Whois doesn't work - help

Please what might be affecting querring domains by whois ? Here it
works well when querring domains by name. Example it works when doing
whois cnn.com, and all is well.

However, it can't connect to whois.arin.net, whois.apnic.net nor any
other whois server when querrring 157.166.224.25 nor any other IP
address. Why does it happen ?

Host resolver works well, no problems. Dig works well too.

Whois querring by name works all the time. Whois querring by IP
address doesn't work. Strange.

Solved. It was jwhois program, a version which seems to be buggy.
After getting the newest whois everything works well. Thanky you.


On 07/17/2010 09:06 AM, Feranija wrote:
> Please what might be affecting querring domains by whois ? Here it
> works well when querring domains by name. Example it works when doing
> whois cnn.com, and all is well.
>
> However, it can't connect to whois.arin.net, whois.apnic.net nor any
> other whois server when querrring 157.166.224.25 nor any other IP
> address. Why does it happen ?
>
> Host resolver works well, no problems. Dig works well too.
>
> Whois querring by name works all the time. Whois querring by IP
> address doesn't work. Strange.

On 07/18/10 16:43, Moe Trin wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jul 2010, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.os.linux.networking, in
> article<i1sokv$6sp$(E-Mail Removed)>, Feranija wrote:
>
> [top posting fixed]
>
>> Feranija wrote:
>
>>> Please what might be affecting querring domains by whois ? Here it
>>> works well when querring domains by name. Example it works when
>>> doing whois cnn.com, and all is well.
>
>>> However, it can't connect to whois.arin.net, whois.apnic.net nor
>>> any other whois server when querrring 157.166.224.25 nor any other
>>> IP address.
>
> "whois" is a protocol - RFC3912. It is used to query servers for
> text information. As you've discovered, different information is
> found on different servers. There is no _single_ whois server that
> has all data, or can even refer you to a server that has the data
> you may want.
>
> .com, .edu .net -> whois.internic.net
> .biz, -> whois.neulevel.biz
> .info -> whois.afilias.info
> .org -> whois.publicinterestregistry.net
> IPs/Netnames in North America -> whois.arin.net
> IPs/Netnames in Central/South America -> whois.lacnic.net
> IPs/Netnames in Europe -> whois.ripe.net
> IPs/Netnames in Africa -> whois.afrinic.net
> IPs/Netnames in Asia/Pacific -> whois.apnic.net
>
> There are also a vast number of _country_ level whois servers, for
> domains registered in ISO-3166 top-level domains. In many cases,
> you have to specify the whois server in addition to the query term.
> This is usually application specific.
>
>>> Host resolver works well, no problems. Dig works well too.
>
> Completely different protocol/service. Totally unrelated.
>
>>> Whois querring by name works all the time. Whois querring by IP
>>> address doesn't work. Strange.
>
> Not querying the right server.
>
>> Solved. It was jwhois program, a version which seems to be buggy.
>
> or you aren't using it correctly. It's likely to be a screwup in the
> /etc/jwhois.conf file.
>
>> After getting the newest whois everything works well
>
> "whois" or one of the many other applications that provide a whois
> client?
>
> Old guy



Man, please seek a professional help, you need it. You obviously
suffer from low self esteem and seek compensation on internet. Just
ask your home doc suggestion on a psychologist, for your own good.

On Monday 19 July 2010 03:13 in comp.os.linux.networking, somebody
identifying as Feranija wrote...

> On 07/18/10 16:43, Moe Trin wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 17 Jul 2010, in the Usenet newsgroup
>> comp.os.linux.networking, in
>> article<i1sokv$6sp$(E-Mail Removed)>, Feranija wrote:
>>
>>> Feranija wrote:
>>
>>>> Please what might be affecting querring domains by whois ? Here it
>>>> works well when querring domains by name. Example it works when
>>>> doing whois cnn.com, and all is well.
>>
>>>> However, it can't connect to whois.arin.net, whois.apnic.net nor
>>>> any other whois server when querrring 157.166.224.25 nor any other
>>>> IP address.
>>
>> "whois" is a protocol - RFC3912. It is used to query servers for
>> text information. As you've discovered, different information is
>> found on different servers. There is no _single_ whois server that
>> has all data, or can even refer you to a server that has the data
>> you may want.
>>
>> .com, .edu .net -> whois.internic.net
>> .biz, -> whois.neulevel.biz
>> .info -> whois.afilias.info
>> .org -> whois.publicinterestregistry.net
>> IPs/Netnames in North America -> whois.arin.net
>> IPs/Netnames in Central/South America -> whois.lacnic.net
>> IPs/Netnames in Europe -> whois.ripe.net
>> IPs/Netnames in Africa -> whois.afrinic.net
>> IPs/Netnames in Asia/Pacific -> whois.apnic.net
>>
>> There are also a vast number of _country_ level whois servers, for
>> domains registered in ISO-3166 top-level domains. In many cases,
>> you have to specify the whois server in addition to the query term.
>> This is usually application specific.
>>
>> [...]
>
> Man, please seek a professional help, you need it. You obviously
> suffer from low self esteem and seek compensation on internet. Just
> ask your home doc suggestion on a psychologist, for your own good.

The poster known as Moe Trin did not offend or insult you in any way -
his advice was sound and technical, just as we are all accustomed to
seeing from him - so your little tirade against him is totally out of
place.

It would seem, "my friend", that if anyone here is in need of a good
psychologist, then it would rather be you than Moe.

Your arrogance has just earned you a place in my loony bin for the next
30 days. Say "hello" to the other assholes in there.

<plonk>

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*Aragorn*
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