[lug] Decoding partial IP addresses

[David Ahern]

On 05/18/2010 04:33 PM, Vince Dean wrote:
> but I would like to know if there is a more general way to find out who
> owns (if that's the right word) a particular part of the IP
> address space.  More for my general understanding than to solve an
> immediate problem.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 

$ whois -h whois.arin.net 128.100.80
[Querying whois.arin.net]
[whois.arin.net]

OrgName:    University of Toronto
OrgID:      UNIVER-36
Address:    Computing and Networking Services
Address:    4 BANCROFT AVENUE - ROOM 101C
City:       TORONTO
StateProv:  ON
PostalCode: M5S-1C1
Country:    CA

NetRange:   128.100.0.0 - 128.100.255.255
CIDR:       128.100.0.0/16
OriginAS:   AS239
NetName:    TORONTO
NetHandle:  NET-128-100-0-0-1
Parent:     NET-128-0-0-0-0
NetType:    Direct Assignment
NameServer: NS1.UTORONTO.CA
NameServer: NS2.UTORONTO.CA
NameServer: BAY.CS.UTORONTO.CA
Comment:
RegDate:    1986-01-09
Updated:    2009-04-23

RAbuseHandle: NSMAINT-ARIN
RAbuseName:   Nsmaint
RAbusePhone:  +1-416-978-4621
RAbuseEmail:  nsmaint at utcs.utoronto.ca

RNOCHandle: NSTEC-ARIN
RNOCName:   NS-TECH
RNOCPhone:  +1-416-978-4621
RNOCEmail:  ns-tech at madhaus.cns.utoronto.ca

RTechHandle: RS2206-ARIN
RTechName:   Sutherland, Russell
RTechPhone:  +1-416-978-0470
RTechEmail:  russ at madhaus.cns.utoronto.ca

OrgTechHandle: NSTEC-ARIN
OrgTechName:   NS-TECH
OrgTechPhone:  +1-416-978-4621
OrgTechEmail:  ns-tech at madhaus.cns.utoronto.ca

OrgTechHandle: RS2206-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Sutherland, Russell
OrgTechPhone:  +1-416-978-0470
OrgTechEmail:  russ at madhaus.cns.utoronto.ca

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> Thanks,
> Vince
> 
> 
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