[ILUG] Irish IP GeoLocation?

[Michael Watterson]

Paul Reilly wrote:
> Does anyone know where to get a list of the IP address ranges used
> by the major broadband providers in Ireland?  I'd like to be able to
> restrict access via SSH to just IP's coming from say Eircom,
> DigiWeb, Perlico etc. I tried looking up the netblock ranges but
> always seem to miss a subnet or two. Are the ranges documented
> somewhere?
>
> Also is it possible to identify the town/city people are coming
> from based on their IP? I'd like to be able to provide a localised
> web page to say people from Galway or Cork, that is different to
> the page for people from Dublin.
>
> Paul
>
>   
You'll not always let people from Ireland in. In the past 3 and UPC have 
used UK IPs
People on UTV sometimes use the UTV N.I. Proxy settings so they  get 
more  BBC content. (possible selling point for UTV dsl?)
There are over 2000 satellite users
So lots of future potential for blocking people.
last I looked 3 *STILL* used only one or a few IPs with transparent 
proxy for whole country. Website: You have used your download Quota for 
today :-)

where the database says the IP is (i.e. Limerick) may be fictional. 
Either some ISPs have wierd networks, or don't update stuff.
The new Digiweb Mobile service unlike GSM/GRPS/EDGE/HSDPA has the IP 
associated like Static with the modem's MAC (your PC is DHCP, but no 
matter which mast in whole country you always get same IP). This allows 
handover between masts without losing a session (try it on 3, O2 or 
Vodaphone :-) ).

If you do a localised page and Rights Management is not involved let 
people override it.
People my work in a different County to Home.


-- 
Mike