[dbwg] Re: Question on unique network names for whois output.

Just to clarify and update, the same error happened when I tried 
198.78.128.129 and the direct arin output looks like:

[root at sokol httpd]# whois 198.78.128.129 at whois.arin.net
[whois.arin.net]
Genuity GNTY-198-76 (NET-198-76-0-0-1)
                                  198.76.0.0 - 198.79.255.255
Starlan Communications, Corp. STARLAN-128-24 (NET-198-78-128-0-1)
                                  198.78.128.0 - 198.78.135.255

So it saw "NET-198-78-128-0-1" as being unique name and that leads those 
large number of blocks. So it looks like I was wrong and my engine bogged 
on 2nd  block and not the 3rd one and I actually already had focus set on 
"(NET-" and only if that not found go for "NET-" (that function is legacy 
of old arin whois).

On Sat, 31 May 2003 william at elan.net wrote:

> Today I during the ip lookup on 198.78.132.164, my whois engine coredumped.
> After reviewing what happened, it looks like, it first got:
> [whois.arin.net]
> Genuity GNTY-198-76 (NET-198-76-0-0-1)
>                                   198.76.0.0 - 198.79.255.255
> Starlan Communications, Corp. STARLAN-128-24 (NET-198-78-128-0-1)
>                                   198.78.128.0 - 198.78.135.255
> Horizon Trading LLC NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-132-160-1)
>                                   198.78.132.160 - 198.78.132.191
> 
> The engine is designed to then focus and do specific lookups and it looks 
> like it worked fine with first two blocks above but it bogged on the 3rd one 
> (see below), I'll probably adjust it to use "(NET-" as way to find 
> corresponding network name (rather then just "NET-" which always worked 
> before) if I can be get clear answer that all network names in (...) are 
> always unique?
> 
> I'm also wondering if the output below is considered normal or if there 
> was some database or conversion error that so many networks are 
> named "NET-198-78-128-0-1"?
> 
> [root at sokol httpd]# whois net-198-78-128-0-1 at whois.arin.net
> [whois.arin.net]
> Starlan Communications, Corp. (STARLAN-128-24) NET-198-78-128-0-1 
> 198.78.128.0 - 198.78.135.255
> Access Global Inc NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-132-224-1) 198.78.132.224 
> - 198.78.132.255
> Adam Hurtwiz NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-160-1) 198.78.130.160 - 
> 198.78.130.175
> Advance Solutions Inc. NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-224-1) 
> 198.78.131.224 - 198.78.131.239
> Alba Wheelsup International NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-135-128-1) 
> 198.78.135.128 - 198.78.135.255
> Alexander Capital NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-32-1) 198.78.131.32 - 
> 198.78.131.47
> Atif NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-128-1) 198.78.130.128 - 
> 198.78.130.143
> Atmind Design NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-224-1) 198.78.130.224 - 
> 198.78.130.239
> Baltic Information Technology services inc NET-198-78-128-0-1 
> (NET-198-78-130-112-1) 198.78.130.112 - 198.78.130.127
> Blenderbox Internet Cafe NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-134-0-1) 
> 198.78.134.0 - 198.78.134.63
> Blenderbox, Inc. NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-133-0-1) 198.78.133.0 - 
> 198.78.133.63
> BYB Financial NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-48-1) 198.78.131.48 - 
> 198.78.131.63
> Coastline Capital NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-112-1) 198.78.131.112 
> - 198.78.131.127
> Complete Network Solutions Inc. NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-192-1) 
> 198.78.131.192 - 198.78.131.207
> Cyber Professor NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-240-1) 198.78.130.240 - 
> 198.78.130.255
> Datapoint Communications Inc. NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-132-128-1) 
> 198.78.132.128 - 198.78.132.159
> Dencity NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-0-1) 198.78.130.0 - 
> 198.78.130.15
> Forex Capital Management NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-132-0-1) 
> 198.78.132.0 - 198.78.132.31
> Goodman Media Design NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-132-96-1) 
> 198.78.132.96 - 198.78.132.127
> Hara Glick NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-16-1) 198.78.130.16 - 
> 198.78.130.31
> Horizon Trading LLC NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-132-160-1) 
> 198.78.132.160 - 198.78.132.191
> IIT Inc. NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-64-1) 198.78.131.64 - 
> 198.78.131.79
> Internet Garage NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-134-64-1) 198.78.134.64 - 
> 198.78.134.127
> J&S Resources Inc. NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-132-192-1) 
> 198.78.132.192 - 198.78.132.223
> Jenro LLC NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-160-1) 198.78.131.160 - 
> 198.78.131.175
> JPS Trading NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-80-1) 198.78.131.80 - 
> 198.78.131.95
> Jump123 NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-192-1) 198.78.130.192 - 
> 198.78.130.207
> Local King Internet Cafe NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-134-192-1) 
> 198.78.134.192 - 198.78.134.255
> Marquis Brokerage NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-128-1) 198.78.131.128 
> - 198.78.131.143
> Mason Young Associates NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-48-1) 
> 198.78.130.48 - 198.78.130.111
> Metro Resources Group NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-144-1) 
> 198.78.131.144 - 198.78.131.159
> Michael Onghai NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-208-1) 198.78.130.208 - 
> 198.78.130.223
> Millennium Information Group, Inc. NET-198-78-128-0-1 
> (NET-198-78-131-240-1) 198.78.131.240 - 198.78.131.255
> Moving.com NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-133-64-1) 198.78.133.64 - 
> 198.78.133.127
> Nuomedia LLC NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-144-1) 198.78.130.144 - 
> 198.78.130.159
> PC Solutions Inc. NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-134-128-1) 198.78.134.128 
> - 198.78.134.191
> Raw Interactive Inc. NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-135-0-1) 198.78.135.0 
> - 198.78.135.127
> RBT Engineering NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-132-64-1) 198.78.132.64 - 
> 198.78.132.95
> Savant Trading Inc. NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-208-1) 
> 198.78.131.208 - 198.78.131.223
> SpiderWeb NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-176-1) 198.78.130.176 - 
> 198.78.130.191
> Suncomp Inc NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-130-32-1) 198.78.130.32 - 
> 198.78.130.47
> Tempest Consulting NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-16-1) 198.78.131.16 
> - 198.78.131.31
> The Sporn Group Inc NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-96-1) 198.78.131.96 
> - 198.78.131.111
> TNG Travel NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-176-1) 198.78.131.176 - 
> 198.78.131.191
> Vitcom Corp NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-131-0-1) 198.78.131.0 - 
> 198.78.131.15
> Wall Street Services NET-198-78-128-0-1 (NET-198-78-132-32-1) 
> 198.78.132.32 - 198.78.132.63
> 
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