BASH.WS#
run
- whois
- host
- dig
- nslookup
- ping
- traceroute
- geoiplookup
% 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 '196.216.2.0 - 196.216.3.255'
% Abuse contact for '196.216.2.0 - 196.216.3.255' is 'abuse@afrinic.net'
inetnum: 196.216.2.0 - 196.216.3.255
netname: AFRINIC
descr: AfriNIC - Internal Use
country: ZA
org: ORG-AFNC1-AFRINIC
admin-c: CA15-AFRINIC
tech-c: IT7-AFRINIC
status: ASSIGNED PI
mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower: AFRINIC-IT-MNT
mnt-domains: AFRINIC-IT-MNT
mnt-routes: AFRINIC-IT-MNT
mnt-irt: IRT-AFRINIC-IT
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
parent: 196.0.0.0 - 196.255.255.255
organisation: ORG-AFNC1-AFRINIC
org-name: African Network Information Center - (AfriNIC) Ltd
org-type: RIR
country: MU
address: 11th Floor, Standard Chartered Tower
address: 19, Cybercity
address: Ebène
phone: tel:+230-466-6758
phone: tel:+230-403-5100
admin-c: CA15-AFRINIC
tech-c: IT7-AFRINIC
mnt-ref: AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref: AFRINIC-IT-MNT
mnt-ref: AFRINIC-DB-MNT
mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT
remarks: =======================================
remarks: For more information on AFRINIC assigned blocks,
remarks: querry whois.afrinic.net port 43, or the web based
remarks: query at http://whois.afrinic.net or www.afrinic.net
remarks: website: www.afrinic.net
remarks: Other Contacts:
remarks: ===============
remarks: hostmaster@afrinic.net - for IP resources
remarks: new-member@afrinic.net - for new members and other
remarks: inquiries.
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
person: CTO AFRINIC
address: 11th Floor, Standard Chartered Tower
address: Cybercity, Ebène
address: Mauritius
phone: tel:+230-403-5100
nic-hdl: CA15-AFRINIC
mnt-by: CTO-MNT
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
person: Infrastructure Team
nic-hdl: IT7-AFRINIC
address: AFRINIC Ltd
address: 11th Floor, Standard Chartered Tower
address: 19, Cybercity
address: Ebène
address: Mauritius
phone: tel:+230-403-5100
phone: tel:+230-5943-8680
mnt-by: AFRINIC-IT-MNT
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
% Information related to '196.216.2.0/23AS33764'
route: 196.216.2.0/23
descr: AFRINIC-ZA-JNB-AS
origin: AS33764
mnt-by: AFRINIC-IT-MNT
source: AFRINIC # Filtered
No results found, please run it to get the result.
Cached: 2025.11.09 16:49:54/ 3 days 6 hours ago
; <<>> DiG 9.11.4-P2-RedHat-9.11.4-26.P2.el7_9.9 <<>> No results found, please run it to get the result.
No results found, please run it to get the result.
No results found, please run it to get the result.
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Cached: 2025.11.09 16:49:54/ 3 days 6 hours ago; <<>> DiG 9.11.4-P2-RedHat-9.11.4-26.P2.el7_9.9 <<>>196.216.3.4;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 55429 ;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;196.216.3.4. IN A ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: . 86398 IN SOAa.root-servers.net.nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2025110900 1800 900 604800 86400 ;; Query time: 6 msec ;; SERVER:8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8) ;; WHEN: Sun Nov 09 16:49:53 UTC 2025 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 115