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 '197.156.100.0 - 197.156.103.255'
% No abuse contact registered for 197.156.100.0 - 197.156.103.255
inetnum:        197.156.100.0 - 197.156.103.255
netname:        To_ERs_logically_close_to_BD-BR
descr:          To ERs logically close to BD-BR
country:        ET
admin-c:        ET4-AFRINIC
tech-c:         ETID1-AFRINIC
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         ETC-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
parent:         197.156.64.0 - 197.156.127.255
person:         Ethio Telecom
nic-hdl:        ET4-AFRINIC
address:        Churchill Road
address:        Addis Ababa 1047
address:        Ethiopia
phone:          tel:+251-93-001-1682
phone:          tel:+251-91-110-7398
phone:          tel:+251-91-124-3521
phone:          tel:+251-91-121-7654
phone:          tel:+251-11-531-7220
phone:          tel:+251-91-151-0433
mnt-by:         GENERATED-GRXPERJUPKL2DTQEXFFNEHRZHJZDFRJ7-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
person:         Ethio Telecom IS Division
address:        Ethio telecom
address:        Legehar Information System division
address:        Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
address:        Addis Ababa
address:        Ethiopia
phone:          tel:+251-91-125-6562
fax-no:         tel:+251-11-552-3296
nic-hdl:        ETID1-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         GENERATED-ZPSFE1E8AGHQZZFKT4YYQSIX58FJ1MZ4-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
% Information related to '197.156.103.0/24AS24757'
route:          197.156.103.0/24
origin:         AS24757
descr:          Ethiotelecom
mnt-by:         ETC-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
  • Bold: Object type.
  • Underlined: Primary key(s).
  • Hyperlinks: Searchable Attributes.
4 records found for '197.156.103.36'
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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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