Re[2]: Determining the country of orgin for IP address(es)

From: Rzac` (bugtrackat_private)
Date: Tue Feb 26 2002 - 13:09:39 PST

  • Next message: Russell Fulton: "Re: Determining the country of orgin for IP address(es)"

    On 26/Feb/2002, Glenn Forbes Flemin Larratt wrote:
    GFFL> It may have been the theory that IP ranges were geographically
    GFFL> organized, but that's long since gone the way of all things.
    GFFL> (...)
    
    Indeed, I have a client of mine here in Europe using part of an IP
    address block allocated to its American mother company that is listed
    on ARIN.  Looking up the IP address on the registries would let you
    think it is US-based, which is wrong.
    
    
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