Intro IPv4 addresses come in 4 forms: Unicast, Broadcast, Multicast and Anycast. On the other hand, IPv6 addresses only come in 3 forms: Unicast, Multicast and Anycast. For the purpose of this article, we’ll explain in more detail what is Broadcast IP and how does it work. The various forms […]
What is Multicast IP?
Intro IPv4 addresses come in 4 forms: Unicast, Broadcast, Multicast and Anycast. On the other hand, IPv6 addresses only come in 3 forms: Unicast, Multicast and Anycast. For the purpose of this article, we’ll explain in more detail what is Multicast and how does it work. The various forms mentioned […]
What is Anycast IP?
Intro IPv4 addresses come in 4 forms: Unicast, Broadcast, Multicast and Anycast. On the other hand, IPv6 addresses only come in 3 forms: Unicast, Multicast and Anycast. For the purpose of this article, we’ll explain in more detail what is Anycast and how does it work. The various forms mentioned […]
How to import CSV into Microsoft Access database?
In this tutorial, we will be using IP2Location IP Geolocation LITE database as sample database. It is a free database. You may use other CSV file, the process will be the same. 1. Open or create a new database for the CSV data. 2. You may create a new table […]
Installing IP2Location HTTP Module in IIS server-wide
This user guide will list out the steps to install the IP2Location HTTP Module in IIS server-wide. Pre-requisite: .NET 3.5 framework MUST be installed before trying the steps below. Get the module from https://github.com/ip2location/ip2location-httpmodule Download BIN database file at https://www.ip2location.com/database/ip2location Create a new folder and extract out all the files from […]
What is IP2Location BIN data file?
Intro IP2Location geolocation data comes in 2 different data file formats. One is the Comma Separated Values (CSV) file format which users can use to set up a relational or NoSQL database, such as SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB and so on, for geolocation lookup. The other format is the […]
Benefits of using IPv6
Intro Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the latest version of the protocol that we use in our daily lives whenever we go online to browse the Internet. Our computers communicate with web servers and other computers using this protocol. There are quite a few benefits to using IPv6 versus […]
How to detect data center IP address ranges?
Intro Data centers function primarily as hosting providers so that individuals or organizations can set up their own servers to serve contents like web servers and email servers. They are flexible enough that you can also run various software and services on them for additional functionalities. One such functionality is […]
Creating autocomplete for city search using PHP and MySQL database
Geolocation is of significant importance in the current era, and it plays a pivotal role in various aspects of our lives especially in e-commerce. In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to create an autocomplete for city search feature based on IP address using PHP programming languages, AJAX and MySQL database. […]
How to use IP2Proxy filter plugin with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Filebeat, Logstash, and Kibana)
Anonymous proxy servers are intermediate servers meant to hide the real identity or IP address of the requestor. Studies found that a large number of anonymous proxy users are generally responsible for online credit card fraud, forums and blogs spamming. Therefore, it is important to get more information about the […]