Subj : Re: Nodes location. Funny statistics.
To   : Dmitry Protasoff
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Tue Aug 05 2025 10:39:54

Hi Dmitry,

On 2025-08-01 15:04:20, you wrote to me:

 DP> Node 4:801/201 - Clube_da_Insonia_BBS
 DP>   Sysop: Glauber_Rodrigues
 DP>   Location: Santo_Andre_SP
 DP>   Hostname: bbs.conf.eti.br -> 194.5.159.64
 DP>     Country: The Netherlands (NL)
 DP>     Region: Drenthe, City: Meppel
 DP>     ISP: Hostinger International Limited

I looked into this one. It's a bit strange.

The geoiplookup gives the same result as above.

The whois has multiple countries:

inetnum:        194.5.159.0 - 194.5.159.255
netname:        HOSTINGER-HOSTING
country:        NL
org:            ORG-HIL8-RIPE
admin-c:        HN1858-RIPE
tech-c:         HN1858-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         de-kis2-1-mnt
mnt-by:         MNT-HOSTINGER
mnt-lower:      MNT-HOSTINGER
mnt-routes:     MNT-HOSTINGER
mnt-domains:    MNT-HOSTINGER
created:        2019-01-02T15:55:28Z
last-modified:  2022-10-18T05:43:54Z
source:         RIPE
geofeed:        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hostinger/geofeed/main/geofeed.csv
geoloc:         52.692547 6.190908

organisation:   ORG-HIL8-RIPE
org-name:       Hostinger International Limited
org-type:       OTHER
descr:          Hostinger International Ltd.
address:        61 Lordou Vyronos Lumiel Building, 4th floor
address:        6023
address:        Larnaca
address:        CYPRUS
phone:          +37064503378
fax-no:         +37064503378
abuse-c:        HA2755-RIPE
mnt-ref:        de-kiservices-1-mnt
mnt-by:         de-kiservices-1-mnt
mnt-ref:        de-kis2-1-mnt
created:        2017-11-30T14:12:01Z
last-modified:  2019-01-02T15:52:53Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Hostinger NOC
address:        Hostinger International Ltd.
address:        61 Lordou Vyronos
address:        Lumiel Building, 4th floor
address:        6023
address:        Larnaca
address:        CYPRUS
phone:          +37064503378
nic-hdl:        HN1858-RIPE
mnt-by:         HN19812-MNT
created:        2013-12-02T20:17:12Z
last-modified:  2024-07-09T12:29:29Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

When you lookup this hoster, it is headquartered in Lithuania, though it has a registered office in Cyprus (as seen above).

When you look at their website it says it has multiple datacenters around the world, but it doesn't mention the Netherlands.

So that's what I meant with whois is not reliable as a geo location tool. But maybe it's the only source available, for some or most ip addresses?


Bye, Wilfred.

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