December 2006 - db-help - mailman.ripe.net

Re: Fwd: db-help digest, Vol 1 #148 - 3 msgs
by Sepp 07 Dec '06

07 Dec '06

Hello, thank you for the hint Makc. I did some changes on my code and now it works fine. The problem really was that WriteLine adds an extra \n at the end of the line. Thank you guys ~Sepp Makc The Great schrieb: > Sepp wrote: >> writer.WriteLine("-k 84.149.167.143\n"); > > I am just guessing but could it be that WriteLine call appends newline > on its own, and so it has an effect of sending empty string after > 84.149.167.143? >

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Re: db-help digest, Vol 1 #148 - 3 msgs
by Makc The Great 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

Sepp wrote: > writer.WriteLine("-k 84.149.167.143\n"); I am just guessing but could it be that WriteLine call appends newline on its own, and so it has an effect of sending empty string after 84.149.167.143?

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persistent connection
by Sepp 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

Hello all, attention bad english ahead! ;-) I'm writing a tool which queries the RIPE DB to find out the location of some IP adresses. When I query the database with a string like "84.149.135.10/16\r\n", i get a correct response and the tcp/ip connection will be closed by RIPE. But because I've to query some more IPs, i would like to let the connection open. As i read in the RIPE DB manual there is the "-k" flag which should tell the DB letting the connection open until I send an empty query. In telnet it works fine, but not in my tool. In my tool i'm sending a string like "-k 84.149.135.10/16\r\n" (in telnet i wrote "-k 84.149.135.10/16" + <return>). The DB output looks like this: > % This is the RIPE Whois query server #1. > % The objects are in RPSL format. > % > % Note: the default output of the RIPE Whois server > % is changed. Your tools may need to be adjusted. See > % http://www.ripe.net/db/news/abuse-proposal-20050331.html > % for more details. > % > % Rights restricted by copyright. > % See http://www.ripe.net/db/copyright.html > > % Note: This output has been filtered. > % To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag. > > % Information related to '84.136.0.0 - 84.191.255.255' > > inetnum: 84.136.0.0 - 84.191.255.255 > netname: DTAG-DIAL20 > descr: Deutsche Telekom AG > country: DE > admin-c: DTIP > tech-c: DTST > status: ASSIGNED PA > remarks: > ****************************************************************** > remarks: * Abuse Contact: http://www.t-com.de/ip-abuse in case of > Spam, * > remarks: * Hack Attacks, Illegal Activity, Violation, Scans, > Probes, etc. * > remarks: > ****************************************************************** > mnt-by: DTAG-NIC > source: RIPE # Filtered > > person: DTAG Global IP-Addressing > address: Deutsche Telekom AG > address: D-90492 Nuernberg > address: Germany > phone: +49 180 5334332 > fax-no: +49 180 5334252 > e-mail: ripe.dtip(a)telekom.de > nic-hdl: DTIP > mnt-by: DTAG-NIC > source: RIPE # Filtered > > person: Security Team > address: Deutsche Telekom AG > address: Germany > phone: +49 180 5334332 > fax-no: +49 180 5334252 > e-mail: abuse(a)t-ipnet.de > nic-hdl: DTST > mnt-by: DTAG-NIC > source: RIPE # Filtered > > % Information related to '84.128.0.0/10AS3320' > > route: 84.128.0.0/10 > descr: Deutsche Telekom AG, Internet service provider > origin: AS3320 > member-of: AS3320:RS-PA-TELEKOM > mnt-by: DTAG-RR > source: RIPE # Filtered > > > % This is the RIPE Whois query server #1. > % The objects are in RPSL format. > % > % Note: the default output of the RIPE Whois server > % is changed. Your tools may need to be adjusted. See > % http://www.ripe.net/db/news/abuse-proposal-20050331.html > % for more details. > % > % Rights restricted by copyright. > % See http://www.ripe.net/db/copyright.html > > %ERROR:106: no search key specified > % > % No search key specified Thx and greetings ~Sepp

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Which network is assigned address physically on?
by Makc The Great 03 Dec '06

