EDIT: I ran dig on the wrong domain again. Here is the output of
dig gwb43.us
; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> gwb43.us
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4895
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;gwb43.us. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
gwb43.us. 13904 IN A 69.89.20.57
;; Query time: 5 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.21#53(192.168.1.21)
;; WHEN: Fri Apr 13 17:02:20 2007
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 42
So, who owns that IP address?
whois 69.89.20.57
OrgName: Bluehost Inc.
OrgID: BLUEH-2
Address: 1548 North Technology Way #D13
City: Orem
StateProv: UT
PostalCode: 84097
Country: US
NetRange: 69.89.16.0 - 69.89.31.255
CIDR: 69.89.16.0/20
NetName: BLUEHOST-NETWORK-1
NetHandle: NET-69-89-16-0-1
Parent: NET-69-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS1.BLUEHOST.COM
NameServer: NS2.BLUEHOST.COM
Comment:
RegDate: 2006-10-02
Updated: 2006-11-01
RAbuseHandle: NOC2320-ARIN
RAbuseName: Network Operations Center
RAbusePhone: +1-801-765-9400
RAbuseEmail:
[email protected] RNOCHandle: TECHN497-ARIN
RNOCName: Technical Operations
RNOCPhone: +1-801-765-9400
RNOCEmail:
[email protected] OrgTechHandle: SAL72-ARIN
OrgTechName: Alligood, Steve
OrgTechPhone: +1-801-765-9400
OrgTechEmail:
[email protected]# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2007-04-12 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.
So frigging what?
We can check who owns the domain:
Domain Name: GWB43.US
Domain ID: D9198254-US
Sponsoring Registrar: FAST DOMAIN INC.
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registrant ID: FAST-12785447
Registrant Name: BlueHost.Com - ONLY 6.95 PER MONTH
Registrant Organization: BlueHost.Com, POWERFUL WEB HOSTING - 30GB Disc - 750GB Transfer
Registrant Address1: ** FREE DOMAIN REGISTRATION **
Registrant Address2: 1548 N Technology Way, #D13
Registrant Address3: Whois Server: whois.bluehost.com
Registrant City: Orem
Registrant State/Province: Utah
Registrant Postal Code: 84097
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Country Code: US
Registrant Phone Number: +1.8017659400
Registrant Facsimile Number: +1.8017651992
Registrant Email:
[email protected]Registrant Application Purpose: P1
Registrant Nexus Category: C21
Administrative Contact ID: FAST-12785447
Administrative Contact Name: BlueHost.Com - ONLY 6.95 PER MONTH
Administrative Contact Organization: BlueHost.Com, POWERFUL WEB HOSTING - 30GB Disc - 750GB Transfer
Administrative Contact Address1: ** FREE DOMAIN REGISTRATION **
Administrative Contact Address2: 1548 N Technology Way, #D13
Administrative Contact Address3: Whois Server: whois.bluehost.com
Administrative Contact City: Orem
Administrative Contact State/Province: Utah
Administrative Contact Postal Code: 84097
Administrative Contact Country: United States
Administrative Contact Country Code: US
Administrative Contact Phone Number: +1.8017659400
Administrative Contact Facsimile Number: +1.8017651992
Administrative Contact Email:
[email protected]Administrative Application Purpose: P1
Administrative Nexus Category: C21
Billing Contact ID: FAST-12785447
Billing Contact Name: BlueHost.Com - ONLY 6.95 PER MONTH
Billing Contact Organization: BlueHost.Com, POWERFUL WEB HOSTING - 30GB Disc - 750GB Transfer
Billing Contact Address1: ** FREE DOMAIN REGISTRATION **
Billing Contact Address2: 1548 N Technology Way, #D13
Billing Contact Address3: Whois Server: whois.bluehost.com
Billing Contact City: Orem
Billing Contact State/Province: Utah
Billing Contact Postal Code: 84097
Billing Contact Country: United States
Billing Contact Country Code: US
Billing Contact Phone Number: +1.8017659400
Billing Contact Facsimile Number: +1.8017651992
Billing Contact Email:
[email protected]Billing Application Purpose: P1
Billing Nexus Category: C21
Technical Contact ID: FAST-12785447
Technical Contact Name: BlueHost.Com - ONLY 6.95 PER MONTH
Technical Contact Organization: BlueHost.Com, POWERFUL WEB HOSTING - 30GB Disc - 750GB Transfer
Technical Contact Address1: ** FREE DOMAIN REGISTRATION **
Technical Contact Address2: 1548 N Technology Way, #D13
Technical Contact Address3: Whois Server: whois.bluehost.com
Technical Contact City: Orem
Technical Contact State/Province: Utah
Technical Contact Postal Code: 84097
Technical Contact Country: United States
Technical Contact Country Code: US
Technical Contact Phone Number: +1.8017659400
Technical Contact Facsimile Number: +1.8017651992
Technical Contact Email:
[email protected]Technical Application Purpose: P1
Technical Nexus Category: C21
Name Server: NS1.BLUEHOST.COM
Name Server: NS2.BLUEHOST.COM
Created by Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
Last Updated by Registrar: FAST DOMAIN INC.
Last Transferred Date: Tue Oct 17 05:11:08 GMT 2006
Domain Registration Date: Mon Dec 19 14:29:18 GMT 2005
Domain Expiration Date: Tue Dec 18 23:59:59 GMT 2007
Domain Last Updated Date: Tue Oct 17 05:11:18 GMT 2006
>>>> Whois database was last updated on: Fri Apr 13 21:07:41 GMT 2007 <<<<
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Finally, for the pedantic, what is the PTR of that IP address?
dig 57.20.89.69.in-addr.arpa ptr
; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> 57.20.89.69.in-addr.arpa ptr
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 1944
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;57.20.89.69.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR
;; ANSWER SECTION:
57.20.89.69.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN PTR box57.bluehost.com.
;; Query time: 202 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.21#53(192.168.1.21)
;; WHEN: Fri Apr 13 17:12:28 2007
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 74
Now that I've piped a shell command for you, maybe you can explain what the hubub here is about. Why do you care what whoever owns gwb43.us is doing with it? I still fail to see how that one domain name matters for anything.