# How does geoIP for private IPaddresses work?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-does-geoip-for-private-ipaddresses-work/199699>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 16, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-does-geoip-for-private-ipaddresses-work/199699 "2019-09-16T16:16:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-does-geoip-for-private-ipaddresses-work/199699/5 "2019-09-20T16:58:39Z")

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Hi @Igor_Motov  
Yes, I want to map IPaddreses from offices internal networks to locations of these offices.

I have started a new link because I am having problems understanding the procedure that has been done to use GeoIP with private networks.

[Do I have to configure logstash if I am using a VM?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-i-have-to-configure-logstash-to-use-geoip-if-i-am-using-a-vm/200313)

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