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List:       outages
Subject:    Re: [outages] Akamai Geolocation Concerns
From:       Jared Mauch via Outages <outages () outages ! org>
Date:       2020-01-17 22:13:01
Message-ID: 20200117221301.GA2148384 () puck ! nether ! net
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	If you contact me off-list I can help :-)

	We don't want you going to europe when you're in the US for
example, but there may be reasons/cases that happens as well.

	- Jared

On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 01:35:00PM -0600, Dan White wrote:
> Thanks Jared. We operate our own DNS resolvers, which are seeing the same
> behavior. I wanted to test against a couple of public servers to,
> presumably, rule out a geolocation database problem.
> =

> Josh,
> =

> All looks good with regards to the data provided at
> http://thebrotherswisp.com/index.php/geo-and-vpn with the exception of
> https://www.ipligence.com/geolocation which seems to be junk serving junk
> data.
> =

> So far, Akamai is the only provider we are seeing issues with.
> =

> Thanks for the feedback.
> =

> On 01/17/20=A014:24=A0-0500, Jared Mauch wrote:
> > I recommend against using 1.1.1.1 as that may direct you to far away lo=
cations.
> > I can help you off-list further.
> > =

> > - Jared
> > =

> > > On Jan 17, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Josh Luthman via Outages <outages@outage=
s.org> wrote:
> > > =

> > > The IPs you're coming from, look what they say at the various geoloca=
tion services here:
> > > =

> > > http://thebrotherswisp.com/index.php/geo-and-vpn/
> > > =

> > > Also, have you tried a local DNS server and not Google/Cloudflare Any=
cast ones?
> > > =

> > > Josh Luthman
> > > =

> > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 2:13 PM Dan White via Outages <outages@outage=
s.org> wrote:
> > > We are seeing some geolocation oddities with a couple of websites hos=
ted at, or resolved by, Akamai.
> > > =

> > > Two hostnames I'm looking at include:
> > > =

> > > business.officedepot.com
> > > www.teacherspayteachers.com
> > > =

> > > 'A' records for both have a TTL of 20 seconds, and randomly resolve t=
o IPs in the US, and Europe (we are in the US/Oklahoma).
> > > =

> > > For example, business.officedepot.com is resolving to both 96.17.32.2=
30 and
> > > 88.221.37.87 (at different times). I've verified the same inconsistent
> > > behavior against 8.8.8.8 and 1.1.1.1.
> > > =

> > > This is causing issues for an educational customer of ours. Is anyone=
 aware
> > > of issues within Akamai that may be causing them to source content fr=
om
> > > Europe?
> =

> -- =

> Dan White
> BTC Broadband
> Network Admin Lead
> Ph  918.366.0248 (direct)   main: (918)366-8000
> Fax 918.366.6610            email: dwhite@mybtc.com
> http://www.btcbroadband.com

-- =

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