[AusNOG] google location services - question.

[Garth Bryden]

You are best to email noc at google.com


On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Rob Wise <rob at wonk.org> wrote:

> For mobile devices, Google will also geolocate you based on the wifi AP
> you are connected to.  If you have an AP you take with you on business
> trips you may find the geolocation for it gets 'stuck' in particular
> countries for months at a time.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Scott Howard <scott at doc.net.au> wrote:
>
>> Google do geo-location based on both DNS and actual end-user IP, with the
>> latter normally playing the major part.
>>
>> Presuming you're in Australia, configure your system to use a US DNS
>> server, and you'll still find yourself being redirected to
>> www.google.com.au.
>>
>>   Scott
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 8:45 PM, Lincoln Dale <ltd at aristanetworks.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Its likely that your question isn't "where does google think a prefix is
>>> located" but rather "where does google think the prefix for {my|upstream}
>>> name server that asks them is located.
>>>
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>>
>>> lincoln.
>>>
>>> Lincoln Dale | Principal Engineer, Arista Networks Inc. |
>>> ltd at aristanetworks.com
>>> au did: +61 3 9999 7442 | m: +61 417 457 965 | us did: +1 408 547 5782
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 1:35 PM, simon thomason <sapage at sapage.net>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I wanted to see if there was someone on this list whom i could talk to
>>>> about where google think certain prefixes are geo located.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to be a little vague on this one but not exactly certain what to
>>>> ask for.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Simon T.
>>>>
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