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

[Geordie Guy]

Ahhhh I didn't realise all Android devices tried that generate_204 thing, I
thought it was specific to the AP I'd seen before. Assume it's trying to
generate HTTP 204 (no content)(but a proxy)?
On 08/10/2013 10:40 AM, "Geordie Guy" <elomis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Its the login page for a hotel wifi access point and possible proxy which
> I think is called Nomadix.
> On 08/10/2013 10:14 AM, "Graeme Allen" <gallen at mytelecom.com.au> wrote:
>
>>
>> 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
>> [Querying whois.apnic.net]
>> [whois.apnic.net]
>> % [whois.apnic.net]
>> % Whois data copyright terms    http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html
>>
>> % 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
>>
>> % This query was served by the APNIC Whois Service version 1.68.5
>> (WHOIS2)
>>
>>
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