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Domain Name System (DNS) troubles: My Google is German!

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    • CommentAuthormrclark411
    • CommentTimeNov 24th 2008
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    All the computers that join my network at home get sent to google.de (the german Google site). I haven't been able to get off the domain and because computers that previously were not on google.de before getting on my network no get pointed to google.de - I have to imagine it has to do with DNS.

    Thank you!
    • CommentAuthorrotblitz
    • CommentTimeNov 24th 2008 edited
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    Nothing to do with DNS.
    Google determine the geo-location by two factors: mainly the IP address and occasionally the selected language in the browser. It could well be that your IP address range has been newly reassigned from a German to a (wherever you are located) provider, but Google still "thinks" it comes from Germany.
    A quick workaround: http://www.google.com/ncr
    Thankful People: mrclark411
    • CommentAuthorsesom
    • CommentTimeNov 25th 2008
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    What does http://www.infosniper.net/ say? It should locate you on a Google Map.
    Thankful People: mrclark411
    • CommentAuthorrotblitz
    • CommentTimeNov 25th 2008
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    Or try http://www.maxmind.com/app/mylocation
    They have really the most accurate DB I know.
    Thankful People: mrclark411, M Frank
    • CommentAuthormrclark411
    • CommentTimeNov 25th 2008
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    Infosniper says I'm in "n/a, United States" (somewhere over Kansas...)

    MaxMind had me spot on. Correct city, zip, everything.
    • CommentAuthorrotblitz
    • CommentTimeNov 25th 2008
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    ...but Google "thinks" you are in Germany. :sad:
    You may try out Google support...
    • CommentAuthormrclark411
    • CommentTimeNov 25th 2008
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    This appears to be my best option: http://www.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=873
    Thankful People: rotblitz
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      CommentAuthormiked
    • CommentTimeNov 25th 2008
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    • CommentAuthorM Frank
    • CommentTimeNov 27th 2008
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    Google thinks I am 5,000+ km from where I live. MaxMind is allot closer, but wrong: City, zip, & Latitude/Longitude for me and for my CO. But atleast they hit the right county, area code, ISP, & domain. That equals the best hit I have gotten for this simple residental connect.

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