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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Querying Large Number of Whois Records?
[email protected] wrote: > > We are wanting a way to go though our web servers logs, and try to > get a idea of where our traffic is coming from...... > > We have a script that works really great, but we have to put a pause > in it to keep from overloading ARIN... If you are trying to determine the corporate entities your connections are coming from (e.g. AOL, vs. Earthlink, vs. Microsoft, etc....), this might work. If you are trying to determine geographic location, you will find this method frought with errors. For instance, the address block I'm sending this message from is registered to FORE Systems in Warrendale, PA. But I am actually in a remote office (Vienna, VA), connected to Warrendale via a corporate leased-line. We also have offices in foreign countries which may use addresses from the same netblock, so even localizing the connection to a nationality may not work. Of course, even if you get the information you want, you are still assuming that the WHOIS database is accurate, which is not always true. -- David
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