[wellylug] how to determine if a webserver is located in NZ?

[Tim Nicholas]

On 05/19/04 22:35, Damon Lynch wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I seem to recall some kind of script or mechanism for determining if an
> IP is in NZ.  I'm needing this because I need to download a large file,
> and would prefer to take advantage of Paradise's reduced charges for
> local traffic.  I had a look on google for some time, but could not find
> it.  Unfortunately Paradise does not seem to say how to do this on their
> site either.
> 
> thanks
> Damon
> 

It's not straight forward sadly.

You might want to look at ...
http://noc.maxnet.net.nz/nationalroutes/ for a list of what maxnet 
thinks are national IP addresses. These are obviously not authoritative 
for paradise, but it's probably a fair indication.

Tim

PS. Note that last I checked, the most notable addresses which are in NZ 
but are not in that list are those owned/run by maxnet it's self.


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