Strange Googlebot IP

203.199.124.xxx

[plasma]

203.199.124.xxx - - [xx/Oct/2003:xx:xx:xx +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.0" xxx xxx "-" "Googlebot/2.1 (+http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html)"

Is this really a Google IP?

whois 203.199.124.0 doesn't show anything from Google.

I guess someone is playing with the referrer header, but why?
Maybe they want to see the world through Google's eyes :)

[volatilegx]

Whoever it is, it isn't Google. Somebody spoofing the User-Agent header.

% [whois.apnic.net node-1]
% Whois data copyright terms http: //www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html

inetnum: 203.199.124.0 - 203.199.124.255
netname: COLO-MUM12
descr: VSNL IDC Customer
country: IN
admin-c: IA15-AP
tech-c: VT43-AP
mnt-by: MAINT-VSNL-AP
changed: [e-mail] 20031030
status: ASSIGNED NON-PORTABLE
source: APNIC

person: IP Administrator
address: 10th Floor, 2 MG Road
address: Fort Mumbai - 400001
address: India
country: IN
phone: [phone]
fax-no: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
nic-hdl: IA15-AP
mnt-by: MAINT-VSNL-AP
changed: [e-mail] 20010605
source: APNIC

person: VSNL Tech
address: 10th Floor, 2 MG Road
address: Fort Mumbai - 400001
address: India
country: IN
phone: [phone]
fax-no: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
nic-hdl: VT43-AP
mnt-by: MAINT-VSNL-AP
changed: [e-mail] 20010605
source: APNIC

[pendanticist]

Could you post the entire IP Number please?

Pendanticist.

[plasma]

I'll sticky it to you.

[bull]

I'll sticky it to you.

We should not be childish on this and post entire IP addresses.

I startet a discussion on infomine here: [webmasterworld.com...]
Th IP was, very interesting, 203.199.84.66
And its owner:

inetnum: 203.199.84.64 - 203.199.84.95
netname: TCSLABMMI
descr: Leased line in Mumbai -- TCS Lab ( IIT Mumbai)
country: IN
admin-c: IA15-AP
tech-c: VT43-AP
mnt-by: MAINT-VSNL-AP
changed: [e-mail] 20011227
status: UNSPECIFIED
source: APNIC

person: IP Administrator
address: 10th Floor, 2 MG Road
address: Fort Mumbai - 400001
address: India
country: IN
phone: [phone]
fax-no: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
nic-hdl: IA15-AP
mnt-by: MAINT-VSNL-AP
changed: [e-mail] 20010605
source: APNIC

person: VSNL Tech
address: 10th Floor, 2 MG Road
address: Fort Mumbai - 400001
address: India
country: IN
phone: [phone]
fax-no: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
nic-hdl: VT43-AP
mnt-by: MAINT-VSNL-AP
changed: [e-mail] 20010605
source: APNIC

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Anyone wants to draw a conclusion?