WHOIS
Lookup an IP or domain. Uses IANA referral first, then registry WHOIS.
### IANA response (whois.iana.org) % IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object refer: whois.afrinic.net inetnum: 196.0.0.0 - 196.255.255.255 organisation: Administered by AFRINIC status: LEGACY whois: whois.afrinic.net changed: 1993-05 source: IANA ### Registry response (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 % Note: this output has been filtered. % To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag. % Information related to '196.33.0.0 - 196.33.255.255' % No abuse contact registered for 196.33.0.0 - 196.33.255.255 inetnum: 196.33.0.0 - 196.33.255.255 netname: ISNET-04 descr: Dimension Data country: ZA org: ORG-DD1-AFRINIC admin-c: DA25-AFRINIC admin-c: NK18-AFRINIC admin-c: JA50-AFRINIC admin-c: EK43-AFRINIC admin-c: ZM11-AFRINIC admin-c: ZT12-AFRINIC admin-c: FH9-AFRINIC admin-c: MDP1-AFRINIC admin-c: PD19-AFRINIC admin-c: SM144-AFRINIC tech-c: DA25-AFRINIC tech-c: NK18-AFRINIC tech-c: JA50-AFRINIC tech-c: EK43-AFRINIC tech-c: ZT12-AFRINIC tech-c: FH9-AFRINIC tech-c: MDP1-AFRINIC tech-c: PD19-AFRINIC tech-c: SM144-AFRINIC status: ALLOCATED PA remarks: +-------------------------------------+ remarks: | Further assignment information is | remarks: | available in the Internet Solutions | remarks: | whois database: | remarks: | | remarks: | http://whois.is.co.za | remarks: +-------------------------------------+ mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT mnt-lower: AFRINIC-HM-MNT mnt-lower: TF-ISNET-MNT mnt-domains: TF-ISNET-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered parent: 196.0.0.0 - 196.255.255.255 organisation: ORG-DD1-AFRINIC org-name: Dimension Data org-type: LIR country: ZA address: The Campus, address: 57 Sloane St, address: Bryanston address: Johannesburg 2021 phone: tel:+27-72-614-3611 phone: tel:+27-11-575-0325 phone: tel:+27-11-575-0969 admin-c: JA50-AFRINIC admin-c: DA25-AFRINIC admin-c: EK43-AFRINIC admin-c: MDP1-AFRINIC admin-c: SM144-AFRINIC admin-c: NK18-AFRINIC admin-c: ZM11-AFRINIC admin-c: PD19-AFRINIC admin-c: FH9-AFRINIC admin-c: ZT12-AFRINIC admin-c: RS62-AFRINIC tech-c: JA50-AFRINIC tech-c: DA25-AFRINIC tech-c: EK43-AFRINIC tech-c: MDP1-AFRINIC tech-c: SM144-AFRINIC tech-c: NK18-AFRINIC tech-c: ZM11-AFRINIC tech-c: PD19-AFRINIC tech-c: FH9-AFRINIC tech-c: ZT12-AFRINIC tech-c: RS62-AFRINIC mnt-ref: AFRINIC-HM-MNT mnt-ref: TF-168-209-0-0-168-210-255-255-MNT mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: DNS Administration address: PO BOX 3234 address: Parklands, Gauteng 2121 address: ZA phone: tel:+27-11-447-5566 fax-no: tel:+27-11-447-5567 nic-hdl: DA25-AFRINIC mnt-by: GENERATED-5DRIE83KKFOSLY1J26BA6OERWG7UT3KG-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: Elne Kramer address: The Campus, 57 Sloane Street address: Bryanston, Gauteng address: Johannesburg 2021 address: South Africa phone: tel:+27-11-575-7845 nic-hdl: EK43-AFRINIC mnt-by: GENERATED-MH5BHHWXXJNMX1MQLYAJHIY9HED5QGHA-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: Faiz Hartley nic-hdl: FH9-AFRINIC address: 100 Fairway Close address: Cape Town 7500 address: South Africa address: Cape Town address: Other phone: tel:+27-21-596-4700 mnt-by: GENERATED-SRDU2OPM7ENJQXAL2K51PPF7CBCIQAGH-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: Jehad Arnold address: 100 Fairway Close address: Cape Town 7500 address: South Africa phone: +0215964700 nic-hdl: JA50-AFRINIC mnt-by: GENERATED-TVETECITNYRHD1CINUQQA0H9U7STCYUA-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: Marcel Di Perna