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Hey,
Will be done in the next release.
What format do you suggest?
CIDR looks good, that's what most software expect.
Thanks!
Sep 16, 2023 21:55:28 ipapi.is @.***>:
Hey,
Will be done in the next release.
What format do you suggest?
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CIDR doesn't work for all networks.
How would you represent the network
1.2.3.4 - 1.2.3.7 in CIDR format?
Kind regards, Nikolai
Well 1.2.3.4/30
? From .4 to .7. (Not caring about network and broadcast address).
Maxmind use CIDR like this. If you then want network ranges, then you can convert with their tool.
e.g:
You are correct.
How do you represent 1.2.3.1 - 1.2.3.7 in CIDR?
Not possible with one CIDR address, you have to provide 3 CIDR ranges:
1.2.3.1/32
1.2.3.2/31
1.2.3.4/30
Conclusion:
I will probably use the following format to represent IP ranges (Using integers):
ipVersion,startIp,endIp
4,1246803551,1246803551
6,55838750780053364850524370207644844032,55838750780053364868971114281354395647
Alternative, I can use the following format:
ipVersion,startIp,endIp
4,84.246.248.128,84.246.248.191
4,84.246.248.192,84.246.248.255
6,2606:54c0:7680:5330::,2606:54c0:7680:5330:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff
The problem with both of those formats is that they need considerably more space than CIDR format.
while it takes up more space, it is a consistent 2 variables, rather than breaking up a range into potentially more than 2 cidrs. but i do think the format of choice should be consistent.
Hi,
I'm curious about this decision to mix CIDR and net range notation. Is there a specific reason? It makes parsing the database a bit more difficult.
Thanks.