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only-tuesdays
Ok, I installed a couple of trackers on my Myspace just because. Well when I look at the IPs that are coming in I try to do a search to figure out who it is identifying. It seems like the IPs are just identifying where the ISP is located. For example, my IP says I'm in LA which I am NOWHERE near. Is there any way to narrow it down a bit? I know there must me because I could have sworn I did years ago on Xanga.
falsetigerlimbs
http://www.maxmind.com/app/lookup_city is normally pretty accurate for most IP addresses. A bunch of the members from a forum I visit tested various websites, and maxmind was the most accurate.

Try it and see if it shows your real location.
9001
Whenever I track my own IP address, it shows my friend's house. In my experience, trackers are pretty inaccurate.
only-tuesdays
QUOTE(falsetigerlimbs @ Jul 19 2008, 08:49 PM) *
http://www.maxmind.com/app/lookup_city is normally pretty accurate for most IP addresses. A bunch of the members from a forum I visit tested various websites, and maxmind was the most accurate.

Try it and see if it shows your real location.


Oh my gosh, so much better! Thank you!
manny-the-dino
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