The InfohoundOne never knows why a Government employee might be browsing pc-help.org, or downloading the Network Tracer. I find the .gov domains make an interesting subject for inspection when browsing through my website logs. I decided they'd be fun to present here. The links show what the Tracer found for each one. Comments below!
| IPAddress | Hostname | Date | Time | File |
| 203.120.56.30 | ncb30.ncb.gov.sg | 31-Oct-99 | 4:15:55 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 56.0.72.13 | gk-west-3.usps.gov | 8-Nov-99 | 6:41:47 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 203.102.38.195 | car-gw.defence.gov.au | 8-Nov-99 | 15:24:26 | /trace.htm |
| 207.123.128.82 | host.207-123-128-82.gsa.gov | 9-Nov-99 | 5:36:28 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 207.41.14.11 | dcx-gw.uscourts.gov | 9-Nov-99 | 6:34:24 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 198.118.142.11 | seraph2.lerc.nasa.gov | 9-Nov-99 | 6:49:16 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 192.100.51.131 | guardian1.nv.doe.gov | 9-Nov-99 | 8:57:43 | /trace.htm |
| 162.79.121.221 | clay.nssc.nrcs.usda.gov | 9-Nov-99 | 12:14:49 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 128.115.49.12 | pst-121d-12c.llnl.gov | 9-Nov-99 | 13:16:08 | / |
| 204.47.93.12 | atd1.r9atd.epa.gov | 9-Nov-99 | 14:06:23 | /trace.htm |
| 198.118.119.26 | b23p239a.hst.nasa.gov | 9-Nov-99 | 15:10:28 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 198.77.181.2 | defender.fda.gov | 9-Nov-99 | 17:18:28 | /trace.htm |
| 131.182.118.99 | hsa.hq.nasa.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 4:56:12 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 128.183.211.13 | pstewart.gsfc.nasa.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 5:29:43 | /trace/trace.zip |
| user.fernald.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 5:42:26 | /trace/trace.zip | |
| 192.147.69.35 | vasfw02.fdic.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 6:30:07 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 192.33.240.11 | cerberus.srs.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 7:17:38 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 161.223.9.202 | dpsmith.hqt.ihs.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 8:07:40 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 148.114.251.1 | ssc1911472.ssc.nasa.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 9:20:40 | /trace.htm |
| 198.200.153.7 | proxy.hud.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 9:34:07 | / |
| 128.219.159.121 | breifne.cind.ornl.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 10:16:17 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 131.225.87.168 | d-cd-95.fnal.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 10:29:04 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 204.178.104.233 | fw1-a.osis.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 10:54:47 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 165.110.40.6 | augie1.sba.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 12:08:26 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 158.70.140.219 | m4.hhs.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 14:28:41 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 146.114.22.20 | maestro.arb.ca.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 14:44:51 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 140.172.224.39 | ditows.sec.noaa.gov | 10-Nov-99 | 17:00:57 | /trace.htm |
| 192.86.20.102 | fstip.gsfc.nasa.gov | 11-Nov-99 | 7:41:44 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 128.183.149.26 | cpark1.gsfc.nasa.gov | 11-Nov-99 | 10:45:49 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 139.169.127.31 | sn-waltz.jsc.nasa.gov | 11-Nov-99 | 11:24:43 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 128.115.103.42 | hloey.llnl.gov | 11-Nov-99 | 12:02:33 | /trace.htm |
| 131.225.87.191 | d-cd-72.fnal.gov | 11-Nov-99 | 13:56:08 | /trace/trace.zip |
| 192.101.100.130 | zephyr1.pnl.gov | 11-Nov-99 | 16:51:25 | /trace/trace.zip |
I find myself with all sorts of reactions to these visitors...
I'm vaguely puzzled who that must be at places like Singapore's National Computer Board, the Indian Health Service, and the Air Resources Board in the State of California.
I was intrigued enough (in a tongue-in-cheek way) by a visit from the US Department of Agriculture that I looked into it.
Should I be relieved that I see no one from the FBI or the CIA? Would I see them?
A bunch of folks at various NASA offices were interested!
I see a pattern to some of this. Like the visitors from:
Every one of those places has something to do with things nuclear.
Hmm... 'spoze some of those guys could help me find a good deal on a Geiger counter?
Well, there it is. Brought to you by...
The Infohound