Re: Getting longitude and latitude from an IP address

[dws]

Given direct access to a GPS, you could optimize the lookup for 127.0.0.1.

Seriously, though, since a substantial chunk of the IP addresses one typically sees in a server log are dynamically allocated (e.g., via @home or pacbell.net), or are funnelled via NAT through a single IP address that may be far distant from the source, the latitude and longitude this produces should be considered to be "for amusement purposes only".

[Kickstart]

I wholeheartedly agree, especially with such things as AOL's users all funnelling through Virginia. But, if I really want to know where someone was I'd try for other methods. As I said...it's a fairly simple page-parsing script, more of use as something for newbie perl people to scan than anything else.

Kickstart