[AusNOG] Anyone know what this is? http://203.8.182.155/generate_204

[Graeme Allen]

http://203.8.182.155/generate_204

If you browse to the base IP http://203.8.182.155 you get a google page

AAPT are our transit provider, and I am seeing some of our hotspt user
sessions "finding" their way here.

Smells like a transparent proxy/cache?

[gallen at gpa ~]$ whois 203.8.182.155
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% Information related to '203.8.176.0 - 203.8.183.255'

inetnum:        203.8.176.0 - 203.8.183.255
netname:        AAPT
descr:          AAPT Limited
descr:          180-188 Burnley Street
descr:          Richmond VIC 3121
country:        AU
admin-c:        ANO2-AP
tech-c:         ANO2-AP
notify:         routing at connect.com.au
mnt-by:         APNIC-HM
mnt-lower:      MAINT-AU-AAPT
status:         ALLOCATED PORTABLE
mnt-irt:        IRT-AAPT-AU
changed:        nobody at aunic.net 19941002
changed:        aunic-transfer at apnic.net 20010525
changed:        hm-changed at apnic.net 20060330
source:         APNIC

irt:            IRT-AAPT-AU
address:        AAPT Limited
address:        180-188 Burnley Street
address:        Richmond VIC 3121 AU
e-mail:         abuse at aapt.com.au
abuse-mailbox:  abuse at aapt.com.au
admin-c:        ANO2-AP
tech-c:         ANO2-AP
auth:           # Filtered
notify:         routing.shared at aapt.com.au
mnt-by:         MAINT-AU-AAPT
changed:        abuse at aapt.com.au 20110317
source:         APNIC

role:           AAPT Network Operations
address:        AAPT Limited
address:        180-188 Burnley St
address:        Richmond VIC 3121
country:        AU
phone:          +61 3 8687 5770
fax-no:         +61 3 8414 3115
e-mail:         routing at connect.com.au
admin-c:        ANO1-AP
tech-c:         ANO1-AP
nic-hdl:        ANO2-AP
notify:         routing at connect.com.au
mnt-by:         CONNECT
changed:        nobody at connect.com.au 20050224
source:         APNIC

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