nic-hdl: MDP1-AFRINIC address: Mweb Building address: 100 Fairway Close address: Parow address: Cape Town 7500 address: South Africa phone: tel:+27-21-596-4755 org: ORG-MA20-AFRINIC mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: Niel Kruger nic-hdl: NK18-AFRINIC address: The Campus, 57 Sloane Street address: Bryanston, Gauteng address: Johannesburg 2021 address: South Africa address: JHB address: South Africa phone: tel:+27-87-354-0207 mnt-by: GENERATED-ACXHGWHAPVIDGKL5YZMHPRHOLBXUU0GO-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: Pawel Dabrowski address: The Campus, 57 Sloane Street address: Bryanston, Gauteng address: Johannesburg 2021 address: South Africa address: Johannesburg address: South Africa phone: tel:+27-83-554-1177 phone: tel:+27-11-575-0044 nic-hdl: PD19-AFRINIC mnt-by: GENERATED-ZWDYJ2VCIBPGR9R7QJRROAVSGRMM4TCU-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: Sandeep Makan nic-hdl: SM144-AFRINIC address: 57 Sloane street address: The Campus address: Bryanston 2021 address: South Africa address: Johannesburg address: South Africa phone: tel:+27-11-575-0969 mnt-by: GENERATED-NLOHSH0UN9GCE7Y5YXJQLLCRDOFTMOAE-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: Ziyaad Munshi nic-hdl: ZM11-AFRINIC address: The Campus, 57 Sloane Street address: Bryanston address: Gauteng address: Johannesburg 2021 address: Johannesburg address: Other phone: tel:+27-11-575-0211 mnt-by: GENERATED-CSQQAVAMDFYEN4RG8RLAQ3T44NPRWWIG-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: IS Hostmaster nic-hdl: ZT12-AFRINIC address: The Internet Solution address: The Campus, 57 Sloane Street address: Bryanston address: Gauteng address: Johannesburg 2021 address: South Africa phone: tel:+27-11-575-1000 org: ORG-TIS1-AFRINIC mnt-by: GENERATED-4THKYWBYLLP54MAK15NBL6CWUURHVN1A-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered
Frequently Asked Questions
What is WHOIS?
WHOIS is a protocol that queries databases to find the registered owner of a domain name or IP address. It reveals the registrar, registration dates, nameservers, and contact information associated with a domain or IP block.
Is WHOIS data always accurate?
Not always. Many domain registrars offer WHOIS privacy protection that replaces the registrant's personal details with proxy information. IP WHOIS data from Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) is generally more reliable than domain WHOIS data.
Can I use WHOIS to find who owns an IP address?
Yes. Enter any IP address into the WHOIS tool to find the organization that owns the IP block, the Regional Internet Registry (ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, etc.) that allocated it, and the network range it belongs to.
What is the difference between domain WHOIS and IP WHOIS?
Domain WHOIS shows registration details like the registrar, creation date, expiry date, and nameservers. IP WHOIS shows the network allocation, the organization that owns the IP block, and the abuse contact for reporting issues.
Why does WHOIS show privacy protection instead of real details?
Domain registrars offer WHOIS privacy services to protect registrants from spam, identity theft, and unwanted contact. GDPR regulations in Europe also require redaction of personal data from WHOIS records.
How often is WHOIS data updated?
WHOIS data is updated by the registrar or registry whenever changes are made to a domain or IP registration. Our tool queries the authoritative WHOIS server in real-time, with results cached for 7 days to reduce server load.
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