# Latest **URL:** https://community.ipinfo.io/latest.md [Latest](https://community.ipinfo.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.ipinfo.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.ipinfo.io/tags.md) --- ## [Why Counting CIDR Ranges Doesn't Measure the True Size of an ASN](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/why-counting-cidr-ranges-doesnt-measure-the-true-size-of-an-asn/7427)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/why-counting-cidr-ranges-doesnt-measure-the-true-size-of-an-asn/7427 "2026-09-24T12:31:11Z")
When estimating how large an ASN is, a common shortcut is to count the number of IP ranges (CIDRs) it holds in a database, geofeed, or WHOIS record. This number can be misleading. The count of ranges depends on how an AS… --- ## [Licensing Is a Maturity Signal](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/licensing-is-a-maturity-signal/7426)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/licensing-is-a-maturity-signal/7426 "2026-09-22T21:30:36Z")
I have had the privilege of seeing multiple generational disruptions across the software industry over the last few decades. I have seen software companies have gone from bootstrap to enterprise. Customers have gone … --- ## [How Your Internet Traffic Actually Gets There: IXPs, Peering, and Why Location Matters](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/how-your-internet-traffic-actually-gets-there-ixps-peering-and-why-location-matters/7424)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/how-your-internet-traffic-actually-gets-there-ixps-peering-and-why-location-matters/7424 "2026-09-18T18:07:31Z")
Every time you load a website, your data takes a physical path across real cables, switches, and routers, owned by different networks that have agreed, in advance, on who will carry what. This post walks through that ent… --- ## [Understanding an ASN Page: Peers, Upstreams, and Downstreams](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/understanding-an-asn-page-peers-upstreams-and-downstreams/7423)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/understanding-an-asn-page-peers-upstreams-and-downstreams/7423 "2026-09-18T17:32:46Z")
If you’ve looked up an Autonomous System (AS) on IPinfo, you’ve probably seen a section with three tables: Peers, Upstreams, and Downstreams. This guide walks through what an ASN is, what each part of that page means, an… --- ## [Host.io: Understanding hosted\_domains vs related\_domains](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/host-io-understanding-hosted-domains-vs-related-domains/7411)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/host-io-understanding-hosted-domains-vs-related-domains/7411 "2026-08-25T18:32:00Z")
Related to Host.io vs IP to Hosted Domains These two features answer different questions, but it’s worth knowing how they can overlap. hosted\_domains (offered as a custom API or DB download from IPinfo) answers: “Wha… --- ## [Improving VPN Detection Accuracy in the Privacy Dataset](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/improving-vpn-detection-accuracy-in-the-privacy-dataset/7410)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/improving-vpn-detection-accuracy-in-the-privacy-dataset/7410 "2026-08-25T18:24:10Z")
In the coming days, we’re rolling out an accuracy improvement to how we detect VPNs on residential and other non-hosting IP addresses. The issue Part of our VPN detection relies on internet-wide scans that check whether… --- ## [IPinfo Organization Accounts: Invite your team to your IPinfo organization](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/ipinfo-organization-accounts-invite-your-team-to-your-ipinfo-organization/7409)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/ipinfo-organization-accounts-invite-your-team-to-your-ipinfo-organization/7409 "2026-08-24T23:28:29Z")
You will be able to bring teammates onto your IPinfo account instead of everyone signing up separately. One person owns the organization and subscription, and can invite others in by email to join it. IPinfo Organizati… --- ## [Single Sign-On is here for IPinfo Enterprise](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/single-sign-on-is-here-for-ipinfo-enterprise/7408)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/single-sign-on-is-here-for-ipinfo-enterprise/7408 "2026-08-24T22:48:56Z")
Single Sign-On (SSO) is now available for IPinfo Enterprise customers. Your team can sign in to IPinfo through your own identity provider, including Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace and more instead of managing… --- ## [IP Geolocation vs. Places Geolocation: Two Different Questions](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/ip-geolocation-vs-places-geolocation-two-different-questions/7407)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/ip-geolocation-vs-places-geolocation-two-different-questions/7407 "2026-08-23T11:57:27Z")
If you have looked up the same IP address across different IPinfo products and noticed two different sets of coordinates, this is expected. IP geolocation and Places geolocation answer two different questions. This post … --- ## [Which ISPs are still dragging their feet on IPv6?](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/which-isps-are-still-dragging-their-feet-on-ipv6/7372)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/which-isps-are-still-dragging-their-feet-on-ipv6/7372 "2026-08-18T12:04:02Z")
