WHOIS

Lookup an IP or domain. Uses IANA referral first, then registry WHOIS.
Query
198.153.192.50
IANA
whois.iana.org
Referred
whois.arin.net
WHOIS servers can rate limit. Results are cached for performance.
### 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.arin.net

inetnum:      198.0.0.0 - 198.255.255.255
organisation: Administered by ARIN
status:       LEGACY

remarks:      198.18.0.0/15 reserved for Network Interconnect Device
remarks:      Benchmark Testing [RFC2544]. Complete registration
remarks:      details for 198.18.0.0/15 are found
remarks:      iniana-ipv4-special-registry.198.51.100.0/24 reserved
remarks:      for TEST-NET-2 [RFC5737]. Complete registration details
remarks:      for 198.51.100.0/24 are found
remarks:      iniana-ipv4-special-registry.

whois:        whois.arin.net

changed:      1993-05
source:       IANA

### Registry response (whois.arin.net)

#
# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
#
# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#


#
# Query terms are ambiguous.  The query is assumed to be:
#     "n 198.153.192.50"
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# Use "?" to get help.
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NetRange:       198.153.190.0 - 198.153.196.255
CIDR:           198.153.190.0/23, 198.153.196.0/24, 198.153.192.0/22
NetName:        NETBLK-OPENVISION
NetHandle:      NET-198-153-190-0-1
Parent:         NET198 (NET-198-0-0-0-0)
NetType:        Direct Allocation
OriginAS:       
Organization:   Gen Digital Inc. (SYMN-Z)
RegDate:        1993-08-11
Updated:        2021-12-14
Comment:        update Sept 2018
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/198.153.190.0


OrgName:        Gen Digital Inc.
OrgId:          SYMN-Z
Address:        350 Ellis St.
City:           Mountain View
StateProv:      CA
PostalCode:     95117
Country:        US
RegDate:        2008-08-01
Updated:        2025-02-24
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SYMN-Z


OrgAbuseHandle: NIA20-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Nortonlifelock IP Administrator
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-602-474-4500 
OrgAbuseEmail:  DL-IT-IP-Admin@gendigital.com
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NIA20-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: NIA20-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Nortonlifelock IP Administrator
OrgTechPhone:  +1-602-474-4500 
OrgTechEmail:  DL-IT-IP-Admin@gendigital.com
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NIA20-ARIN

RAbuseHandle: SIA9-ARIN
RAbuseName:   Symantec IP Administrator
RAbusePhone:  +1-800-543-3562 
RAbuseEmail:  DL-IT-IP-Admin@gendigital.com
RAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SIA9-ARIN

RNOCHandle: SIA9-ARIN
RNOCName:   Symantec IP Administrator
RNOCPhone:  +1-800-543-3562 
RNOCEmail:  DL-IT-IP-Admin@gendigital.com
RNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SIA9-ARIN

RTechHandle: SIA9-ARIN
RTechName:   Symantec IP Administrator
RTechPhone:  +1-800-543-3562 
RTechEmail:  DL-IT-IP-Admin@gendigital.com
RTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SIA9-ARIN


#
# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
#
# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#