Whois & RDAP Lookup
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IP Geolocation RDAPIP Range168.76.0.0 - 168.76.255.255
Handle168.76.0.0 - 168.76.255.255
NameORG-FSED1-AFRINIC
TypeASSIGNED PI
CountryZA
HolderFree State Education Department
Registered2005-02-21 15:29 UTC
Updated2007-02-01 08:59 UTC
RegistrantFree State Education Department
Email[email protected]
AddressP.O. Box 521, Bloemfontein, 9300, ZA
Admin ContactHannes Du Plooy
Email[email protected]
Phone+27-51-407-4054
AddressOrange Free State Dept of Education, PO Box 521, Bloemfontein 9300, ZA
Tech ContactHannes Du Plooy
Email[email protected]
Phone+27-51-407-4054
AddressOrange Free State Dept of Education, PO Box 521, Bloemfontein 9300, ZA
Abuse Contact[email protected]
Statusactive
Registry RDAPhttps://rdap.arin.net
Raw WHOIS response
# # ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use # available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/ # # If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at # https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/ # # Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd. # NetRange: 168.76.0.0 - 168.76.255.255 CIDR: 168.76.0.0/16 NetName: AFRINIC-168-76-0-0 NetHandle: NET-168-76-0-0-1 Parent: NET168 (NET-168-0-0-0-0) NetType: Transferred to AfriNIC OriginAS: Organization: African Network Information Center (AFRINIC) RegDate: 2005-02-21 Updated: 2005-02-21 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/168.76.0.0 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: [email protected] OrgTechRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN OrgAbuseHandle: GENER11-ARIN OrgAbuseName: Generic POC OrgAbusePhone: +230 4666616 OrgAbuseEmail: [email protected] OrgAbuseRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN # # ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use # available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/ # # If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at # https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/ # # Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd. # % 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 '168.76.0.0 - 168.76.255.255' % No abuse contact registered for 168.76.0.0 - 168.76.255.255 inetnum: 168.76.0.0 - 168.76.255.255 netname: FRENET descr: Free State Education Department descr: P.O. Box 521 descr: Bloemfontein descr: 9300 country: ZA org: ORG-FSED1-AFRINIC admin-c: PHD-AFRINIC tech-c: PHD-AFRINIC status: ASSIGNED PI mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT mnt-lower: TF-168-76-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered parent: 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255 organisation: ORG-FSED1-AFRINIC org-name: Free State Education Department org-type: LIR country: ZA address: P.O. Box 521 address: Bloemfontein address: 9300 address: ZA admin-c: PHD-AFRINIC tech-c: PHD-AFRINIC mnt-ref: AFRINIC-HM-MNT mnt-by: AFRINIC-HM-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered person: Hannes Du Plooy address: Orange Free State Dept of Education address: PO Box 521 address: Bloemfontein 9300 address: ZA phone: tel:+27-51-407-4054 nic-hdl: PHD-AFRINIC mnt-by: GENERATED-JLUEGZNF4DVRRWEI0IAWQV2ZWKMFMGXH-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered % Information related to '168.76.0.0/16AS18013' route: 168.76.0.0/16 descr: Freenet origin: AS18013 mnt-by: TF-168-76-MNT source: AFRINIC # Filtered % Query time: 1646 msec % WHEN: Wed Sep 16 03:19:11 UTC 2026
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}Frequently asked questions
What is WHOIS?
WHOIS is a public directory that answers "who is responsible for this?" for domains, IP ranges and ASNs. It lists registration dates, the registrar, nameservers and contacts.
What is RDAP, and how does it differ?
RDAP is the modern replacement for WHOIS. It returns the same records in a structured, consistent format. We query RDAP first and fall back to classic WHOIS text when a registry has not adopted it yet.
What is the difference between a registrar and a registrant?
The registrar is the company you register and manage a domain through, such as xTom or GoDaddy. The registrant is the person or organization that actually holds the domain.
What are nameservers?
Nameservers answer DNS questions for a domain and decide which IP addresses the name resolves to. They also show which DNS provider the domain uses.
What is DNSSEC?
DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS answers so they cannot be quietly altered in transit. "Signed" means the domain has it enabled, "unsigned" means it does not.
Why is the contact information redacted?
Privacy laws such as GDPR require registrars to hide most personal details in public records. The abuse contact is usually still shown, so a domain or network can be reported when something goes wrong.