NetRange: 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
CIDR: 172.16.0.0/12
OriginAS:
NetName: PRIVATE-ADDRESS-BBLK-RFC1918-IANA-RESERVED
NetHandle: NET-172-16-0-0-1
Parent: NET-172-0-0-0-0
NetType: IANA Special Use
Comment: These addresses are in use by many millions of independently operated
networks, which might be as small as a single computer connected to a home gateway, and are
automatically configured in hundreds of millions of devices. They are only intended for use
within a private context and traffic that needs to cross the Internet will need to use a
different, unique address.
Comment:
Comment: These addresses can be used by anyone without any need to coordinate with IANA
or an Internet registry. The traffic from these addresses does not come from ICANN or IANA.
We are not the source of activity you may see on logs or in e-mail records. Please refer to
http://www.iana.org/abuse/answers
Comment:
Comment: These addresses were assigned by the IETF, the organization that develops
Internet protocols, in the Best Current Practice document, RFC 1918 which can be found at:
Comment: http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc1918
RegDate: 1994-03-15
Updated: 2013-08-30
Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-172-16-0-0-1
OrgName: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
OrgId: IANA
Address: 12025 Waterfront Drive
Address: Suite 300
City: Los Angeles
StateProv: CA
PostalCode: 90292
Country: US
RegDate:
Updated: 2012-08-31
Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/IANA
OrgTechHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgTechName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
OrgTechPhone: +1-310-301-5820
OrgTechEmail:
OrgTechRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgAbuseHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
OrgAbusePhone: +1-310-301-5820
OrgAbuseEmail:
OrgAbuseRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/IANA-IP-ARIN
