APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

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[216.73.216.137]

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% Information related to '2001:638:502::/48'
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inet6num:       2001:638:502::/48
netname:        UNIPADERBORN
descr:          Universitaet Paderborn
descr:          Germany
country:        DE
admin-c:        GO209-RIPE
tech-c:         PF8747-RIPE
mnt-by:         DFN-HM-MNT
mnt-irt:        IRT-DFN-CERT
status:         ASSIGNED
created:        2003-01-29T15:46:09Z
last-modified:  2022-12-19T16:34:02Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
person:         Gudrun Oevel
address:        Universitaet Paderborn
address:        Zentrum fuer Informations- und Medientechnologien
address:        Warburger Strasse 100
address:        33098 Paderborn
phone:          +49 5251 60 2397
fax-no:         +49 5251 60 4206
nic-hdl:        GO209-RIPE
mnt-by:         DFN-NTFY
created:        2003-01-29T15:46:08Z
last-modified:  2021-03-15T10:05:59Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
person:         Philipp Fromme
address:        Universitaet Paderborn
address:        Zentrum fuer Informations- und Medientechnologien
address:        Warburger Str. 100
address:        33098 Paderborn
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 5251 60 4612
nic-hdl:        PF8747-RIPE
mnt-by:         DFN-NTFY
created:        2022-12-19T16:34:01Z
last-modified:  2022-12-19T16:34:01Z
source:         RIPE
% Information related to '2001:638::/32AS680'
route6:         2001:638::/32
descr:          DFN-V6-AGG1
origin:         AS680
mnt-by:         DFN-MNT
created:        2005-06-23T15:23:59Z
last-modified:  2025-08-07T08:15:07Z
source:         RIPE
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4 records found for '2001:638:502:5200:8521:8F84:210E:ADAB'
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