Re: [TCLUG:21181] Finding admin of anonymous machine

[Dave Sherohman <esper@sherohman.org>]

Adam Maloney said:
> whois ip.address.of.luser@arin.net
> 
> will give you the information on the network coordinator.  I can help you
> decode it and find out who owns what if you'd like.

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pchan ~$ whois xx.xxx.xxx.xx@arin.net

Whois Server Version 1.3

Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

No match for "xx.xxx.xxx.xx@ARIN.NET".

>>> Last update of whois database: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 04:45:28 EDT <<<

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and
Registrars.
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I tried that same whois command line on myself and got identical results
(aside from the IP address).

Side question:  What (if anything) is the functional difference between using
whois to look for a.b.c.d@arin.net vs. d.c.b.a.in-addr.arpa?

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