Re: WHOIS rejection from strange IP address

On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 1:51 AM Timothy M Butterworth <timothy.m.butterworth@gmail.com> wrote:

On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 4:02 PM vince@wlcr.net <vince@wlcr.net> wrote:

Can anyone explain why whois on a Debian server gets a rejection as if
through a proxy server?
Does the Debian command "whois" not connect directly to the various
databases:

$whois 191.96.36.56
% IP Client: 64.25x.xx.xx
% This is the RIPE Database query service.
% The objects are in RPSL format.
%
% The RIPE Database is subject to Terms and Conditions.
% See https://docs.db.ripe.net/terms-conditions.html

%ERROR:201: access denied for 190.112.52.13
%
% Sorry, access from your host has been permanently
% denied because of a repeated excessive querying.
% For more information, see
% https://docs.db.ripe.net/FAQ/#why-did-i-receive-an-error-201-access-denied

% This query was served by the RIPE Database Query Service version 1.114
(SHETLAND)

I get a similar but slightly different error message.

tmb@hp-debian:~$ whois 191.96.36.56
% IP Client: 2607:fb90:db98:991c:6b9d:c93f:73d:7514
% This is the RIPE Database query service.
% The objects are in RPSL format.
%
% The RIPE Database is subject to Terms and Conditions.
% See https://docs.db.ripe.net/terms-conditions.html

%ERROR:201: access denied for 190.112.52.14
%
% Queries from your IP address have passed the daily limit of controlled objects.
% Access from your host has been temporarily denied.
% For more information, see
% https://docs.db.ripe.net/FAQ/#why-did-i-receive-an-error-201-access-denied

% This query was served by the RIPE Database Query Service version 1.114 (ABERDEEN)

Show my ip address says my public IPv4 address is 172.59.137.156. I do not know where 190.112.52.14 is coming from.

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