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We have ipinfo at home or how to geolocate IPs in your CLI using latency
TLDR: I made a CLI tool that can resolve an IP address to a country, US state and even a city. https://github.com/jimaek/geolocation-tool It works well and confirms ipinfo's findings. Recently, I read how ipinfo finally proved what most technical people assumed: VPN providers don&…
New Globalping feature: Running ping with TCP or ICMP
If you often use the ping command, you know that it has some limitations. Because it uses the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), it might not work well in all network situations. That's why we're excited to introduce a new Globalping feature: the ability to run…
Building a trustworthy network – How secure are Globalping probes to run?
At Globalping, we’re always happy to welcome new users who want to join our community by hosting one or more probes. The more probes there are in the Globalping network, the better and more reliable the platform becomes. If you're considering running a probe but have questions…
New Globalping feature: Use GitHub organizations for tags & public pages
We recently added a new Globalping Dashboard feature for teams and companies that makes managing probes way easier: you can now connect your GitHub organization and use it for probe tags and public pages. Before, users could only use their GitHub username. However, it makes more sense for teams managing…
Explore global internet censorship with network testing
The internet is not the same everywhere. In some countries, you can visit most websites and services as you like, while in other countries, governments and internet providers control what you can see. This practice is called internet censorship, and it has a big impact on people’s lives, on…