Why does the proxy show the wrong country?
Very briefly, unfortunately, the pool of IPv4 addresses has long been exhausted, and now they are constantly being resold between ISP providers. Something similar happens with proxies. For example, today a certain IP range belonged to a London provider, and tomorrow it was acquired by an operator from New York. Because of this, geolocation data on different services may differ, since there is no single IP address database, and updates occur with a delay.
Let's imagine that you rented a proxy from the USA, but Whoer identifies it as a British proxy? If this situation sounds familiar, this article is especially for you!
Nowadays, there are different types of proxies available in shops: mobile, residential, and datacenter. The latter are especially popular among users, as they are suitable for anonymous surfing, parsing, and working with multiple accounts at a very favorable price. Providers offer proxies in dozens of countries, and the choice of geolocation often plays a key role.
Some users take proxies for the sake of anonymity, while for others it is critical that their IP matches the declared country. After renting, they check the IP through services like Whoer.
How do IP address checking services work?
Such services show the IP address, country, city, network provider and other detailed information. However, IP data may differ depending on the address definition database that the site you need uses. And ultimately, as an example, sometimes during the check it turns out that a proxy from the USA is defined as an IP from Germany. Why does this happen?
Is this shop error or feature of IP databases?
A common myth is that the IP itself contains geolocation data. In fact, this is not true. An IP address is simply a unique device identifier that is not tied to a specific location.
IP verification services do not "scan" addresses, but check them against databases. These databases are updated with a delay. The IP detection databases are filled by several global providers. One of the most reputable providers is the American company Maxmind, but even it does not always contain up-to-date data.
If the IP has recently changed its owner or provider, the information in such a directory may be out of date. In this case, the service uses alternative methods of determining location (even Google writes about this in its FAQ), but alternative methods do not provide a 100% accurate result.
In conclusion: what to do if the proxy verification service shows the wrong proxy geolocation?
- There is nothing to do if the proxy works as you need it to. All sites use different databases and it is not a fact that your site uses the Whoer database. Many databases are updated with a delay, and geolocation errors occur even with large services such as Maxmind.
- If the problem interferes with work, for example, the necessary sites do not open or indicate the wrong country, then try to select the correct setup or, if a suitable setup is not found, then consider the option of changing the country.
Remember: the most important thing is not the readings of the verification services, since each verification service uses different methods and has different databases, which are far from being used by the desired site. The most important thing is how effectively the proxy works for the tasks at hand 🚀
💡 A Minute of Self-Development
IP geolocation is a rather vague concept. An IP address can be leased to one provider, but in the database it will still be listed as belonging to a LIR operator from another country.
However, for proxy users, it is not so much the origin of the IP that is important, but how it is determined by online services. And this depends on the IP address coordinator. There are only five of them in the world:
RIPE NCC – Europe, Middle East
ARIN – North America
APNIC – Asia
LACNIC – Latin America
AfriNIC – Africa
In practice, the country parameter in WHOIS may differ for the same IP depending on the coordinator. To accurately determine the IP country, check WHOIS with the coordinator that services the IP addresses of your service or website. If you are from Europe or the Middle East, then check the IP address on RIPE NCC, there is always up-to-date information.
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