WHOIS

Lookup an IP or domain. Uses IANA referral first, then registry WHOIS.

Query

216.194.29.204

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:      216.0.0.0 - 216.255.255.255
organisation: ARIN
status:       ALLOCATED

whois:        whois.arin.net

changed:      1998-04
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 216.194.29.204"
#
# Use "?" to get help.
#

NetRange:       216.194.0.0 - 216.194.63.255
CIDR:           216.194.0.0/18
NetName:        METCONNECT-BLK-1
NetHandle:      NET-216-194-0-0-1
Parent:         NET216 (NET-216-0-0-0-0)
NetType:        Direct Allocation
OriginAS:       
Organization:   MetTel (MTTL)
RegDate:        2001-01-24
Updated:        2022-01-17
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/216.194.0.0


OrgName:        MetTel
OrgId:          MTTL
Address:        55 Water St.
Address:        32nd Floor
Address:        Network Operations Center
City:           New York
StateProv:      NY
PostalCode:     10041
Country:        US
RegDate:        2001-01-24
Updated:        2025-10-31
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MTTL

ReferralServer:  rwhois://rwhois.metconnect.net:4321

OrgNOCHandle: PSB6-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   Pratapur, Siddu Basawaraj 
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-212-359-5100 
OrgNOCEmail:  spratapur@mettel.net
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/PSB6-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: GUNDA-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Gundani, Rahul 
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
OrgAbuseEmail:  rgundani@mettel.net
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GUNDA-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: ADMIN7517-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   ADMIN
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
OrgAbuseEmail:  pbulloch@mettel.net
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ADMIN7517-ARIN

OrgDNSHandle: KLINS1-ARIN
OrgDNSName:   Klin, Steven 
OrgDNSPhone:  +1-347-668-8309 
OrgDNSEmail:  sklin@mettel.net
OrgDNSRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/KLINS1-ARIN

OrgDNSHandle: ADMIN7517-ARIN
OrgDNSName:   ADMIN
OrgDNSPhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
OrgDNSEmail:  pbulloch@mettel.net
OrgDNSRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ADMIN7517-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: ZM116-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Hostmaster
OrgTechPhone:  +1-212-607-2000 
OrgTechEmail:  hostmaster@metconnect.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ZM116-ARIN

OrgDNSHandle: PATEL2903-ARIN
OrgDNSName:   Patel, Vikram 
OrgDNSPhone:  +1-732-772-3904 
OrgDNSEmail:  vpatel@mettel.net
OrgDNSRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/PATEL2903-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: GUNDA-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   Gundani, Rahul 
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
OrgNOCEmail:  rgundani@mettel.net
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GUNDA-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: EJF3-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Fox, Edward J.
OrgTechPhone:  +1-212-607-2014 
OrgTechEmail:  efox@mettel.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/EJF3-ARIN

OrgDNSHandle: EJF3-ARIN
OrgDNSName:   Fox, Edward J.
OrgDNSPhone:  +1-212-607-2014 
OrgDNSEmail:  efox@mettel.net
OrgDNSRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/EJF3-ARIN

OrgRoutingHandle: PSB6-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   Pratapur, Siddu Basawaraj 
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-212-359-5100 
OrgRoutingEmail:  spratapur@mettel.net
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/PSB6-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: ADMIN7517-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   ADMIN
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
OrgNOCEmail:  pbulloch@mettel.net
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ADMIN7517-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: PATEL2903-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   Patel, Vikram 
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-732-772-3904 
OrgNOCEmail:  vpatel@mettel.net
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/PATEL2903-ARIN

OrgRoutingHandle: ADMIN7517-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   ADMIN
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
OrgRoutingEmail:  pbulloch@mettel.net
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ADMIN7517-ARIN

OrgRoutingHandle: PATEL2903-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   Patel, Vikram 
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-732-772-3904 
OrgRoutingEmail:  vpatel@mettel.net
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/PATEL2903-ARIN

OrgRoutingHandle: GUNDA-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   Gundani, Rahul 
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
OrgRoutingEmail:  rgundani@mettel.net
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GUNDA-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: ZM116-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Hostmaster
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-212-607-2000 
OrgAbuseEmail:  hostmaster@metconnect.net
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ZM116-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: GUNDA-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Gundani, Rahul 
OrgTechPhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
OrgTechEmail:  rgundani@mettel.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GUNDA-ARIN

OrgRoutingHandle: EJF3-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   Fox, Edward J.
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-212-607-2014 
OrgRoutingEmail:  efox@mettel.net
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/EJF3-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: EJF3-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Fox, Edward J.
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-212-607-2014 
OrgAbuseEmail:  efox@mettel.net
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/EJF3-ARIN

OrgDNSHandle: GUNDA-ARIN
OrgDNSName:   Gundani, Rahul 
OrgDNSPhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
OrgDNSEmail:  rgundani@mettel.net
OrgDNSRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GUNDA-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: ADMIN7517-ARIN
OrgTechName:   ADMIN
OrgTechPhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
OrgTechEmail:  pbulloch@mettel.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ADMIN7517-ARIN

OrgDNSHandle: PSB6-ARIN
OrgDNSName:   Pratapur, Siddu Basawaraj 
OrgDNSPhone:  +1-212-359-5100 
OrgDNSEmail:  spratapur@mettel.net
OrgDNSRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/PSB6-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: BULLO226-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Bulloch, Paola 
OrgTechPhone:  +1-212-607-6341 
OrgTechEmail:  pbulloch@mettel.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/BULLO226-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: KLINS1-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   Klin, Steven 
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-347-668-8309 
OrgNOCEmail:  sklin@mettel.net
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/KLINS1-ARIN

OrgRoutingHandle: KLINS1-ARIN
OrgRoutingName:   Klin, Steven 
OrgRoutingPhone:  +1-347-668-8309 
OrgRoutingEmail:  sklin@mettel.net
OrgRoutingRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/KLINS1-ARIN

RTechHandle: EJF3-ARIN
RTechName:   Fox, Edward J.
RTechPhone:  +1-212-607-2014 
RTechEmail:  efox@mettel.net
RTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/EJF3-ARIN

RAbuseHandle: EJF3-ARIN
RAbuseName:   Fox, Edward J.
RAbusePhone:  +1-212-607-2014 
RAbuseEmail:  efox@mettel.net
RAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/EJF3-ARIN

RNOCHandle: EJF3-ARIN
RNOCName:   Fox, Edward J.
RNOCPhone:  +1-212-607-2014 
RNOCEmail:  efox@mettel.net
RNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/EJF3-ARIN

RTechHandle: ZM116-ARIN
RTechName:   Hostmaster
RTechPhone:  +1-212-607-2000 
RTechEmail:  hostmaster@metconnect.net
RTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ZM116-ARIN

RNOCHandle: GUNDA-ARIN
RNOCName:   Gundani, Rahul 
RNOCPhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
RNOCEmail:  rgundani@mettel.net
RNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GUNDA-ARIN

RTechHandle: GUNDA-ARIN
RTechName:   Gundani, Rahul 
RTechPhone:  +1-646-475-7644 
RTechEmail:  rgundani@mettel.net
RTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GUNDA-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.
#

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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