03 Dec '06

Hello all. My question is which network is assigned address physically on? According to http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ipv4-policies.html, "an allocation is a block of IPv4 addresses from which assignments are taken... Sub-allocations are intended to aid the goal of routing aggregation... The minimum size of a sub-allocation is /24. This is the smallest prefix length that can be reverse delegated and allows for a reasonable number of small assignments to be made by a downstream network operator... The maximum size of a sub-allocation is /20 even if this is less than 400% of the LIR's AW (Local Internet Registries' Address Window). For example, an LIR with a /21 AW may not sub-allocate a /19 to a downstream network. However, downstream network operators may receive sub-allocations totalling more than a /20 from more than one LIR." I am too stupid to figure out what does it mean. Let's take an example: inetnum: 217.77.240.0 - 217.77.255.255 org: ORG-SW1-RIPE netname: DE-SAP-20001221 descr: SAP-AG Walldorf descr: ENTERPRISE country: DE status: ALLOCATED PA inetnum: 217.77.254.28 - 217.77.254.28 netname: SAP-JCrewGroupInc-US-i8 descr: J. Crew Group Inc. descr: US 770 Broadway, 14th Floor descr: Remote connection to SAP country: US status: ASSIGNED PA inetnum: 217.77.254.30 - 217.77.254.30 netname: SAP-AlumaFormDixieElectrical-US-i8 descr: Aluma-Form/Dixie Electrical descr: US 3625 Old Getwell Road descr: Remote connection to SAP country: US status: ASSIGNED PA Does it mean 217.77.254.28 and 217.77.254.30 are still on german network, or are they physically located in US and connected to germany over some sort of intercontinental cable?

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FAQ table of contents
by DB Role Account 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RIPE DATABASE ================================================== The answer to these questions can be found at the RIPE website: http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/main.html http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/security.html http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/lir-partitioned.html http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/abuse.html RIPE Whois Database FAQ http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/main.html 1. What is the RIPE Database? 2. What is acceptable use of the RIPE Database? 3. What is a netname? 4. What is a nic-hdl? 5. Can I use a nic-handle from another Regional Internet Registry in the RIPE Database? 6. What is a tech-c and what is an admin-c? 7. Can I register a domain in the RIPE Database? 8. How do I register a person/role object in the RIPE Database ? 9. Someone has created a person object with my name, address, telephone number, etc. in the RIPE Database. Why did they do this? 10. My information in the database is not correct, can you please update my object(s)? 11. How do I delete an object from the RIPE Database? 12. My update failed. Please explain why it failed. 13. What are the authorisation rules for route object creation? 14. Which date should be used as "changed-date" in a whois database-object? 15. I received a message with the subject "Notification of RIPE Database changes", but I didn't do anything and don't understand the message. What is it? 16. Why does my phone number appear in the RIPE Database? 17. Can I download the RIPE Database software? 18. Can I download the RIPE Database? 19. I cannot find any information about a network in the RIPE Database. Can I look somewhere else? 20. When one uses the RIPE NCC whois client, is it necessary to specify"-h whois.ripe.net" or is that pre-set by default? 21. How do I register reverse-delegations in the RIPE Database? 22. I want to have an IP->country conversion table; from where can I get it? 23. I want to peer with an AS. How do I do this? 24. Can I enter several contacts in one Database object? 25. How do I update an object in the RIPE Whois Database? 26. I cannot create a route object because the origin AS refers to an aut-num object that does not exist 27. Is the "changed" line updated automtically? 28. Can I use a nic-handle from another database? 29. Where can I find more information about the RIPE Whois Database? RIPE Whois Database Security FAQ http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/security.html 1. I have objects in the RIPE Whois Database. How can I protect them ? 2. How do I create a maintainer (mntner) object in the RIPE Whois Database ? 3. I have only one person object in the RIPE Whois Database. Can I create a mntner object to protect it? 4. We lost the password of our mntner. Can you please change it to xxxx? 5. My mntner password does not work. Why not ? 6. How can I encrypt a password for my mntner using CRYPT-PW? 7. What encryption algorithm should be used for the crypted password in the "auth:" attribute of a mntner object ? 8. How to use the MD5-PW auth scheme in my mntner ? 9. Why is the crypted-password published in the RIPE Whois Database ? Why not keep it secret ? 10. What software do I need to use PGP? 11. How can I use PGP with my mail software? 12. Getting started with PGP in RIPE Whois Database 13. What is a key-cert object, and how can I create it? 14. How should I modify my maintainer to use PGP? 15. How can I sign my update with PGP and send it? 16. How can I put two or more signatures in a message? 17. Can I create a maintainer with only PGP authentication? 18. What is the size of PGP key that can be used in a key-cert object in the RIPE Whois Database? LIR-PARTITIONED: The New "Status:" Attribute Value FAQ http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/lir-partitioned.html 1. What is "LIR-PARTITIONED"? 2. When would the LIR-PARTITIONED "status:" value be used? 3. How is such an object created in the RIPE Whois Database? 4. How can I protect an LIR-PARTITIONED object? 5. Do I have to seek approval from the RIPE NCC before entering an LIR-PARTITIONED object into the RIPE Whois Database? 6. Can I request reverse delegation for an LIR-PARTITIONED inetnum object? 7. Can I use the LIR-PARTITIONED "status:" value in an inet6num object?

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