Re: Is someone trying to hack my system?

[Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 21/05/2009, at 9:43 PM, Jerry Adams wrote:

> Yeah, usually, Simon.  But, when I entered 222.136.188.66 (from the  
> original post) into the WHOIS search, the information below is what  
> showed up.  QLD, I thought, was Queensland, and that AU was Australia.

Correct, so far as it goes but that information tells me it's showing  
the assigning authority rather than the "owner". APNIC is the  
authority for all Asia-Pacific IP addresses. Other appends have shown  
better information.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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