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[Jeff Taylor <shdwdrgn AT sourpuss.net>]

GeoIP is the only info being used to calculate distances.  It generally works by the location of the internet provider that owns the block of IPs, and of course it is not always going to be accurate.  Take for instance the recent case where I mapped out all the servers and had a Canadian server being mapped in the Dominican Republic.  However GeoIP is the only resource I know of for quick geographic mapping.


On 08/16/2012 01:34 AM, Falk Husemann wrote:

Hi again,

on a second note, there is something wrong with this script.

It suggests that the distance from first floor to basement here
(46.252.139.26 to .27) is longer than the distance from Dortmund to
Heiligenstadt (409km). That would make this house the highest in the
world (or at least the universe, cause 409km is out of earth atmosphere).

Is this script only using GeoIP or routing information also?

Greets

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