ASN AS6180 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

Who manages ASN AS6180?

AS6180 is listed under Network Information Services.

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AS6180

AS6180 – Network Information Services

AS Number	6180
AS Name	NIS-CT
Organization	Network Information Services (org-nis1-afrinic)
Country	ZA
Number of IPv4 Routes	0
Number of IPv6 Routes	0
ASN type	ISP
Allocation Status	ASSIGNED
Registry	AFRINIC
Date Allocated	N/A

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Raw Whois Response

% This is the AfriNIC Whois server.
% The AFRINIC whois database is subject to  the following terms of Use. See https://afrinic.net/whois/terms

% Note: this output has been filtered.
%       To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag.

% Information related to 'AS6180'

% No abuse contact registered for AS6180

aut-num:        AS6180
as-name:        NIS-CT
descr:          NIS-CT
status:         ASSIGNED
org:            ORG-NIS1-AFRINIC
admin-c:        NETW273-AFRINIC
tech-c:         AW352-AFRINIC
mnt-lower:      TF-196-28-5-MNT
mnt-routes:     TF-196-28-5-MNT
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

organisation:   ORG-NIS1-AFRINIC
org-name:       Network Information Services
org-type:       LIR
country:        ZA
address:        Box 23977
                Claremont
                Cape Town
                Cape Town
                7735
                ZA
admin-c:        NETW273-AFRINIC
tech-c:         AW352-AFRINIC
mnt-ref:        AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Anthony Manager Walker
address:        Network Information Services
address:        Tokai On Main, Main Rd
address:        Tokai, 7945
address:        ZA
phone:          tel:+27-21-710-5700
fax-no:         tel:+27-21-712-4299
nic-hdl:        AW352-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         GENERATED-JQYMRITMWGUZCQZNJDET8HTNFXWPEVN1-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Network Admin
address:        Box 23977
address:        Claremont
address:        Cape Town
address:        7735
address:        ZA
phone:          tel:+27-217105700107
nic-hdl:        NETW273-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         GENERATED-P9VJNEBXZ65JKUBKPJZSV2HONLVNKCUH-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered




#
# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
#
# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#


ASNumber:       6180
ASName:         AFRINIC-ASNBLOCK-6180
ASHandle:       AS6180
RegDate:        2005-02-21
Updated:        2005-02-21
Comment:        This AS number block is under AFRINIC responsibility.
Comment:        Please see http://www.afrinic.net/ for further details,
Comment:        or check the WHOIS server located at whois.afrinic.net).
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/6180

ResourceLink:  http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query
ResourceLink:  whois.afrinic.net


OrgName:        African Network Information Center
OrgId:          AFRINIC
Address:        Level 11ABC
Address:        Raffles Tower
Address:        Lot 19, Cybercity
City:           Ebene
StateProv:      
PostalCode:     
Country:        MU
RegDate:        2004-05-17
Updated:        2015-05-04
Comment:        AfriNIC - http://www.afrinic.net
Comment:        The African & Indian Ocean Internet Registry
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/AFRINIC

ReferralServer:  whois://whois.afrinic.net
ResourceLink:  http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query

OrgAbuseHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Generic POC
OrgAbusePhone:  +230 4666616 
OrgAbuseEmail:  abusepoc@afrinic.net
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Generic POC
OrgTechPhone:  +230 4666616 
OrgTechEmail:  abusepoc@afrinic.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN


#
# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
#
# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#

Parsed Whois Response

{
  "status" : true,
  "whois_server" : "whois.afrinic.net",
  "aut_nums" : [ {
    "aut_num" : "AS6180",
    "as_name" : "NIS-CT",
    "description" : [ "NIS-CT" ],
    "status" : "ASSIGNED",
    "organization" : "ORG-NIS1-AFRINIC",
    "admin_contacts" : [ "NETW273-AFRINIC" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "AW352-AFRINIC" ],
    "mnt_lower" : [ "TF-196-28-5-MNT" ],
    "mnt_routes" : [ "TF-196-28-5-MNT" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC"
  } ],
  "organization" : {
    "handle" : "ORG-NIS1-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Network Information Services",
    "type" : "LIR",
    "address" : [ "Box 23977", "Claremont", "Cape Town", "Cape Town", "7735", "ZA" ],
    "city" : "Cape Town",
    "district" : "Cape Town",
    "zip_code" : "7735",
    "country" : [ "ZA" ],
    "admin_contacts" : [ "NETW273-AFRINIC" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "AW352-AFRINIC" ],
    "mnt_ref" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "ZA"
  },
  "administrative_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "NETW273-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Network Admin",
    "address" : [ "Box 23977", "Claremont", "Cape Town", "7735", "ZA" ],
    "city" : "Cape Town",
    "zip_code" : "7735",
    "country" : "ZA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-217105700107" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-P9VJNEBXZ65JKUBKPJZSV2HONLVNKCUH-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "ZA"
  } ],
  "technical_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "AW352-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Anthony Manager Walker",
    "address" : [ "Network Information Services", "Tokai On Main, Main Rd", "Tokai, 7945", "ZA" ],
    "street" : "Main Rd",
    "zip_code" : "7945",
    "country" : "ZA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-21-710-5700" ],
    "fax_no" : [ "+27-21-712-4299" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-JQYMRITMWGUZCQZNJDET8HTNFXWPEVN1-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "ZA"
  } ]
}

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