Which ISPs are actually deploying IPv6 — and which aren’t? Country-level IPv6 adoption figures obscure more than they reveal. Japan sits at ~58%, the US at ~59% — but those numbers aggregate across every network in eac… --- ## [IPinfo Places Data Now Ships in the Core, Plus, and Max API Responses](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/ipinfo-places-data-now-ships-in-the-core-plus-and-max-api-responses/7405)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 5:04am UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/ipinfo-places-data-now-ships-in-the-core-plus-and-max-api-responses/7405 "2026-08-18T05:04:57Z")
Every IPinfo lookup can now tell you not just where an IP is, but what building it’s coming from. We’ve started rolling Places data directly into the standard bundle responses — Core, Plus, and Max — instead of keeping … --- ## [Migrating from MaxMind: Geolite2 Country to IPinfo Lite | MMDB Edition](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/migrating-from-maxmind-geolite2-country-to-ipinfo-lite-mmdb-edition/56)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/migrating-from-maxmind-geolite2-country-to-ipinfo-lite-mmdb-edition/56 "2023-04-04T10:54:35Z")
If you want better accuracy, higher update frequency, an enterprise-ready solution, and more lenient license and copyright terms, you might be interested in our free IP data downloads. This guide shows how to migrate fro… --- ## [ASN web browser lookup - no country code](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/asn-web-browser-lookup-no-country-code/7395)
**Author:** [@competitions](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/competitions)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/asn-web-browser-lookup-no-country-code/7395 "2026-07-10T00:46:34Z")
When looking up an ASN, eg: AS3215 Orange S.A. AS details | IPinfo there is no country code listed. Is the reason for this that IP’s in that ASN may not actually be in France? --- ## [Geolocation Data on ASN Pages](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/geolocation-data-on-asn-pages/7396)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/geolocation-data-on-asn-pages/7396 "2026-07-09T08:34:59Z")
We added a Geolocation section to ASN pages. It shows where a network’s IP space actually sits in the world, not just where it is registered. What is new IP density map. A hex-grid heatmap shows where an ASN’s IPs geolo… --- ## [MaxMind's free country and ASN data is four boxes. IPinfo Lite is one](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/maxminds-free-country-and-asn-data-is-four-boxes-ipinfo-lite-is-one/7351)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/maxminds-free-country-and-asn-data-is-four-boxes-ipinfo-lite-is-one/7351 "2026-06-30T19:05:08Z")
It is such a hard pitch. MaxMind GeoIP Country + redistribution rights = $XX,XXX / year MaxMind GeoIP Country, internal use only = $X,XXX / year MaxMind GeoLite Country, accuracy compromised, + redistribution rights… --- ## [Create a WHOIS server from scratch](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/create-a-whois-server-from-scratch/5574)
**Author:** [@Max](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Max)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/create-a-whois-server-from-scratch/5574 "2026-06-28T16:16:13Z")
The WHOIS protocol is commonly used to obtain information about IP addresses and domain names from regional Internet registries and registrar databases. For example one might use the whois command to find registration i… --- ## [Ip address location is probably incorrect](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/ip-address-location-is-probably-incorrect/7382)
**Author:** [@Nnt](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Nnt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/ip-address-location-is-probably-incorrect/7382 "2026-06-19T11:29:36Z")
I have an ovh server in mumbai which is on ip 148.113.13.64 i have used check-host.net to check ping and got to know that the ip of ukraine kyiv is giving me 0.003 s ping So i suspect that the i… --- ## [The State of IPv6 Across US Government: Federal, State, County, and Beyond](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/the-state-of-ipv6-across-us-government-federal-state-county-and-beyond/7352)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/the-state-of-ipv6-across-us-government-federal-state-county-and-beyond/7352 "2026-06-18T21:35:20Z")
IPv6 adoption across government web infrastructure remains uneven around the world. We decided to measure it across the United States, and the story turned out to be far richer than a single number suggests. Part of the … --- ## [GlobalSign is Revoking SSL Certificates for Russian Websites — Here Is What the Data Shows](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/globalsign-is-revoking-ssl-certificates-for-russian-websites-here-is-what-the-data-shows/7381)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/globalsign-is-revoking-ssl-certificates-for-russian-websites-here-is-what-the-data-shows/7381 "2026-06-18T16:40:32Z")
Data snapshot: June 15, 2026 · ~165,000 .ru domains with valid certificates GlobalSign, one of the largest commercial certificate authorities in the world, has started revoking SSL certificates for Russian companies. T… --- ## [Starlink / SpaceX — IPinfo Network Intelligence Report](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/starlink-spacex-ipinfo-network-intelligence-report/7377)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/starlink-spacex-ipinfo-network-intelligence-report/7377 "2026-06-14T15:32:10Z")
ASNs: AS14593 · AS40714 | Domain: spacex.com · starlink.com | Data as of: June 2026 Network Overview Starlink operates two ASNs under the SpaceX umbrella. AS14593 (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) is the… --- ## [A Note on Wardriving and WiFi Positioning Systems](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/a-note-on-wardriving-and-wifi-positioning-systems/6723)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/a-note-on-wardriving-and-wifi-positioning-systems/6723 "2026-06-13T15:44:03Z")
