[LINK] RFI: Geolocation based on IP-Address

[Roger Clarke]

At 9:52 +1000 27/9/07, David Lochrin wrote:
>country:	Australia
>region:	Northern Territory
>city:	Tennant Creek
>isp:	Dot Communications

Orright, I'll have a go.

Does Dot use an old server called 'NT'?


At 9:52 +1000 27/9/07, David Lochrin wrote:
>On Thursday 27 September 2007 08:44, Roger Clarke wrote:
>>  I've finally made time to look at http://www.ip2location.com/free.asp.
>>
>>  It gets me right, at the level of 'ACT' (except for "Net Speed: DIAL").
>>
>>  I'm unclear how the service can narrow it to the ACT.  [...]
>
>    I couldn't resist trying this!
>
>    My ISP was "Dot Communications" until early July, when they 
>"transferred" the business to APCS (Australian Power Control 
>Systems).  However APCS provided wholesale ISP services until then, 
>and I understand taking over Dot's business is their first retail 
>enterprise.  The network itself is still known under it's old name 
>as the 'D2' network and my email address is still .... at d2.net.au, 
>but the IP addresses are owned by APCS.
>
>    Dot was in Harris Street, Sydney.  APCS is in Queensland - the 
>APNIC record for their subnet 220.157.84.0 - 220.157.84.255 shows 
>the contact as level 21, 144 Edward Street, Brisbane.
>
>    I'm located in the Southern Highlands, about 100Km south of Sydney.
>
>    However ip2location gave my details as follows:
>
>country:	Australia
>region:	Northern Territory
>city:	Tennant Creek
>isp:	Dot Communications
>
>    I'm not sure what to make of that.
>
>David

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