Throttle Connection Frequency?

Hi @johnleblanc ,

That IP seems to belong to Google Cloud:

https://dnschecker.org/ip-whois-lookup.php?query=34.127.82.255

Are you using any sort of plugin which may be ‘talking’ to Google?

I don’t think this is a bot/crawler, because the reverse DNS lookup:

host 34.127.82.255

Shows 255.82.127.34.bc.googleusercontent.com. The …bc… bit means that it’s part of the Google Compute cluster.

I read how a JetPack connection setting was modified

This is just changing how/how often Jetpack attempts to sync with your site. We can certainly do it for you, if you’ll let us know the Jetpack-connected URL of your site. ??

Best,

Cena

Hi @cena! Thanks a million for your speedy response.

Funny discovery: 34.127.82.255 is actually MY site’s outbound IP address!

Here’s how I figured it out:

/**
 * Fetch IP from ifconfig.me 
 * stuff it in the footer https://example.com/?ipinfo=1
 */
if ( isset( $_GET['ipinfo'] ) ) {
    add_action('wp_footer', function() {
      $ipinfo = wp_remote_get('https://ifconfig.me/ip');
      printf( '<!-- IPINFO: %s -->', 
               var_export($ipinfo, TRUE) 
      );		
   });
}

Now I just need to figure out why these inbound requests from myself are getting 499 responses.

Thank you!
John

Ha, that’s awesome, @johnleblanc ! ??

499 response,

Speculation: firewall/.htaccess is blocking the client-side requests?

You might also check your server error logs to see if it provides any other info on what may be generating the errors. It’s possible they’re being caused by a plugin – the logs should provide a clue on which one(s).

Best,

Cena

Hi there,

It has been a while since we have heard from you, so I’m marking this topic as resolved.

But if you have any further questions or need some more help, you’re welcome to reply here or open another thread.