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The Geolocation module uses a GeoIP library to identify the country in which the IP address is located. Since it is based on a large internal database of IP ranges, the localization works fine in most cases, but in some rare cases the country might be wrong. A new firmware brings updated databases to permanently improve the localization. | The Geolocation module uses a GeoIP library to identify the country in which the IP address is located. Since it is based on a large internal database of IP ranges, the localization works fine in most cases, but in some rare cases the country might be wrong. A new firmware brings updated databases to permanently improve the localization. | ||
The list of countries includes all actual countries as well as some pseudo | The list of countries includes all actual countries as well as some pseudo countries covering traffic for specific corner cases. For example, there is a country '''unknown country''' used whenever an IP could not be resolved to any other country. | ||
Additional pseudo-countries classify special IP ranges which do not belong to any actual country but are used for a specific use case. The list of these special countries includes: | Additional pseudo-countries classify special IP ranges which do not belong to any actual country but are used for a specific use case. The list of these special countries includes: | ||
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• local address: Any IP address that belongs to a local network that would not be visible on the Internet. | • local address: Any IP address that belongs to a local network that would not be visible on the Internet. | ||
An example is 192.168.1.2. | :An example is 192.168.1.2. | ||
• loopback address: The IP address is only visible within the same computer. | • loopback address: The IP address is only visible within the same computer. | ||
An example is 127.0.0.1. | :An example is 127.0.0.1. | ||
• link local address: The IPv6 address is only valid on the network link segment. | • link local address: The IPv6 address is only valid on the network link segment. | ||
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• set-up host address: The IP address is used when a network device does not have any valid IP address yet. | • set-up host address: The IP address is used when a network device does not have any valid IP address yet. | ||
Examples are 0.0.0.0 or ::. | :Examples are 0.0.0.0 or ::. | ||
• IP 6to4 address/Teredo: These cover special IPv6 IP address ranges for the IPv6 within IPv4 tunnels. | • IP 6to4 address/Teredo: These cover special IPv6 IP address ranges for the IPv6 within IPv4 tunnels. | ||
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'''Web interface''' | '''Web interface''' | ||
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