Whois information
NetRange: 156.253.0.0 - 156.253.255.255
CIDR: 156.253.0.0/16
NetName: AFRINIC-ERX-156-253-0-0
NetHandle: NET-156-253-0-0-1
Parent: NET156 (NET-156-0-0-0-0)
NetType: Transferred to AfriNIC
OriginAS:
Organization: African Network Information Center (AFRINIC)
RegDate: 2010-11-03
Updated: 2010-11-17
Comment: This IP address range is under AFRINIC responsibility.
Comment: Please see http://www.afrinic.net/ for further details,
Comment: or check the WHOIS server located at whois.afrinic.net.
Ref: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/156.253.0.0
ResourceLink: http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query
ResourceLink: whois.afrinic.net
OrgName: African Network Information Center
OrgId: AFRINIC
Address: Level 11ABC
Address: Raffles Tower
Address: Lot 19, Cybercity
City: Ebene
StateProv:
PostalCode:
Country: MU
RegDate: 2004-05-17
Updated: 2015-05-04
Comment: AfriNIC - http://www.afrinic.net
Comment: The African & Indian Ocean Internet Registry
Ref: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/AFRINIC
ReferralServer: whois://whois.afrinic.net
ResourceLink: http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query
OrgTechHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgTechName: Generic POC
OrgTechPhone: +230 4666616
OrgTechEmail: abusepoc@afrinic.net
OrgTechRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN
OrgAbuseHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Generic POC
OrgAbusePhone: +230 4666616
OrgAbuseEmail: abusepoc@afrinic.net
OrgAbuseRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN
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