Get-WhoIs
SYNOPSIS
Lookup WhoIS data for a given IPv4 address.
SYNTAX
Get-WhoIs [-IPAddress] <String> [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This command queries the ARIN database to lookup WhoIs information for a given IPv4 address.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
PS C:\> get-whois 208.67.222.222 | Select-Object -Property *
IP : 208.67.222.222
Name : OPENDNS-NET-1
RegisteredOrganization : Cisco OpenDNS, LLC
City : San Francisco
StartAddress : 208.67.216.0
EndAddress : 208.67.223.255
NetBlocks : 208.67.216.0/21
Updated : 3/2/2012 8:03:18 AM
Example 2
PS C:\> '1.1.1.1','8.8.8.8','208.67.222.222'| get-whois
Name IP RegisteredOrganization NetBlocks Updated
---- -- ---------------------- --------- -------
APNIC-1 1.1.1.1 Asia Pacific Network Information Centre 1.0.0.0/8 7/30/2010 8:23:43 AM
LVLT-GOGL-8-8-8 8.8.8.8 Google LLC 8.8.8.0/24 3/14/2014 3:52:05 PM
OPENDNS-NET-1 208.67.222.222 Cisco OpenDNS, LLC 208.67.216.0/21 3/2/2012 8:03:18 AM
PARAMETERS
-IPAddress
Enter a valid IPV4 address to lookup with WhoIs. It is assumed all of the octets are less than 254.
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS
System.String
OUTPUTS
WhoIsResult
NOTES
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