I am on jaunty and I get:

$ whois 113.53.156.48
% [whois.apnic.net node-2]
% Whois data copyright terms    http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html

inetnum:      113.53.0.0 - 113.53.191.255
netname:      totnet
descr:        dynamic IP for Broadband Service
descr:        TOT Public Company Limited Bangkok
country:      th
tech-c:       ag100-ap
admin-c:      pa82-ap
status:       assigned non-portable
mnt-by:       maint-th-tot
changed:      ag100.ap@gmail.com 20081022
source:       APNIC

route:        113.53.128.0/17
descr:        TOT Public Company Limited
origin:       AS9737
mnt-by:       MAINT-TH-TOT
changed:      mail_abuse@tot.co.th 20090715
source:       APNIC

person:       pansak arpakajorn
nic-hdl:      PA82-AP
e-mail:       mail_abuse@tot.co.th
address:      89/2 Moo 3 Chaengwattana Rd, Laksi,Bangkok 10210 THAILAND
phone:        +66-2574-9178
fax-no:       +66-2574-8401
country:      TH
changed:      suraches@tot.co.th 20050720
changed:      ag100.ap@gmail.com 20071107
mnt-by:       MAINT-TH-TOT
source:       APNIC

person:       apipol gunabhibal
nic-hdl:      AG100-AP
e-mail:       mail_abuse@tot.co.th
address:      89/2 Moo 3 Chaengwattana Rd, Laksi, Bangkok 10210 THAILAND
phone:        +66-2505-2481
fax-no:       +66-2574-8401
country:      TH
changed:      suraches@tot.co.th 20050720
mnt-by:       MAINT-TH-TOT
source:       APNIC

$ whois --version
Version 4.7.30.

Report bugs to <md+whois@linux.it>.

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Eric Shubert <ejs@shubes.net> wrote:

On ubuntu Hardy, I get:

shubes@edwin:~$ whois 113.53.156.48
Unknown AS number or IP network. Please upgrade this program.
shubes@edwin:~$

On CentOS5 I get information back.

Anyone know how to update whois on ubuntu so I get information on this
address?

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