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
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% Information related to '41.177.0.0 - 41.177.127.255'
% No abuse contact registered for 41.177.0.0 - 41.177.127.255
inetnum:        41.177.0.0 - 41.177.127.255
netname:        Cybersmart-ADSL
descr:          Current : Pool name cysm001ipc3
descr:          102/128 /24 blocks allocated to BRASs/BNG
country:        ZA
admin-c:        SC3-AFRINIC
admin-c:        LFI12-AFRINIC
tech-c:         SC3-AFRINIC
tech-c:         LFI12-AFRINIC
status:         ASSIGNED PA
remarks:        Telkom SA provides ADSL in South Africa. They manage the allocation of IP numbers to Interconnect clients and require us to provide sufficient IP numbers to cover the various exchanges.
remarks:        This IP block is assigned to the bulk of our ADSL clients. The IPs are allocated by Telkom to connecting ADSL clients. They assign blocks to /24s to the BRAS as required. As of 2012-06-01 the allocation is as follows:
remarks:        Total blocks: 128
remarks:        Allocated blocks: 103
remarks:        Free blocks: 25
remarks:        They plan on rolling out an additional 12 devices (new broadband routers (BRASs/BNGs) within the next few months and we need additional IP's to cover these across the IP ranges.
mnt-by:         CYBERSMART-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
parent:         41.177.0.0 - 41.177.255.255
person:         Laurie Fialkov
address:        72 Canterbury Street
address:        Cape Town
address:        8000
address:        ZA
phone:          tel:+27-21-461-0014
nic-hdl:        LFI12-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         CYBERSMART-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
person:         Shaun Courtney
address:        72 Canterbury Street
address:        Cape Town
address:        8000
address:        ZA
phone:          tel:+27-21-286-5577
nic-hdl:        SC3-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         CYBERSMART-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
% Information related to '41.177.0.0/18AS36874'
route:          41.177.0.0/18
descr:          ADSL
origin:         AS36874
mnt-by:         CYBERSMART-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
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4 records found for '41.177.42.70'
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-l

1st level less specific

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-i

Inverse attributes

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Return all larger IP address ranges that include the queried IP address or range

-T

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