Quova, Maxmind, and others all return accurate results for everything of ours I have tested. Some of the IPs in question have been properly assigned or delegated to us for several years in whois. But yeah, thanks for the input... I actually hadn't checked Quova until now. Perhaps Google rolls their own...
--Carl On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Mike Schoenfeld < mike.schoenf...@mediatek.com> wrote: > I don't know what Google uses but any company using F5 equipment is using > Quova geolocation services. You can request updates and check your circuit > here: > > http://www.quova.com/what/request-ip-update/ > > The problem is that the F5 devices don't update the database files > automatically, they need to be manually updated. Unless I get a specific > request at my company I don't bother updating on a regular basis. > > -Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Rosevear [mailto:crosev...@skytap.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:19 PM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Youtube Geolocation > > I have had this same problem, followed Google's forms, etc... they never > seem to fix it. Its really annoying. > > This is an epic fail on the part of Google in my opinion. My netblocks all > show Seattle in whois... my routing is obviously here... I don't think we > have an official address in the UK listed on anything. > > How does Google get this information? Why don't they possibly ever do > anything about it? It makes Google's properties perform abysmally to a > large percentage of our customer base. And then we get blamed for it. > > And Google does nothing, even after submitting the web form that clearly > states that they will not get back to us about it but will try to resolve > the issue. Its quite hideous really. Its in everyone's worst interest. How > about maybe trusting my whois data? If whois data leads to incorrect > results then it is in the netblock owners' best interest to update the whois > data if they want to be directed efficiently with gslb/etc that uses whois > data as the source. > > And I've been working with ip-geo stuff for years... I understand that a > lot of effort has gone into making it "better" than the whois data... but > every other freaking IP geolocator I type my IP into properly recognizes the > addresses are in Seattle... why not Google? > > Anyway, I at the very least commiserate with you if I'm not perhaps making > some passive-aggressive cry for help from Google or anyone else with a clue > bat about this issue. :) Thanks! > > > > --C > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Dan White <dwh...@olp.net> wrote: > > > We're experiencing very poor quality with You Tube, and it appears > > we're subject to a bad entry within a geolocation database somewhere. > > > > When we attempt to view videos, the contact comes back to us from IPs > like: > > > > 208.117.226.21 (traceroute's through Frankfurt) > > 173.194.50.47 > > 74.125.100.29 > > > > All of those IPs are >125ms away from us (67.217.144.0/20, and > > 216.14.144.0/20). > > > > However, we've never experienced redirection problems with Google > > before (we always land at www.google.com), so I'm not sure where to > > take our trouble. The page at: > > > > http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/request.py?contact_type=ip > > > > isn't of much help as it assumes the problem is google.com redirection. > > > > Are there any contacts at Youtube who could provide some assistance? > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > Dan White > > > > > > > -- > Carl Rosevear > Manager of Operations > Skytap, Inc. > direct (206) 588-8899 > ************* Email Confidentiality Notice ******************** > The information contained in this e-mail message (including any > attachments) may be confidential, proprietary, privileged, or otherwise > exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. It is intended to be > conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). Any use, dissemination, > distribution, printing, retaining or copying of this e-mail (including its > attachments) by unintended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited and may > be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, or > believe > that you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender > immediately (by replying to this e-mail), delete any and all copies of > this e-mail (including any attachments) from your system, and do not > disclose the content of this e-mail to any other person. Thank you! > > -- Carl Rosevear Manager of Operations Skytap, Inc. direct (206) 588-8899
