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DEFINITION - whois is a program that will tell you the owner of any second-level domain name who has registered it with Verisign (or with Network Solutions, which was acquired by Verisign). Network Solutions was originally the only Internet registrar of the com, net, and org domain names) and many domain names are still registered with Verisign. If a Web site obtained its domain name from Network Solutions or Verisign, you can look up the name of the owner of the Web site by entering (for example):
               aol.com
and whois will tell you the owner of that second-level domain name.

whois can also be used to find out whether a domain name is available or has already been taken. If you enter a domain name you are considering and the search result is "No match," the domain name is likely to be available and you can apply to register it.

Recently, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has opened up domain name registration to a number of other companies. To search all of these companies at the same time for registration information, you can use BetterWhois.

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IP addressing and subnetting explained: Our IP addressing and subnetting crash course provides an overview of IP addressing-related topics, including IPv4 and IPv6, subnetting, DHCP, and calculating subnet masks.
Troubleshooting IP Routing -- 'CCNA Official Exam Certification Library, 3rd Edition,' Chapter 7: Learn how to troubleshoot IP routing in preparation for the Cisco CCNA exam in this chapter from 'CCNA Official Exam Certification Library, 3rd Edition.'
IP address management -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics': Learn how IP address management and maintenance tools can help manage the scope of IP addresses on your network.
IP Accounting -- from Network Management: Accounting and Performance Strategies: IP Accounting, Chapter 6 of Network Management: Accounting and Performance Strategies, describes the IP Accounting features and functions in Cisco IOS, and SNMP MIB.
Basic IP Connectivity and CEF Troubleshooting -- Chapter 4 of "Cisco Express Forwarding": This chapter presents the general troubleshooting used on Cisco IOS routers and switches as a first step in troubleshooting IP connectivity problems.

LAST UPDATED: 05 Dec 2002

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More resources from around the web:
- Verisign provides the Internet's whois page.
- BetterWhois lets you look up domain names from all registrars at the same time.
- IBM and perhaps other sites have a "whois" employee look-up facility.





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