{ "query": "156.8.0.0", "original": "156.8.0.0", "type": "ipv4", "outcome": "unparsed", "sources": [ { "role": "registry", "protocol": "WHOIS", "endpoint": "whois.arin.net:43", "trace": [ "whois.arin.net" ], "http_status": null, "outcome": "unparsed", "status_reason": "The reply has no matching registration identity or conclusive availability statement.", "raw": "\n#\n# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use\n# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/\n#\n# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at\n# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/\n#\n# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.\n#\n\n\n#\n# Query terms are ambiguous. The query is assumed to be:\n# \"n 156.8.0.0\"\n#\n# Use \"?\" to get help.\n#\n\nNetRange: 156.8.0.0 - 156.8.255.255\nCIDR: 156.8.0.0/16\nNetName: AFRINIC-156-8-0-0\nNetHandle: NET-156-8-0-0-1\nParent: NET156 (NET-156-0-0-0-0)\nNetType: Transferred to AfriNIC\nOriginAS: \nOrganization: African Network Information Center (AFRINIC)\nRegDate: 2005-02-21\nUpdated: 2005-02-21\nComment: This IP address range is under AFRINIC responsibility.\nComment: Please see http://www.afrinic.net/ for further details,\nComment: or check the WHOIS server located at whois.afrinic.net.\nRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/156.8.0.0\n\nResourceLink: http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query\nResourceLink: whois.afrinic.net\n\n\nOrgName: African Network Information Center\nOrgId: AFRINIC\nAddress: Level 11ABC\r\nAddress: Raffles Tower\r\nAddress: Lot 19, Cybercity\nCity: Ebene\nStateProv: \nPostalCode: \nCountry: MU\nRegDate: 2004-05-17\nUpdated: 2015-05-04\nComment: AfriNIC - http://www.afrinic.net\r\nComment: The African & Indian Ocean Internet Registry\nRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/AFRINIC\n\nReferralServer: whois://whois.afrinic.net\nResourceLink: http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query\n\nOrgTechHandle: GENER11-ARIN\nOrgTechName: Generic POC\nOrgTechPhone: +230 4666616 \nOrgTechEmail: abusepoc@afrinic.net\nOrgTechRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN\n\nOrgAbuseHandle: GENER11-ARIN\nOrgAbuseName: Generic POC\nOrgAbusePhone: +230 4666616 \nOrgAbuseEmail: abusepoc@afrinic.net\nOrgAbuseRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN\n\n\n#\n# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use\n# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/\n#\n# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at\n# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/\n#\n# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.\n#\n\n", "object": null, "cache_ttl": 0, "fetched_at": "2026-09-30T11:53:34+00:00" }, { "role": "registry referral", "protocol": "WHOIS", "endpoint": "whois.afrinic.net:43", "trace": [ "whois.arin.net", "whois.afrinic.net" ], "http_status": null, "outcome": "found", "status_reason": "The reply contains a matching registration identity.", "raw": "% This is the AfriNIC Whois server.\n% The AFRINIC whois database is subject to the following terms of Use. See https://afrinic.net/whois/terms\n\n% Note: this output has been filtered.\n% To receive output for a database update, use the \"-B\" flag.\n\n% Information related to '156.8.0.0 - 156.8.255.255'\n\n% No abuse contact registered for 156.8.0.0 - 156.8.255.255\n\ninetnum: 156.8.0.0 - 156.8.255.255\nnetname: ISCOR-VDB\ndescr: Iscor Limited, Vanderbijlpark\ndescr: PP 10135\ndescr: P.O. Box 2\ndescr: 1900 Vanderbijlpark\ncountry: ZA\norg: ORG-IL17-AFRINIC\nadmin-c: DH9-AFRINIC\ntech-c: ZT12-AFRINIC\nstatus: ASSIGNED PI\nmnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT\nmnt-lower: TF-156-8-MNT\nsource: AFRINIC # Filtered\nparent: 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255\n\norganisation: ORG-IL17-AFRINIC\norg-name: ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd\norg-type: EU-PI\ncountry: ZA\naddress: P.O.Box 450\naddress: , Gauteng 0001\naddress: Pretoria\nphone: tel:+27-16-440-3082\nadmin-c: DH9-AFRINIC\ntech-c: ZT12-AFRINIC\nmnt-ref: AFRINIC-HM-MNT\nmnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT\nsource: AFRINIC # Filtered\n\nperson: Deon Hugo\naddress: ArcelorMittal South Africa\naddress: Vereeniging 1930\naddress: ZA\nphone: tel:+27-16-440-3082\nnic-hdl: DH9-AFRINIC\nmnt-by: GENERATED-YYQO4QIABQ2QEQJKYBWMA1WZLE8QZJBD-MNT\nsource: AFRINIC # Filtered\n\nperson: IS Hostmaster\nnic-hdl: ZT12-AFRINIC\naddress: The Internet Solution\naddress: The Campus, 57 Sloane Street\naddress: Bryanston\naddress: Gauteng\naddress: Johannesburg 2021\naddress: South Africa\nphone: tel:+27-11-575-1000\norg: ORG-TIS1-AFRINIC\nmnt-by: GENERATED-4THKYWBYLLP54MAK15NBL6CWUURHVN1A-MNT\nsource: AFRINIC # Filtered\n\n\n\n", "object": null, "cache_ttl": 0, "fetched_at": "2026-09-30T11:53:34+00:00" } ], "warnings": [], "notes": [ "RDAP was unavailable; this result was retrieved through WHOIS." ], "cached": false, "fetched_at": "2026-09-30T11:53:27+00:00", "partial": false, "registry_only": false, "route_records": { "status": "empty", "records": [], "warnings": [], "fetched_at": "2026-09-30T11:53:34+00:00", "registry": "AFRINIC", "endpoint": "whois.afrinic.net:43", "protocol": "WHOIS", "scope": "Exact and covering route objects in the responsible RIR routing registry." }, "display_status": { "key": "unparsed", "label": "WHOIS response" } }