[tor-relays] Relay in Japan being marked as a US relay?

NodNet tor at nodnetwork.org
Thu Jan 18 18:50:22 UTC 2024


I think tor and Tor Project use IPFire's DB for GeoIP lookups, and 
198.13.48.219 shows the following:

     NETWORK: 198.13.48.0/20
     AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM: AS20473 - AS-CHOOPA
     COUNTRY: United States of America

https://www.ipfire.org/projects/location/lookup/198.13.48.219

On 1/18/2024 11:22 AM, Jag Talon wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a relay in Japan with the IP of 198.13.48.219, but it's being 
> marked as being in the US. I've tried using different websites like 
> www.iplocation.net, iplocation.io, and www.wolframalpha.com and 
> they're all telling me that the IP is in Japan.
>
> I'm wondering if perhaps there's an issue with the GeoIP lookup? Or 
> perhaps an outdated database?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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