Hi, On Mon, Dec 02, 2024 at 11:34:52AM -0500, vi...@wlcr.net wrote: > On 2024/11/27 01:57 AM, Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > > 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.
[…] > > %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. (Worth noting that Tim's query came from 2607:fb90:db98:991c:6b9d:c93f:73d:7514 so not even the same address family as 190.112.52.14. I get the same result and my queries are over IPv6 to RIPE as well.) > Why is a Debian command default setup blocked by RIPE? I imagine the proxy is at the RIPE end, i.e. it's a reverse proxy. Perhaps someone should report this to RIPE. Interestingly so far I can only replicate it with "whois" in Debian 11, not Debian 12. When I do: $ whois 191.96.36.56 on Debian 11, it consistently contacts 2001:13c7:7020:210::16 (whois-pdo.lacnic.net) which I assume internally contacts RIPE. When I do same on Debian 12 it consistently contacts 2001:13c7:7002:4128::150 (whois-gru-s2.whois.lacnic.net). On Debian 11 I can make it work by forcing it to try whois-gru-s2.whois.lacnic.net first: $ whois -h whois-gru-s2.whois.lacnic.net 191.96.36.56 I don't know if this outdated config of Debian's "whois", or some misconfiguration at RIPE/lacnic. Obviously whois does have a config file which it uses to choose whois servers to try, and those servers can become out of date or break. Thanks, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting
