Can I find the web hosting company from an IP address?

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If I have an IP address, is there a way to find the web hosting service that this IP address belongs to?

I tried using whois and traceroute but no luck so far.

The case is that my friend bought a domain and storage several years ago and he can't remember where he bought the storage from.

Why is the whois information not the one you are looking for ? — Dominik, Feb 23 '10 at 14:19
because for some reason whois did not give me any information regarding the company. — ufk, Feb 25 '10 at 14:07

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 23 '10 at 14:19

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You can try querying the ripe database http://www.db.ripe.net/whois

answered Feb 23 '10 at 14:19

Posipiet

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That will pretty much always work. – Antoine Benkemoun Feb 23 '10 at 15:13

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 12 '10 at 10:28

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Or try http://www.whoishostingthis.com/

answered Mar 12 '10 at 10:28

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score 3 · Answer 3 · edited May 03 '13 at 14:41

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You can also check on robtex for a lot of information.

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answered Feb 23 '10 at 15:11

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Malnizzle · Answer 4 · 2010-02-23T14:38:15.307

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dnsstuff.com and do the free "IP information" tool, you'll be able to see the physical proximity of the IP. It will also give you rev dns, ans name, country, among other bits of information that would be helpful. Lots of clues to help you out.

edited Feb 23 '10 at 14:38

answered Feb 23 '10 at 14:31

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Can I find the web hosting company from an IP address?

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