On May 24, 2013, at 3:27 AM, Paul Kelly :: Blacknight wrote: >>> >>> Just because I have operations in one region does not preclude me >> from having operations >>> in other regions. YMMV of course. >>> >>> /bill >> >> That was exactly my point, Bill... If you have operations in RIPE and ARIN >> regions, it is entirely possible for you to obtain addresses from RIPE or >> ARIN >> and use them in both locations, or, obtain addresses from both RIPE and >> ARIN and use them in their respective regions, or mix and match in just about >> any imaginable way. Thus, IP addresses don't reside in regions, either. They >> are merely issued somewhat regionally. >> > > In theory Maxmind is quite accurate. From 1 x /20 that we own we tag > different space with the country: flag in the RIPE db. Maxmind picks this up > after approx 30 days and says it's in Country X vrs country Y.
Interesting. I wonder how many days it takes the RIPE db to report the correct country for those more specifics that you've tagged... TV > e.g. > > $ geoiplookup 81.17.247.64 > GeoIP Country Edition: US, United States > $ geoiplookup 81.17.247.1 > GeoIP Country Edition: IE, Ireland > > Obviously the RIPE db structure makes this simple. As for other RIRs it's not > as easy. Like someone else said, it's going to be an 80% solution and its > really down to good administration from a network operator point of view. > i.e. if you route some of your RIPE space in ARIN territory you should > specify the country. There's numerous reasons for this but it's just good > practice IMO. > > Pk >
