On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Mike Leber wrote:
> > > I'm looking for a unified table of AS names or a tool that could be used > to generate such a table. > > The table at ftp://ftp.arin.net/info/asn.txt only provides ARIN registered > AS names, using dig NNNN.rdi.int txt only provides ARIN registered AS > names as well, using the geektools whois proxy produces things like: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/split/ripe.ripe.db.aut-num.gz Steve > > Checking server [whois.arin.net] > Results: > > OrgName: RIPE Network Coordination Centre > OrgID: RIPE > Address: Singel 258 > Address: 1016 AB > City: Amsterdam > StateProv: > PostalCode: > Country: NL > > ASNumber: 3154 - 3353 > ASName: RIPE-ASNBLOCK4 > ASHandle: AS3154 > Comment: These addresses have been further assigned to users in > Comment: the RIPE NCC region. Contact information can be found in > Comment: the RIPE database at http://www.ripe.net/whois > RegDate: 1993-12-10 > Updated: 2003-04-25 > > When a check of RIPE shows: > > # whois AS3320 -h whois.ripe.net > % This is the RIPE Whois server. > % The objects are in RPSL format. > % > % Rights restricted by copyright. > % See http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/copyright.html > > as-block: AS3154 - AS3353 > descr: RIPE NCC ASN block > remarks: These AS numbers are further assigned by RIPE NCC > remarks: to LIRs and end-users in the RIPE NCC region > remarks: Please refer to these documents > remarks: <http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ir-policies-procedures.html> > <http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnrequestform.html> > <http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnsupport.html> > admin-c: CREW-RIPE > tech-c: OPS4-RIPE > mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT > mnt-lower: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT > changed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20010423 > changed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20011024 > changed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20011120 > changed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20020408 > source: RIPE > > aut-num: AS3320 > as-name: UNSPECIFIED > descr: Deutsche Telekom AG > descr: Internet service provider operations > ...more stuff... > > Which while you could write a hacked up script that scans for the first > description line after finding an aut-num line that was an exact match, > leave you wondering questions like is the as-name field unused in the RIPE > database (unlike the ARIN database)? > > I figure there are several people out that that all must have solved this > problem independently, perhaps one of them would share? :) :) :) > > Mike. > > +----------------- H U R R I C A N E - E L E C T R I C -----------------+ > | Mike Leber Direct Internet Connections Voice 510 580 4100 | > | Hurricane Electric Web Hosting Colocation Fax 510 580 4151 | > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.he.net | > +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > >