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Recently.. I noticed that I can't access a few of my fb apps that were location specific. When I dug a little deeper, i found out that my computer was showing an IP Address that was from US. But I live in India.

I used the folowing two trackers:-

http://www.ipaddresslocation.org/ :- says my IP Address location is US.

http://www.find-ip-address.org/ :- CORRECTLY says that I belong from Indore, India.

Why these contradictions? I'd have said that the first site was bogus, only that facebook also seems to think that I'm from US. What's going on? Help please.

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skilly commented: interesting +3

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Short answer for : different “IP location” services use different commercial databases and heuristics, so they can disagree — and IP-based location is inherently approximate. A single site (or Facebook) might be using a database that maps your current public IP to a U.S. egress point while another provider maps it to India. Commercial DBs also treat anonymizers, VPNs, and anycast/CDN egress differently, so mismatches are common. (support.maxmind.com)

Practical checks (echoes ’s proxy hint and the other replies saying “check your public IP”):

  • Get the public IP shown to the web (router status page or an “what is my IP” lookup).
  • Look up that IP with a whois to see which RIR/ISP owns the block (APNIC for Asia-Pacific).
  • Run a traceroute to see whether traffic is being routed through a foreign gateway or data center.
    Example commands:
    
# *nix
curl -s ifconfig.me
whois <your-ip>
traceroute -n <some-public-host>

Windows

tracert <some-public-host>


If the whois shows the address space registered to an ISP in India but geolocation services still report the US, the problem is a database mismatch or egress/proxying. ([apnic.net](https://www.apnic.net/manage-ip/using-whois/searching/?utm_source=openai))

If you confirm a mismatch: contact your ISP (they can explain NAT/proxying or broken routing), and report the incorrect mapping to geolocation providers — many accept correction requests and publish update schedules (MaxMind, IP2Location, etc.). For services behind CDNs or warp/VPNs, the visible IP can be an egress node in another country; fixing that usually requires action by the CDN/vendor or the ISP. Finally, remember IP geolocation is not a precise identifier (it should be used for coarse decisions only). ([mysupport.zyxel.com](https://mysupport.zyxel.com/hc/en-us/articles/28569089222034-How-to-report-wrong-GEO-IP-Address-locations?utm_source=openai))

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Member Avatar for jingda

The first website is incorrect. I access the website and although it show the right country i am in. It show the wrong location. The IP address is also wrong i double check with my IP tracker application and prove that the website is wrong, so i think you should trust the second website.

commented: also interesting +3
Member Avatar for predator78

Unless you are using a proxy of some sorts.

commented: curious +3
Member Avatar for Raphaelnad

I am also getting same problem...
Please help

commented: Spammer -2
Member Avatar for jingda

Have you follow the above links above to check your IP address. Where are you from and what does the IP locator show you are at.

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Jingda

They a spammer ( new poster), post needs deleting

commented: Thanks for fighting spammers, Bal. Keep it up +9
Member Avatar for jingda

Oh thanks Bal, i forget to see his signature links. I will report him and get him banned

Member Avatar for happygeek

1. Those links are not against the rules, and being in a signature not spam either

2. Even if it was spam he would get a warning, zero points, for a first offence and would not be banned

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happygeek

Fail to understand why those links are not advertisement spam by Raphaelnad ?

Also even if they were legit, why they in a topic claiming to be from India when they registered to be from Texas USA?

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Hi,

There is nothing to worry it is just your facebook settings select the proper location and for ip address you can just check out your tcp/ip settings and moreover you can spoof your MacAddress and check once.

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