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% Information related to '80.231.57.0 - 80.231.57.255'

% Abuse contact for '80.231.57.0 - 80.231.57.255' is '6453abuse@tatacommunications.com'

inetnum:        80.231.57.0 - 80.231.57.255
netname:        FRANKFURT-VSNL
remarks:        INFRA-AW
descr:          Customers access -30 and BB internal use
country:        DE
admin-c:        YM388-RIPE
tech-c:         YM388-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         AS8297-MNT
created:        2007-12-31T14:09:47Z
last-modified:  2007-12-31T14:09:47Z
source:         RIPE

person:         Yogendra Naik
address:        TATA Communications
address:        1441 Carrie-Derick
address:        Montreal, Quebec
address:        Canada
address:        H3C 4S9
phone:          +1-514-868-7875
fax-no:         +1-514-868-7875
nic-hdl:        YM388-RIPE
created:        2007-03-14T14:20:43Z
last-modified:  2022-08-24T17:16:53Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
mnt-by:         AS8297-MNT

% Information related to '80.231.0.0/16AS6453'

route:          80.231.0.0/16
descr:          TATA Communications
origin:         AS6453
mnt-by:         TELEGLOBE-MNT
created:        2003-04-08T19:26:07Z
last-modified:  2008-02-12T20:23:43Z
source:         RIPE

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3 records found for '80.231.57.18'
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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

  • 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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