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General Topics => Computer Problems & Questions, Virus/Scam Warnings => Topic started by: Scunner on August 15, 2016, 19:57:56 PM

Title: The Irish Problem
Post by: Scunner on August 15, 2016, 19:57:56 PM: My IP (Virgin Media) has been the same for as long as I can remember - till last week when it changed, and now doing a location search on my own IP puts me firmly in the Dublin area. No idea why, and there's no performance loss or similar - it's just that websites now use the info to send me to the wrong websites - I type a co.uk web address and it kindly takes me to the .ie version.

Any thoughts on what I can do (apart from nothing)? Cheers!

If I'd known all this was going to happen I'd never have got that Irish passport
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: JohnF on August 15, 2016, 20:07:26 PM: Try this: https://whatismyipaddress.com/update-location

See if all providers are putting you in the same place, i.e. ROI.

JF
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: JohnF on August 15, 2016, 20:13:19 PM: Curious. When I do a geo search on your IP it's showing you as being pretty much where you should be. In fact, your IP is within a range not to far away from mine.

JF
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: Scunner on August 15, 2016, 20:26:09 PM: Yes me too now, and I'm not getting the .ie sites

Another problem solved on CBF!
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: JohnF on August 16, 2016, 10:30:19 AM: CBF... the panacea for all ills :)

Incidentally, there have been a few folks struggling with IP geo location with VM, often after they've upgraded their hub. The explanation for how it happens is so technical and boring I'm not even going to start explaining it.

JF
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: KKOB on August 16, 2016, 10:50:42 AM: Quote from: JohnF on August 16, 2016, 10:30:19 AM

The explanation for how it happens is so technical and boring I'm not even going to start explaining it.

JF

Thank God for that !
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: Scunner on September 25, 2016, 10:40:04 AM: I'm back in Ireland again :o
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: JohnF on September 25, 2016, 11:19:38 AM: You got one of the new hubs, as in did you take the free upgrade about 6/9months ago?

JF
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: Scunner on September 25, 2016, 11:26:42 AM: No, I wasn't even offered one. Bleedin Branson.
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: JohnF on September 25, 2016, 12:03:03 PM: Dont get in a pickle over it.

Try switching hub off, disconnect the input (data) connection and leave it for five mins. Power it all up and see if you're still in Dundalk.

JF
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: KKOB on September 25, 2016, 12:35:00 PM: I'm surprised you haven't got an IP address in Harrogate. You seem to spend most of your life there. ;)
Title: Re: The Irish Problem
Post by: Scunner on September 25, 2016, 12:57:52 PM: I'm back, thanks John. I do like it over there but it's so expensive since they got the euro.