From 3f69fdc7fb707ac0239d65d7dc6d126a475f5b83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Gr=C3=A9gory=20Soutad=C3=A9?= Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 18:15:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add README --- README | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..23dde05 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +iptogeo allows to know which country has a specific IP. +It's based on data provided by AFRINIC, ARIN, APNIC, LACNIC and RIPENCC organisation. + +!!! These data are updated every day, so iptogeo must be recompiled every day to be up to date !!! + +It supports bot IPv4 and IPv6 requests. + +Be careful : the result is only the assigned IP by a regional regulator, but the end user +may be located in another country. It's the case for ISP that rents IP to differents countries. +iptogeo does not plan to replace big commercial Geo databases on this point. + +Two mode are available : server mode which listen for queries on default port 53333 and +interactive mode allowing command line queries. + +To compile it : + + make data src + +More information can be found at http://indefero.soutade.fr/p/iptogeo