I have an IP address, but can't find what site is at it?

**Consultant** · 11-01-10, 08:19 AM

I won't bore you with the details, but I have an IP address that should resolve to a website but it doesnt.

Any suggestions?

There's a slim chance it contains questionable material...

128.186.161.35

Anybody help?

**Warprosper** · 11-01-10, 09:33 AM

That ip range is routed through FSU Are you part of that campus?

**Consultant** · 11-01-10, 10:18 AM

Hmm, the person I am affiliated with is, so that makes sense. Was/is there a website on that ip that is not the fsu.edu domain?

**Warprosper** · 11-01-10, 10:25 AM

There is no website at that address. Its most likely a DNS issue... Possibly NAT...

**Alundil** · 11-01-10, 10:27 AM

IP Address: 128.186.161.35

Hostname: alu-alu-102-1.alumni.fsu.edu
ISP: Florida State University
Organization: Florida State University
Proxy: None detected

**Muqtar SGT_Clintok** · 11-05-10, 06:30 AM

Those boring details are necessary to troubleshoot.

Does a friend at FSU have access to that site from inside their network, but you don't from the outside ?

Many (most) big networks use NAT to maximize the return on the cost of publicly routed addresses. Internally the ip address is one thing. As it leaves the private network , the packets are rewritten with a different, publicly routed address. Quick explanation of why the address mentioned to you doesn't work outside that network.