Geolocation of the IP

📌 Purpose: Find the physical location of the IP (though it may not be accurate).

Tools to Use:

• Online Geolocation Tools:

  • IPinfo.io

  • ip-api.com

  • MaxMind GeoIP

• Command-Line:

curl https://ipinfo.io/141.98.9.152/json

┌──(root㉿DESKTOP-93G2KC9)-[/mnt/c/Users/Admin]
└─# curl https://ipinfo.io/141.98.9.152/json
{
  "ip": "141.98.9.152",
  "city": "Lelystad",
  "region": "Flevoland",
  "country": "NL",
  "loc": "52.5083,5.4750",
  "org": "AS209588 Flyservers S.A.",
  "postal": "8224",
  "timezone": "Europe/Amsterdam",
  "readme": "https://ipinfo.io/missingauth"

Output Breakdown:

Field	Explanation
Country	The country the IP is registered to (e.g., Seychelles).
City/Region	More specific location data (e.g., Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands).
ISP	The Internet Service Provider (e.g., Flyservers S.A.).

🚨 Warning:

• Many cloud providers register IPs in one country (Seychelles) but host services in another (Netherlands, USA, etc.).

• If the IP is linked to a VPN or proxy service, it may show an incorrect location.