mandrake 10.0
i have internet connection in my university through proxy server (10.1.1.50).
i do not know who is the ISP of the proxy server.
hw can i get all the information by query the any server?or by any command.?

Go to:

http://www.whatismyip.com/

Find out your Internet IP there, then run "whois <that_IP>" and it will tell you information about the ISP.

[root@localhost root]# whois 10.1.1.50
getaddrinfo: Temporary failure in name resolution
[root@localhost root]#


what was wrong.?

That is not an internet IP, that is your local network IP. Go to the site if you want to know your ISP.

sir i do not the local ip and internet IP pls more about this.
and what the error

getaddrinfo: Temporary failure in name resolution

how this come?

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this is the result when i go that site..



[root@localhost root]# whois 203.197.138.170
getaddrinfo: Temporary failure in name resolution
[root@localhost root]#

The "whois" command returns:

% [whois.apnic.net node-1]
% Whois data copyright terms http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html

inetnum: 203.197.0.0 - 203.197.255.255
netname: VSNL-IN
descr: Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd - India.
descr: Videsh Sanchar Bhawan, M.G. Road
descr: Fort, Bombay 400001
country: IN
admin-c: IA15-AP
tech-c: VT43-AP
remarks: -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
remarks: This object can only be modified by APNIC hostmaster
remarks: If you wish to modify this object details please
remarks: send email to hostmaster@apnic.net with your organisation
remarks: account name in the subject line.
remarks: -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
mnt-by: APNIC-HM
mnt-lower: MAINT-VSNL-AP
mnt-routes: MAINT-VSNL-AP
changed: hm-changed@apnic.net 20040318
status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE
changed: hm-changed@apnic.net 20040319
source: APNIC

person: IP Administrator
nic-hdl: IA15-AP
e-mail: ip.admin@vsnl.co.in
address: 6th Floor, LVSB, VSNL
address: Kashinath Dhuru marg, Prabhadevi
address: Dadar(W), Mumbai 400028
address: India
phone: +91-22-56633503
fax-no: +91-22-24320132
country: IN
changed: gpsingh@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in 20040312
mnt-by: MAINT-VSNL-AP
source: APNIC

person: VSNL Tech
nic-hdl: VT43-AP
e-mail: ip.tech@vsnl.co.in
address: 6th Floor, LVSB, VSNL
address: Kashinath Dhuru marg, Prabhadevi
address: Dadar(W), Mumbai 400028
address: India
phone: +91-22-56633503
fax-no: +91-22-24320132
country: IN
changed: kapilkumar.jain@vsnl.co.in 20040312
mnt-by: MAINT-VSNL-AP
source: APNIC