Posted by Michaelmiranda on January 01, 2004 at 02:44 [66.92.46.172]
In Reply to: Re: I need a computer whiz to straighten this out! posted by Michaelmiranda on January 01, 2004 at 02:35
Okay, I just did a quick lookup on davep's IP address and it is, indeed, from a major, corporate ISP --- WebTV. The IP address also resolves back to a web proxy, as I suspected, which thousands of users go through each day. Here's the technical rundown:
[root@myalania Libraries (0)]# whois 209.240.205.60@whois.arin.net
[whois.arin.net]
OrgName: WebTV Networks, Inc.
OrgID: WBTV
Address: 1065 La Avenida
Address: Mountain View, CA US
City:
StateProv:
PostalCode:
Country: US
NetRange: 209.240.192.0 - 209.240.223.255
CIDR: 209.240.192.0/19
NetName: WEBTV-BLK1
NetHandle: NET-209-240-192-0-1
Parent: NET-209-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS-2001.PUBLIC.LAWSON.WEBTV.NET
NameServer: WTV-STAR-401.PAIX.WEBTV.NET
NameServer: NS-2002.PUBLIC.LAWSON.WEBTV.NET
Comment: ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLE
RegDate: 1998-06-18
Updated: 2002-06-12
TechHandle: WH93-ORG-ARIN
TechName: WebTV Networks, Inc.
TechPhone: +1-650-693-0730
TechEmail: hostmaster@corp.webtv.net
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[root@myalania Libraries (0)]# nslookup 209.240.205.60
Note: nslookup is deprecated and may be removed from future releases.
Consider using the `dig' or `host' programs instead. Run nslookup with
the `-sil[ent]' option to prevent this message from appearing.
Server: 10.70.185.1
Address: 10.70.185.1#53
Non-authoritative answer:
60.205.240.209.in-addr.arpa name = netcache-3001.bay.webtv.net.