[Cialug] Mediacom and Qwest IPs

[jrnosee at gmail.com]

What about using geolocation to check IPs?

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Josh More <morej at alliancetechnologies.net>wrote:

> It's never going to be perfect, we know.  There are mitigating factors
> that I cannot discuss on a public list.  We're really just going for
> something that provides real security with a minimal interruption to
> operations.  It's a difficult balance, but it should be possible if we
> accept a somewhat fuzzy definition of "done".
>
> Luckily, wireless is not a consideration for this one.  (whew!)
>
>
>
> -Josh More, RHCE, CISSP, NCLP, GIAC
>  morej at alliancetechnologies.net
>  515-245-7701
>
> >>> "Jeffrey Ollie" <jeff at ocjtech.us> 12/09/08 3:24 PM >>>
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Josh More
> <morej at alliancetechnologies.net> wrote:
> > Does anyone on this list happen to have a handy reference for the
> > Internet IP addresses that Mediacom and Qwest assign to consumers in
> > Iowa?  I need to secure a client to the best extent feasible.  They're
> > Iowa-only and we need to block out specifically people from other
> > countries (I know, I know).
> >
> > I'm thinking it would be easier to do allow the majority of local ISPs
> > and deny everything else, rather than trying to build a blacklist from
> > ARIN.
>
> I hope you're charging this client an nice hourly rate becuase this is
> going to be a difficult, if not impossible task.  (Personally I'd say
> it's pointless, but it's their money I guess).
>
> Don't forget about "ISPs" like the ICN, U of I, and Iowa State.
>
> And what about wireless providers like Verizon, US Cellular, etc.?
>
> Might be worth looking into the various geolocation databases out there.
>
> --
> Jeff Ollie
>
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> I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the
> terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve
> them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and
> unfairness of the universe."
>
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