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Title: utrace
Post by: somanyholes on Aug 11, 2009, 08:38:20
might be of use for some. Shows the worldwide location of an ip address. There are a number of sites that do this, but this one seems to provide more info than others.

http://en.utrace.de/
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 10:17:05
It has me in Bristol.  ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: somanyholes on Aug 11, 2009, 10:45:46
thats very strange, from memory your not near there?. if you do a Whois Lookup(IP) on http://www.iptools.com/ does that show you as bristol as well?
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Simon on Aug 11, 2009, 10:46:12
Works for me.  Rik always has to be difficult, So.  ;)
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 10:50:54
Quote from: somanyholes on Aug 11, 2009, 10:45:46
thats very strange, from memory your not near there?. if you do a Whois Lookup(IP) on http://www.iptools.com/ does that show you as bristol as well?

Mapping isn't working for me there, So.
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 10:53:03
Actually, just tried the bottom link, and that dumps me in Bristol too.
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: somanyholes on Aug 11, 2009, 10:57:36
It looks like it is how idnet have got things setup then. How far are you from Bristol ?
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Gary on Aug 11, 2009, 11:05:17
It has me in Letchworth which sounds like something people do at clubs to each other  ;D Thats 85 miles as the crow flies from me
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 11:05:35
Quote from: somanyholes on Aug 11, 2009, 10:57:36
It looks like it is how idnet have got things setup then. How far are you from Bristol ?

About 150-200 miles at a guess. I'll try my other IP address and see what that gives.
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Simon on Aug 11, 2009, 11:13:07
I wonder if being on WBC makes any difference?
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 11:17:30
My other IP shows up as Milton Keynes...
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Ray on Aug 11, 2009, 11:29:40
Works for me, it places me in Lutterworth which around 4 miles from where I live.  :)
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: somanyholes on Aug 11, 2009, 11:37:03
Looks like I'll have to agree with Simon then, and say Rik's just being awkward  ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 11:37:55
Only half of me is, So, the WBC connected half. :)
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Ray on Aug 11, 2009, 11:38:07
Quote from: somanyholes on Aug 11, 2009, 11:37:03
Looks like I'll have to agree with Simon then, and say Rik's just being awkward  ;D

Can't disagree with that, So.  ;D :whistle:
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Gary on Aug 11, 2009, 11:42:28
I wonder why it has me 85 miles from where I am ?
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: somanyholes on Aug 11, 2009, 11:48:52
85 miles does seem beyond what i would expect. These type of services usually get it right to within 30 miles or so. i presume you have used your ip from the router wan interface, not some possible proxied address..
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Gary on Aug 11, 2009, 11:50:39
Quote from: somanyholes on Aug 11, 2009, 11:48:52
85 miles does seem beyond what i would expect. These type of services usually get it right to within 30 miles or so. i presume you have used your ip from the router wan interface, not some possible proxied address..
Yes its from the router wan interface, no proxie used at all  :dunno:
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 11:51:18
Quote from: Ray on Aug 11, 2009, 11:38:07
Can't disagree with that, So.  ;D :whistle:

:nana: ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Ray on Aug 11, 2009, 11:51:38
 ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: wiltshirejohn on Aug 11, 2009, 12:11:36
..puts me in Manchester!
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 12:14:19
Close. :)
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Simon on Aug 11, 2009, 12:26:28
Quote from: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 11:37:55
Only half of me is, So, the WBC connected half. :)

Would be beyond the realms of possibility that this symptom could be connected to the ongoing WBC issues?  If connections are being routed halfway round the country, could this not have an effect?
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 12:35:25
It could. Though I go through the MK node...
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: quandam on Aug 11, 2009, 12:36:35
Places me in Letchworth approx 500 miles away from me! :dunno: NOT ON WBC :dunno:
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 12:38:09
Which is logical as that's where the registration would have been.
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Simon on Aug 11, 2009, 12:39:47
Well, mine is accurate, not on WBC.  :dunno:
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Baz on Aug 11, 2009, 14:01:58
im in London   ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Gary on Aug 11, 2009, 14:42:37
Quote from: quandam on Aug 11, 2009, 12:36:35
Places me in Letchworth approx 500 miles away from me! :dunno: NOT ON WBC :dunno:
Thats with me Q but I'm only 85 miles out though, fancy a picnic  ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 15:17:55
Quote from: Baz on Aug 11, 2009, 14:01:58
im in London   ;D

You must have long arms then, Baz. ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Glenn on Aug 11, 2009, 18:03:51
Letchworth for me too, which is what I expected
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: kinmel on Aug 11, 2009, 18:14:21
Zoom in on the google map pin and I am on Lambeth Palace Road looking across the Thames at Big Ben !

The program is as useful as all the rest  :dunno:
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 11, 2009, 18:17:24
I just checked, Alan, I can see you on Google Earth. ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Niall on Aug 13, 2009, 21:50:08
Blimey, I'm where I am. How rare :D

I use something similar for Firefox called Flagfox, which tells you where the server for the website you're viewing is based. I found it when I was updating my website, it's cool (and very nerdy .'. I love it :D).
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Technical Ben on Aug 13, 2009, 22:10:32
Perhaps someone is just trying to find out where Rik is to send him a gift for all his useful advice and quick fixes?
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Simon on Aug 13, 2009, 22:29:22
... or to rob his freezer.  ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: somanyholes on Aug 14, 2009, 07:10:15
QuoteBlimey, I'm where I am. How rare Cheesy

I use something similar for Firefox called Flagfox, which tells you where the server for the website you're viewing is based. I found it when I was updating my website, it's cool (and very nerdy .'. I love it Cheesy).

Thanks for that one :) I use one called show ip which also includes other features such as whois, ip2country etc etc. I was looking only the other day for some way of adding a flag to it, you have now provided a way. Many thanks. KARMIC!

Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 14, 2009, 08:19:14
Quote from: Simon on Aug 13, 2009, 22:29:22
... or to rob his freezer.  ;D

In that case, the Bristol result is the correct one. ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 14, 2009, 08:20:55
Another fan of Flagfox here, So. It's useful when buying on the web, so you don't find yourself dealing with a Chinese firm, say, when you thought they were based in the UK.
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: somanyholes on Aug 14, 2009, 08:22:29
QuoteAnother fan of Flagfox here, So. It's useful when buying on the web, so you don't find yourself dealing with a Chinese firm, say, when you thought they were based in the UK.

Nail on head :)
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: zappaDPJ on Aug 15, 2009, 10:38:11
It puts me in a field in Hornchurch  ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 15, 2009, 10:45:53
Mobile dongle, eh? ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: zappaDPJ on Aug 15, 2009, 10:52:36
It was once upon a time but I fear age is taking its toll  ;D
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: Rik on Aug 15, 2009, 10:56:58
:rofl: :karmic:
Title: Re: utrace
Post by: zappaDPJ on Aug 15, 2009, 11:16:01
 :ithank: