Ip Address Range

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Ip Address Range

I need to now what the IP address range that itunesU uses, if multiple addresses. I do not want to include the itunes store, just itunesU. Does any one now where I can find this information.

Posted on Jan 30, 2008 5:38 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 30, 2008 6:43 PM in response to iwu

The only ports that need to be open are 80 and 443, the standard http and https ports. iTunes U also uses itms and itmss URLS. itms://phobos.apple.com and itmss://deimos.apple.com.

Here are the IP address that are used with iTunes U:

phobos.apple.com has address 17.250.236.65
deimos.apple.com has address 17.250.236.140
deimos2.apple.com has address 17.250.236.141

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iwu Author

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Jan 31, 2008 8:09 AM in response to iwu

Unfortunatly,

Adding these ip addresses to our web filtering software did not allow the itunesU store to be accessed without being authenticated first. Any other ip addresses they may be using?

Thanks

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Answer 3

Jan 31, 2008 4:30 PM in response to iwu

Do you have a public site available? If so, try using this URL to access your iTunes U site...

http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/[your iTunes U hostname]

Change [your iTunes U hostname] to the hostname you setup with iTunes U

For example, my institution's iTunes U public access URL is...

http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/utah.edu

MIT's is...

http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/mit.edu

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richwolf

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Jan 31, 2008 4:32 PM in response to iwu

The FQDN you use to talk to iTunes U is based on your base URL. I have run across several ... deimos, deimos2, and deimos3. phobos seems to be associated with the commercial side of the Store, not so much with iTunes U. And when Apple does iTunes U demos, they actually use a kind of canned iTunes U hosted locally and named "indigo" ... the project name for iTunes U before it went public.

I'm not sure you can think of iTunes U as belonging to a specfic IP address. I do not "know" this, but I'm guessing that you're dancing with a big ol' bear when it comes to the iTunes Store (and iTunes U) generally. By that, I mean I wouldn't have any clear notion of "where", in IP terms, any particular piece of iTunes U is ... what with Akamai caching servers everywhere. Like I said, I don't know how it really works (other than that WebOjects plays a big part of it) ... but I woulnd't be surprised to find that iTunes U is highly distributed and uses a number of caching servers all over the country (and beyond) because the iTunes Store almost surely does.

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Answer 5

Jan 31, 2008 5:52 PM in response to iwu

We cannot recommend a solution to this because it is not a configuration that we will support or can guarantee will continue to work over time. You may attempt to block certain hostnames at your own risk. There will likely be functionality that is broken due to that strategy. iTunes U shares resources and functionality with the iTunes Store and they are not separate entities.

If you have suggestions for functionality that you would like to be supported, please let us know.

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Answer 6

Feb 1, 2008 12:10 PM in response to Duncan Bernhardt

Duncan Bernhardt wrote:
... iTunes U shares resources and functionality with the iTunes Store and they are not separate entities.

If you have suggestions for functionality that you would like to be supported, please let us know.

I work for a school district in Florida, and we would like to use iTunes U in the classroom. Unfortunately, to be compliant with state (I believe..) standards iTunes has been blocked. Would it be possible to have an education-only iTunes portal? One that does not include explicit material, non-edu TV shows/movies, or streaming radio content? I believe if there is a manner in which to access only educational materials and clean music, we may have a chance at having iTunes unfiltered.

Thanks for any cages you can rattle regarding this matter 🙂

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