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Linode Tokyo 2 IP ranges
Created a few Linode Japan boxes, and all of them got IPs from this range:
NetRange: 172.104.0.0 - 172.105.255.255 CIDR: 172.104.0.0/15 NetName: LINODE-US NetHandle: NET-172-104-0-0-1 Parent: NET172 (NET-172-0-0-0-0) NetType: Direct Allocation OriginAS: AS3595, AS63949, AS21844, AS6939, AS8001 Organization: Linode (LINOD) RegDate: 2015-06-19 Updated: 2016-12-29 Comment: Linode, LLC Comment: http://www.linode.com Ref: https://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-172-104-0-0-1 OrgName: Linode OrgId: LINOD Address: 329 E. Jimmie Leeds Road Address: Suite A City: Galloway StateProv: NJ PostalCode: 08205 Country: US RegDate: 2008-04-24 Updated: 2017-01-28 Comment: http://www.linode.com Ref: https://whois.arin.net/rest/org/LINOD OrgNOCHandle: LNO21-ARIN OrgNOCName: Linode Network Operations OrgNOCPhone: +1-609-380-7304 OrgNOCEmail: [email protected] OrgNOCRef: https://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/LNO21-ARIN OrgTechHandle: LNO21-ARIN OrgTechName: Linode Network Operations OrgTechPhone: +1-609-380-7304 OrgTechEmail: [email protected] OrgTechRef: https://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/LNO21-ARIN OrgAbuseHandle: LAS12-ARIN OrgAbuseName: Linode Abuse Support OrgAbusePhone: +1-609-380-7100 OrgAbuseEmail: [email protected] OrgAbuseRef: https://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/LAS12-ARIN
$ geoiplookup 172.104.102.35 GeoIP Country Edition: IP Address not found
Is this the only range they assign currently, or anyone had luck getting APNIC (and properly geolocated) IPs there? And when or how often?
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I contacted them after you berated the JP LES service for using an ARIN IP suggesting Linode at least assign APNIC IP's
Linode was quite clear that they are only assigning from ARIN now in Japan unless you just happen to pick up a reallocated APNIC batch at random points in the year.
In an ironic twist, I now have 1 x APNIC with vultr, I believe Oliver (RansomIT) is setting up a pop in Japan in the next few months, that will then become the best option I expect.
Yeah I remember with Vultr it was close to 50/50 chance to get ARIN or APNIC (maybe worse by now). That's why I wondered how it is with Linode. So far 5 created Linodes all had ARIN.
I create 2 for testing, both have different IP
1st : 139.162.107.103
2nd : 172.104.72.156
Hm, these are also routed differently.
Tried from 3 different locations, the 139.162.107.x network has a lower ping, by as much as 50-60ms.Well this is silly, ping for neighbour IPs even in the same /24 varies by this much too.
The range is properly geolocated - it's just your GeoIP database that isn't up to date.
If I query the maxmind database:
{ "ip": "172.104.102.35", "iso_code": "JP", "country": "Japan", "city": "Tokyo", "state": "13", "state_name": "Tokyo", "postal_code": "100-0001", "lat": 35.6427, "lon": 139.7677, "timezone": "Asia/Tokyo", "continent": "AS", "currency": "JPY", "default": false }Aaand I haven't updated my database since beginning of June.
Sure I checked the maxmind website and it is, but the point is, not everyone uses that for geolocation checking, some sites/services will simply use data from IP whois, and that it only says NJ/US in the whois, is a huge oversight and demonstrates that they don't care much.
Compare to the ARIN whois of Vultr:
This that case - contact Linode, ask them to update the data in whois :-)
APNIC is empty, APNIC is hard to move space to, thus you buy ARIN (or even RIPE legacy) and use that. APNIC legacy for some reason also costs more.
As you'll end by 2018 behind a Linode ASN anyway (no more Telehouse and similar) the geo point of the actual IP becomes even more moot.