Utterly OT: Tracking down a webhost

Jul 12, 2009 7 Replies

For reasons I can't divulge yet, I'm trying to track down the company that current hosts the website

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I thought a quick whois would answer that question but as there are problems with that approach. Samspade throws up this.

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I try to chase up ghoulnet though I get "Ceased Trading"
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site though is still working so somebody must be hosting it but the records are clearly out of date.



Any suggestions? Contacting the site owner isn't an option.



Tim



Possibly now Fasthosts Internet Limited. Based on

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resolves here to 213.171.219.234 (and checks by Tracert)..

Then

[whois.ripe.net] % This is the RIPE Database query service. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % The RIPE Database is subject to Terms and Conditions. % See
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Note: This output has been filtered. % To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag.

% Information related to '213.171.218.0 - 213.171.219.255'

inetnum: 213.171.218.0 - 213.171.219.255 netname: FASTHOSTS-UK-NETWORK descr: UK's largest web hosting company descr: based in Gloucester, England country: GB admin-c: MW8691-RIPE tech-c: DS445-RIPE status: ASSIGNED PA mnt-by: AS15418-MNT remarks: report abuse to snipped-for-privacy@fasthosts.co.uk remarks: All reports via other channels will be ignored. source: RIPE # Filtered

person: Mark Wood address: Fasthosts Internet Limited address: Suite 7, Discovery Court address: 154 Southgate Street address: Gloucester, GL1 2EX phone: +44 1452 541251 fax-no: +44 1452 541633 nic-hdl: MW8691-RIPE mnt-by: AS15418-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered

person: Darren Sloper address: Fasthosts Internet Limited address: Suite 7, Discovery Court address: 154 Southgate Street address: Gloucester, GL1 2EX phone: +44 1452 541251 fax-no: +44 1452 541633 nic-hdl: DS445-RIPE mnt-by: AS15418-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered

So, when will you be divulging the reasons? We'll be looking forward to it...

Thanks. I'll try giving them a call.

Tim

The race organiser died suddenly yesterday, in all probablility taking passwords etc. with him. His death wasn't publically announced until today.

Tim

Netcraft Toolbar shows Fasthosts as host

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OIC. Sorry for the flip-ness.

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