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« on: November 21, 2011, 05:05:32 AM »
Hi,

Where is the server name and country configured in B3?  We're currently being reported as being based in the USA when we're actually in the UK.  I cant see any configuration settings in the b3.xml file so I was wondering if it was somewhere else

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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2011, 05:27:58 AM »
I think the masterlist uses the IP of the gameserver to show the country (using a GeoIP.dat file) but I could be wrong. Best wait until a dev (I suspect Courgette is in charge of that) can verify this.
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« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2011, 06:22:03 AM »
Ain't it using the location B3 is hosted instead of the actual game server?
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« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2011, 06:46:57 AM »
Quote from: Prez on November 21, 2011, 06:22:03 AM
Ain't it using the location B3 is hosted instead of the actual game server?
Nope. My UK gameserver shows in the UK despite my B3 bot being hosted in the US.
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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2011, 08:05:59 AM »
Just taking a shot in the dark here, but maybe the time zone setting in b3.xml affects it?

<set name="time_zone">CST</set>
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« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2011, 12:06:57 PM »
country is indeed detected from game server IP.
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2011, 12:09:42 PM »
Quote from: Courgette on November 21, 2011, 12:06:57 PM
country is indeed detected from game server IP.

Would it be hard to add a field in the b3.xml to specify the country where your server is located? IP isn't always accurate.
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« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2011, 12:23:40 PM »
It would still be time consuming for a feature that would bring not much value to B3.
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« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2011, 12:55:39 AM »
Hmm, my BO server (173.199.64.91:3094) is flagged as US server, B3 was first hosted in the US then got moved to germany, the game server itself is hosted in the netherlands. Is this a special case then?
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« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2011, 04:34:04 AM »
Quote from: Prez on November 22, 2011, 12:55:39 AM
Hmm, my BO server (173.199.64.91:3094) is flagged as US server, B3 was first hosted in the US then got moved to germany, the game server itself is hosted in the netherlands. Is this a special case then?

Your game server host would have to sort out the IP country, but it's unlikely anything can be done about it. When you look up an IP, it doesn't always have the right location.
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« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2011, 06:03:17 AM »
It will probably correct itself once the location data used by the masterlist gets updated,
your server is correctly shown as being in the Netherlands by Domain tools.

http://whois.domaintools.com/173.199.64.91
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« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2011, 04:59:59 AM »
So, the master list is using a geo location service to decide which country my server is in.  So why is my flag showing as the USA when its located in the UK and http://whois.domaintools.com/173.199.73.213 shows it as the UK?

I was also wondering where I change the name that the master list is reporting.  Is this controlled my B3 or simply the gameservers name we've set for it.
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« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2011, 05:03:42 AM »
Quote from: Toffees on November 23, 2011, 04:59:59 AM
I was also wondering where I change the name that the master list is reporting.  Is this controlled my B3 or simply the gameservers name we've set for it.

I think it gets it from the name reported by your game server.
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« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2011, 05:56:57 AM »
Quote from: Toffees on November 23, 2011, 04:59:59 AM
So, the master list is using a geo location service to decide which country my server is in.  So why is my flag showing as the USA when its located in the UK and http://whois.domaintools.com/173.199.73.213 shows it as the UK?

IPs get shuffled around all the time, it can take a while for the location listings to get updated.  I'm not sure which list the master list uses.
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« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2011, 12:07:11 PM »
Maxmind geopip database is now updated on the B3 master server. Hopefully data will be more accurate
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