RE: [squid-users] RE: Numeric IP, in-addr issues

You can do the lookup, but it will return info about the provider of the IP
address and not the user of it.

Just tried this for my own IP (public) and it returned full details of my
ISP. Useful for tracing the source of an IP, and then the ISP could trace
back who was allocated that IP if required.

Regards,

nry

>
>Adam,
>
>Surely I can't do a whois lookup (altho i haven't tried) if my service
>provider gives me just an IP but no dns entry?
>
>I'm thinking if the trend started (blocking IPs), there must've been a good
>reason. It is blocked even in my org.
>
>Cheers,
>Prash
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: news [mailto:news@sea.gmane.org]On Behalf Of Adam Aube
>Sent: 07 May 2004 19:50
>To: squid-users@squid-cache.org
>Subject: [squid-users] RE: Numeric IP, in-addr issues
>
>
>Prash wrote:
>
> > don't know about the docs mate but if a website does not have a dns
>entry
> > then you won't be able to "whois" and find out who runs that website or
> > even the contact address.
>
>You can do WHOIS lookups on IP addresses. This will give you the
>organization responsible for that address, and you can contact them.
>
>Adam
>

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Received on Fri May 07 2004 - 13:45:55 MDT