An organization called IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) actually oversees global IP address allocation and autonomous system number allocation and delegates the responsibilities of managing IP addresses to the 5 RIRs. There are 5 RIRs in the world and they manage IP addresses for different regions. A RIR is a nonprofit organization that allocates IPv4, IPv6 and ASN (Autonomous System Numbers).ĪLSO READ: Detect Rogue DHCP Server with Wireshark The answer is simple, from one or more RIRs (Regional Internet Registry). I hear you are asking “Where does one of the API get geolocation of an IP address from?”. When you are googling for " What is my IP address?", It probably takes you to a site which is using that kind of API. There are many free services available on the internet as well as commercial ones which provide some sort of an API (Application Programing Interface) to their clients. With help of IP geolocation, we can find geographic location of an IP address. Especially when we do network forensic analysis which aims to detect attack patterns and identify attackers. There are times when we need to trace an IP address back to its origin (Country, City, AS Number etc.). Final Thoughts Introduction to tracing IP Address with Wireshark.Step-2: Load MaxMind Database into Wiresark.Adding MaxMind Databases Path to Wireshark.Step-2: Download MaxMind ZIP Files in mmdb format.Downloading MaxMind Geolocation Databases.Introduction to tracing IP Address with Wireshark.
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