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GEOIPLOOKUP6(1) General Commands Manual GEOIPLOOKUP6(1)

NAME

geouplookup6 - look up country using IP Address or hostname

SYNOPSIS

geouplookup6 [-d directory] [-f filename] [-v] <ipaddress|hostname>

DESCRIPTION

geouplookup6 uses the GeoIP library and database to find the Country that an IP address or hostname originates from. You must install a database suitable for geoiplookup6. IE: GeoIPv6.dat
For example:
geouplookup6 2001:4860:0:1001::68
geoiplookup6 ipv6.google.com
will find the Country that 2001:4860:0:1001::68 originates from, in the following format:
US, United States

OPTIONS

-f
Specify a custom path to a single GeoIP datafile.
-d
Specify a custom directory containing GeoIP datafile(s). By default geouplookup6 looks in /usr/share/GeoIP
-v
Lists the date and build number for the GeoIP datafile(s).

AUTHOR

Written by T.J. Mather

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <support@maxmind.com>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2008 MaxMind LLC
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

geoipupdate(1), nslookup(1).
28 Oct 2008 4th Berkeley Distribution