8156boydk@vms.csd.mu.edu (Kevin Boyd) (04/12/91)
Two recent posters have mentioned looking up addresses in an NIC(Network Information Center) or DDN(Defense Data Network) database... Can someone explain how this is done? I assume this is something similiar to NIC.DDN.MIL, but I am not aware of any "general" Internet NIC database. Thanks ____________________________________________________________________________ Kevin Boyd | BITNET 8156boydk@MUCSD.BITNET Marquette University | INTERNET 8156boydk@VMSD.CSD.MU.EDU Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A. | Phone (414)223-4873 Broadcasting and Electronic Media & | FAX (414)288-3300 Computer Services Division | "All views expressed are my own..." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
fair@Apple.COM (Erik E. Fair) (04/14/91)
In the referenced article, 8156boydk@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
Two recent posters have mentioned looking up addresses in an
NIC(Network Information Center) or DDN(Defense Data Network)
database... Can someone explain how this is done? I assume
this is something similiar to NIC.DDN.MIL, but I am not aware
of any "general" Internet NIC database.
If you have a UNIX derived TCP/IP implementation, there might be a
program on your system called "whois". Invoke this with some random
argument and see what you get. This program gets to the NIC WHOIS
database on NIC.DDN.MIL (although many older copies of the program
have "sri-nic.arpa" wired into them).
Alternatively,
telnet nic.ddn.mil
and at the "@" prompt, type "whois." Hit "?" at any prompt for help.
Erik E. Fair apple!fair fair@apple.com