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qwertyjjj 10-30-2013 02:14 PM
geoDNS
 
I understand how you can use a proxy server to get an IP address in a different country.
How is it possible to use a DNS server in the same way so that you get a different IP address?

bathory 10-31-2013 03:56 AM
Hi,

You define different views based on the location (derived from the IP) of the client.
Read more here and here

Regards

qwertyjjj 11-01-2013 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bathory (Post 5055737)
Hi,

You define different views based on the location (derived from the IP) of the client.
Read more here and here

Regards
which ip does the webserver see though:
client-->middle computer with dns-->server
165.xx.xx.1-->208.xxx.xxx.xxx-->server

For this to work with geo location, the webserver needs to see the client as 208.xxx.xxx.xxx

bathory 11-01-2013 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by qwertyjjj (Post 5056658)
which ip does the webserver see though:
client-->middle computer with dns-->server
165.xx.xx.1-->208.xxx.xxx.xxx-->server

For this to work with geo location, the webserver needs to see the client as 208.xxx.xxx.xxx
Nah, the webserver sees 165.xx.xx.1 as the client IP
It's the dns that decides which specific webserver will pass to the client, based on the client's IP
Quoting from wikipedia
Quote:
The objective is where a website has, for example, a server in France and one in the US, and a user looks up the name of the website in DNS, if the user is in Europe, the user gets the IP address of the French server, whereas a user in the US gets the IP address of the US server.

qwertyjjj 11-02-2013 05:40 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bathory (Post 5056750)
Nah, the webserver sees 165.xx.xx.1 as the client IP
It's the dns that decides which specific webserver will pass to the client, based on the client's IP
Quoting from wikipedia
there seem to be a lot of site with geo dns:
http://support.unblock-us.com/custom...rticles/291530

how does this work. it looks like it would give a different ip just like a vpn setup.
is it called smartdns?

bathory 11-02-2013 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by qwertyjjj (Post 5057026)
there seem to be a lot of site with geo dns:
http://support.unblock-us.com/custom...rticles/291530

how does this work. it looks like it would give a different ip just like a vpn setup.
is it called smartdns?
I cannot tell how it works, but from this looks like there is a program running that gives you an ip like dhcp does.
Quote:
How it Works

Every computer or other Internet-enabled device has an address. It's made up of numbers, like a street address. Our solution is brilliantly simple. We give you an address where the content you want is available. It's like moving your computer or other device without actually moving it.
It's not like geodns, as it changes your IP (the ip the server is seeing) and not the server you're going to connect to based on your location.

qwertyjjj 11-02-2013 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bathory (Post 5057157)
I cannot tell how it works, but from this looks like there is a program running that gives you an ip like dhcp does.

It's not like geodns, as it changes your IP (the ip the server is seeing) and not the server you're going to connect to based on your location.
hmm
they seem to have these as well, which only route traffic for blocked sites:
http://support.trickbyte.com/support...s-on-windows-7


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