Wikileaks IP

   Wikileaks.org, the domain name, is down but as Wikileaks tweeted yesterday, "WIKILEAKS: Free speech has a number: http://88.80.13.160." Cut and paste that string of numbers into the address bar of your browser and wikileaks.org pops up. The I.P address resolves to http://213.251.145.96 as of this morning. Punch that into a traceroute and the following information appears:

Results returned from whois.arin.net:

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NetRange:       213.0.0.0 - 213.255.255.255
CIDR:           213.0.0.0/8
OriginAS:       
NetName:        RIPE-213
NetHandle:      NET-213-0-0-0-1
Parent:         
NetType:        Allocated to RIPE NCC
NameServer:     TINNIE.ARIN.NET
NameServer:     NS-PRI.RIPE.NET
NameServer:     SUNIC.SUNET.SE
NameServer:     SNS-PB.ISC.ORG
NameServer:     SEC3.APNIC.NET
NameServer:     NS3.NIC.FR
NameServer:     SEC1.APNIC.NET
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:        
Updated:        2009-03-25
Ref:            http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-213-0-0-0-1

OrgName:        RIPE Network Coordination Centre
OrgId:          RIPE
Address:        P.O. Box 10096
City:           Amsterdam
StateProv:      
PostalCode:     1001EB
Country:        NL
RegDate:        
Updated:        2004-12-13
Ref:            http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/RIPE

ReferralServer: whois://whois.ripe.net:43

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Results returned from whois.ripe.net:
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% Information related to '213.251.145.96 - 213.251.145.111'

inetnum:        213.251.145.96 - 213.251.145.111
netname:        WIKILEAKS
descr:          wikileaks.org
country:        AU
admin-c:        WL805-RIPE
tech-c:         WL805-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         OVH-MNT
changed:        noc@ovh.net 20101202
source:         RIPE

person:         Wiki leaks
address:        BOX 4080
address:        University of Melbourne Branch
address:        Victoria 3052
address:        Australia
phone:          +33974760185
e-mail:         abusesp@gmail.com
nic-hdl:        WL805-RIPE
abuse-mailbox:  abusesp@gmail.com
mnt-by:         OVH-MNT
changed:        noc@ovh.net 20101202
source:         RIPE

% Information related to '213.251.128.0/18AS16276'

route:        213.251.128.0/18
descr:        OVH ISP
descr:        Paris, France
origin:       AS16276
notify:       noc@ovh.net
mnt-by:       OVH-MNT
changed:      noc@ovh.net 20010217
source:       RIPE