GeoIP information

Thu Sep 24 23:03:29 UTC 2015

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Josh Luthman
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On Sep 24, 2015 7:01 PM, "Ian Clark" <ian.clark at dreamhost.com> wrote:

> How do service providers get all the GeoIP companies to have correct
> information for their address ranges?  Do they just pay them to update it?
> At first I thought it had to do with whois data, but my home Verizon IP
> whois lists Ashburn, VA, yet the GeoIP data shows my local city.
>
> We're trying to find a way to correct our GeoIP data for a specific IP
> range, but aren't sure what the best practices are for doing so.  Any
> advice would be awesome!
>
> --
> Ian Clark
> Network Engineer
> DreamHost
>