map generated ip (fake ip) to longtitude and latitude to use geoip,geostats, iplocation etc

[weicheng98]

Hi,

I would like to know is it possible to map the longtitude and latitude to a generated ip so that I can visualise it on a world map ?

If it is possible, can you give me an example on how to do so.

[niketn · Accepted solution]

@weicheng98, you should use stats command to plot statistics by IPs and then use iplocation command to get the latitude and longitude for known ip addresses then use geostats command for stats based on IPs on map. You can also get the Splunk Dashboard Examples App to see the examples for plotting data on map.

[weicheng98]

Hi @niketnilay, thanks for your answer. But my IPs are not real IPs (i.e. generated) because it is generated by a traffic generator. So when I use the iplocation command, it is not able to retrieve the latitude and longitude or even the country of where the ip originated from.

In the iplocation documentation, may I ask why is the example answer tutorial data able to retrieve details of the IPs e.g. country,city using iplocation ?

[xpac]

The IPs used in the example are "real" IPs, meaning they are valid public IPv4 adresses. If you choose the right addresses for your example data, you can map them to a location - it just depends on the IPs you use and if they're available in the Geo IP database.

[weicheng98]

Hi @xpac, thanks for your answer. Then if that's the case, is it possible to update the Geo IP database manually by myself if the ip I have is not found in the database ?