Whois results:

NetRange:       176.0.0.0 - 176.255.255.255
CIDR:           176.0.0.0/8
OriginAS:       
NetName:        RIPE-176
NetHandle:      NET-176-0-0-0-0
Parent:         
NetType:        Allocated to RIPE NCC
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:        1993-05-01
Updated:        2010-05-18
Ref:            http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-176-0-0-0-0

OrgName:        RIPE Network Coordination Centre
OrgId:          RIPE
Address:        P.O. Box 10096
City:           Amsterdam
StateProv:      
PostalCode:     1001EB
Country:        NL
RegDate:        
Updated:        2011-09-24
Ref:            http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/RIPE

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

OrgTechHandle: RNO29-ARIN
OrgTechName:   RIPE NCC Operations
OrgTechPhone:  +31 20 535 4444 
OrgTechEmail:  ripe.net
OrgTechRef:    http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/RNO29-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: RNO29-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   RIPE NCC Operations
OrgAbusePhone:  +31 20 535 4444 
OrgAbuseEmail:  ripe.net
OrgAbuseRef:    http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/RNO29-ARIN





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inetnum:         176.31.224.0 - 176.31.255.255
netname:         OVH
descr:           OVH SAS
descr:           Dedicated servers
descr:           http://www.ovh.com
country:         FR
admin-c:         OK217-RIPE
tech-c:          OTC2-RIPE
status:          ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:          OVH-MNT
source:          RIPE # Filtered

role:           OVH Technical Contact
address:        OVH SAS
address:        2 rue Kellermann
address:        59100 Roubaix
address:        France
admin-c:        OK217-RIPE
tech-c:         GM84-RIPE
nic-hdl:        OTC2-RIPE
abuse-mailbox:  ovh.net
mnt-by:         OVH-MNT
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Octave Klaba
address:        OVH SAS
address:        2 rue Kellermann
address:        59100 Roubaix
address:        France
phone:          +33 9 74 53 13 23
nic-hdl:        OK217-RIPE
abuse-mailbox:  ovh.net
mnt-by:         OVH-MNT
source:         RIPE # Filtered


route:           176.31.128.0/17
descr:           OVH ISP
descr:           Paris, France
origin:          AS16276
mnt-by:          OVH-MNT
source:          RIPE # Filtered