[PLUG-TALK] Static IP address geolocation

[Tomas Kuchta]

On Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 20:06 Aaron Burt <aaron at bavariati.org> wrote:

> On 2021-04-01 14:37, Rich Shepard wrote:
> > My static IP address (50.126.108.78) terminates here in Troutdale, OR
> > and
> > was issued by ZiplyFiber (nee Verizon -> Frontier). The geolocation
> > associate with that IP address shows up on websites and whatismyip.com
> > as
> > either Tigard, OR or Hillsboro, OR.
>
> AFAIK, MaxMind is the most commonly used GeoIP database.  (At least it's
> what every project I've worked on uses.)
> You can submit a correction here:
> https://support.maxmind.com/geoip-data-correction-request/
>
> .


If you cannot get the IP geolocation resolved to enable your IP precise
tracking - you could also enable web browser cookies and set your location
with the vendors.

Enabling third party cookies and setting your location with a few
mainstream web properties will surely work even better and across whole web.

Hope you get this fixed,
-T

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