The country location of the IP address is determined automatically by the information provided by Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

For example, you can look up the geographic information associated with an IP address by using sites such as MaxMind.

The IP address of a device, and its associated location information, is determined by the network that it is currently connected to. The IP address, and its associated location information, will change as you connect to different networks, such as VPNs, WiFi hotspots, home networks, cellular networks, corporate networks, and so on.

Location information is determined by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the network and not the physical location of the connected device.

For example, if you are physically in San Francisco, California, but your network connection is through a VPN connection to your corporate office in Toronto, Canada, then your IP location will show as Canada instead of United States.

If in doubt, check your external IP address information from all of the network connections that you use.

Detection Accuracy

All IP address geo-location services provide an approximate location for the IP address. There are also delays in updating these locations databases which can cause reassigned IP addresses to appear to be in the wrong location until the database is updated.

Due to the limitations in accuracy of these services, Files.com will compare the information from two commercial geo-location databases to make a "best attempt" effort at determining the geographic location of an IP address. Even so, the geo-location of an IP address will always be an approximation and not an exact location.