What's the real issue here?

Wed Sep 19 14:37:41 UTC 2007

My whois program returns:

97.81.31.19
Host unreachable

97.81.24.0 - 97.81.31.255

Charter Communications
12405 Powerscourt Dr.
St. Louis
MO
63131
United States

IPAddressing
+1-314-288-3889
ipaddressing at chartercom.com

Abuse:
+1-314-288-3111
abuse at charter.net

KNG-TN-97-81-24
Created: 2007-04-11
Updated: 2007-04-11
Source: whois.arin.net 

Perhaps a function of how lookups are being done?  *shrug*

Scott

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Subject: What's the real issue here?

:~> whois 97.81.31.19
Unknown AS number or IP network. Please upgrade this program.

Is this a function of whois hardcoded to no do lookups for this address
space?  I can't seem to find any info about the range, beyond
"registered but unallocated".   I figured whois would at least return
something about it not being allocated.

Is this hijacked space?