AAK2-AFRINIC
admin-c:        ZT9-AFRINIC
tech-c:         FFS2-AFRINIC
tech-c:         ZT9-AFRINIC
tech-c:         SS119-AFRINIC
mnt-ref:        AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        MOIAC-MNT
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
person:         Aiah A. Kortequee
address:        8th Floor, Youyi Building, Brookfields
address:        Free Town
address:        Sierra Leone
phone:          tel:+232-78-694072
nic-hdl:        AAK2-AFRINIC
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
mnt-by:         GENERATED-X1HBJCRN2J7O3GYUNOL0RQHIBNKSMWNJ-MNT
person:         Francis Fatalay Sesay
nic-hdl:        FFS2-AFRINIC
address:        8th Floor, Youyi Building, Brookfields
address:        Free Town
address:        Sierra Leone
address:        Freetown 00232
address:        Sierra Leone
phone:          tel:+232-78-553062
mnt-by:         SALCAB-FFS-MTN
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
person:         Sammuel Saffa
nic-hdl:        SS119-AFRINIC
address:        37a Wilkinson Road
address:        Freetown
address:        Sierra Leone
address:        Freetown
address:        Other
phone:          tel:+232-78-661126
mnt-by:         GENERATED-YR9RVTAVZYESMTKWXH9MAPYPP1CWHZRL-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
person:         Zsolt Turza
address:        37a Wilkinson Road
address:        Freetown
address:        Sierra Leone
phone:          tel:+232-72-122306
nic-hdl:        ZT9-AFRINIC
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
mnt-by:         GENERATED-RND78XRS1RK1EZ2A2IQB1MPS9ZUXZ0NR-MNT
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6 records found for '196.216.220.196'
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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

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    Example: AS4808

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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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