Looks like your IP address from your provider might be recently reassigned
from a different locale - see http://www.geoiptool.com/en/?IP=71.181.69.236

Someone from OL will have to comment about whether the geoip database can
be updated, though if your ISP is not updating it themselves, there isn't
really a fix in that direction.


You might also try bringing your DSL modem off and on, as that will
frequently get you a new IP issued. (though that's not really a solution,
just a bandaid)

Alex


On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:52 AM, jessamyn c. west <[email protected]>wrote:

> Usually when I log in to Open Library I see a banner across the top
> that says basically "Hello! The state of _____ is participating in our
> eBook ending program..." with whatever state I happen to be in. I
> assume this is IP based but don't specifically know how it works. My
> home IP address is apparently now falling into the category of "IP
> addresses that OL can't locate" which is
> sort of a problem as I can no longer see the lending library books. My
> IP address at home, using regular old DSL,  is 71.181.69.236
>
> If I connect via my iphone, I am connected with IP address
> 174.226.7.54 which maps my IP to the State of New York (I am in
> Vermont, but that's close) and I can see the items correctly. So, this
> is part of the overall bug of some IPs not being registered with OL as
> being in the US.
>
> Here are two items that I do not see lendable copies of
>
> http://openlibrary.org/works/OL97152W/Pordy%27s_prickly_problem
> http://openlibrary.org/works/OL89928W/King_Con
>
> Here is what I see on both of those pages (attached). I don't see any
> non-DAISY lendable copy of either book. Does anyone know what the
> mechanism is or how this lookup happens. I'd been getting support
> reports of this from people but this is the first time I could
> reproduce it. If it's fixable I'd like to fix it or get it fixed.
> Thanks
>
> Jessamyn
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