Subject: Who is running WHOIS database server?
Author: AllAboutIP
In response to: IP Lookup -- How does it work?
Posted on: 12/16/2005 04:52:13 AM
The Regional Internet Registry (RIR) who allocates IP addresses in a certian region provides WHOIS services for finding contact and registration information for resources registered. Overseen by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), there are five RIRs:
1. American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) --- North America
2. RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE) --- Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia
3. Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) --- Asia and the Pacific region
4. Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) -- Latin America and the Caribbean region
5. African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) --- Africa
-Spencer
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> On 12/16/2005 04:46:49 AM AllAboutIP wrote:
IP Lookup is simply a query request against the WHOIS database servers to retrieve the IP address registration information.
-Spencer
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