Hello, One of our program which automatically generates route objects in the RIPE database crashes because of a 'strange' answer of the ripe database. I have recently allocated the following block 194.254.220.0 - 194.254.235.0 for one of our site. So the object generated in the RIPE database is: inetnum: 194.254.220.0 - 194.254.235.0 ... So when I make the following request: whois 194.254.220.0 I get: inetnum: 194.254.220.0 - 194.254.235.0 I get the same answer for the following addresses: 194.254.220,221,222...227 However, If I do: whois 194.254.228.0 I get: inetnum: 194.254.0.0 - 194.254.255.255 I get the same answer for the following addresses: 194.254.228,229...235 while I should get: inetnum: 194.254.220 - 194.254.235.0. (The whole block 194.254.0.0-194.254.255.0 belongs to Renater, and I allocate IP numbers from this block to our sites) So, as one of our program automatically generates route objects, It works fine for the first 8 addresses : route: 194.254.220.0/24 ... route: 194.254.221.0/24 ... route: 194.254.222.0/24 .... but it does not generate any route objects for the other addresses, because instead of generating 194.254.228.0/24 it tries to generate a route object for 194.254.0.0-194.254.255.255 Do you have any explanations for this problem ? Thanks for your help. Franck SIMON RENATER