Wardriving is the practice of scanning and collecting data on nearby WiFi networks while on the move. This is typically done using a smartphone or a dedicated device equipped with software that records details about avai… --- ## [Notes on the LEO Satellite Cloud Talk: A Few Geolocation Clarifications](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/notes-on-the-leo-satellite-cloud-talk-a-few-geolocation-clarifications/7379)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/notes-on-the-leo-satellite-cloud-talk-a-few-geolocation-clarifications/7379 "2026-06-13T15:43:44Z")
Designing Cloud Workloads For LEO Satellite Internet Users - YouTube The recent talk on designing cloud workloads for LEO satellite users was a useful overview. The terrestrial framing was clear and the maps were a good… --- ## [Finding exposed PeopleSoft instances using IPinfo's web scrape data](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/finding-exposed-peoplesoft-instances-using-ipinfos-web-scrape-data/7376)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/finding-exposed-peoplesoft-instances-using-ipinfos-web-scrape-data/7376 "2026-06-12T19:17:44Z")
ShinyHunters exploited CVE-2026-35273, a critical Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day, to compromise more than 100 organizations. We wanted to understand how much of that exposure was detectable using only data we already hold. O… --- ## [Redis vs MMDB for IP Databases: Should You Explode Ranges Into Keys?](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/redis-vs-mmdb-for-ip-databases-should-you-explode-ranges-into-keys/7373)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/redis-vs-mmdb-for-ip-databases-should-you-explode-ranges-into-keys/7373 "2026-06-10T15:55:26Z")
A question we receive from time to time is whether an IP database can be converted into individual key-value pairs and served from Redis. The idea is appealing. Redis is fast, it is in memory, and key-value lookups are s… --- ## [Where Is the World Wide Web Actually Hosted?](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/where-is-the-world-wide-web-actually-hosted/7371)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/where-is-the-world-wide-web-actually-hosted/7371 "2026-06-09T15:43:57Z")
A look at 20 country-code TLDs, 80 million domains, and the infrastructure behind them Data: IPinfo domain and ASN dataset, May 2026 When you visit a website ending in .in, you might assume it lives on a server in I… --- ## [Mapping CDN Infrastructure in the US — An IPinfo Data Deep Dive](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/mapping-cdn-infrastructure-in-the-us-an-ipinfo-data-deep-dive/7350)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/mapping-cdn-infrastructure-in-the-us-an-ipinfo-data-deep-dive/7350 "2026-06-08T12:41:02Z")
Inspired by Anurag Bhatia’s global CDN mapping post, June 2026 Anurag Bhatia recently published a piece mapping the global footprint of major CDNs, including Google GGC, Netflix OCA, Facebook FNA, Akamai, and others. H… --- ## [A New Standard for Sharing How IP Address Blocks Are Divided (RFC 9977)](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/a-new-standard-for-sharing-how-ip-address-blocks-are-divided-rfc-9977/7298)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/a-new-standard-for-sharing-how-ip-address-blocks-are-divided-rfc-9977/7298 "2026-06-01T12:29:06Z")
A new IETF document, RFC 9977, has been published as a Proposed Standard, and we wanted to share what it does and why it matters. We are especially glad to see it reach this stage, as our colleague Oliver Gasser is one o… --- ## [Introducing IPinfo ASN Rankings: which networks matter most on the internet](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/introducing-ipinfo-asn-rankings-which-networks-matter-most-on-the-internet/7286)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/introducing-ipinfo-asn-rankings-which-networks-matter-most-on-the-internet/7286 "2026-05-25T12:47:45Z")
There are around 100,000 Autonomous Systems advertised on the global routing table on any given day. Not all of them carry the same weight. A tier-1 backbone, a national mobile carrier, a regional cable ISP, and a small … --- ## [Empty API responses: unallocated vs. unrouted IP addresses](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/empty-api-responses-unallocated-vs-unrouted-ip-addresses/7284)
**Author:** [@Abdullah](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/Abdullah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/empty-api-responses-unallocated-vs-unrouted-ip-addresses/7284 "2026-05-22T16:36:38Z")
An IPinfo lookup will occasionally return a response with no enrichment fields. This is intentional, and it reflects how we determine whether an IP address is currently in use. How we determine current ownership Two sig… --- ## [Incorrect geolocation for 89.22.232.0/21 — shows DE, should be SE](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/incorrect-geolocation-for-89-22-232-0-21-shows-de-should-be-se/7275)
**Author:** [@s02240421](https://community.ipinfo.io/u/s02240421)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.ipinfo.io/t/incorrect-geolocation-for-89-22-232-0-21-shows-de-should-be-se/7275 "2026-05-01T20:39:42Z")
IP range 89.22.232.0/21 (including 89.22.238.237) currently shows as Germany (DE) but should be Sweden (SE), Stockholm. Evidence: RIPE record: Webupdates — RIPE Network Coordination Centre Shows country: SE Geofeed:… [Next page](https://community.ipinfo.io/latest.md?page=1)