bb.sky.com is a regular content scraper on my site, so I have decided to track them down. I finally figured out their hex IP address, so I can target ranges better.
Sky is a very large TV and internet provider in the Uk. They have a huge range of IPs.
Site hits:
5ad4e517.bb.sky.com 90.212.229.12 90.212.0.0 – 90.213.255.255
027e2f4c.bb.sky.com 2.126.47.76 2.126.0.0 – 2.126.255.255
5ad00af4.bb.sky.com 90.208.10.244 90.208.0.0 – 90.209.255.255
b0fb523c.bb.sky.com 176.251.82.60 176.248.0.0 – 176.251.255.255
How to decode their host name:
They are using 2 digit hex values for each octet, so process each 2 digit hex number as an octet, using a hex to decimal calculator. For example I got hit from 5ad4e517.bb.sky.com, so the hex number is 5ad4e517
5a: 90, d4: 212, e5: 229, 17: 12
So the host name resolves to 90.212.229.12, which resolves to a BSKYB ip range 90.212.0.0 – 90.213.255.255, 90.212.0.0/15. And now we know!
Research:
5ad03db7.bb.sky.com 90.208.61.183 90.208.0.0 – 90.209.255.255 90.208.0.0/23
5ad09652.bb.sky.com 90.208.150.82
5e01087b.bb.sky.com 94.1.8.123 94.0.0.0 – 94.3.255.255 94.0.0.0/14
5e01c51d.bb.sky.com 94.1.197.29
5adb2b27.bb.sky.com 90.219.43.39 90.218.0.0 – 90.219.255.255 90.218.0.0/15
5ada1461.bb.sky.com 90.218.20.97
5adbc1c7.bb.sky.com 90.219.193.199
027f114d.bb.sky.com 2.127.17.77 2.120.0.0 – 2.127.255.255 2.120.0.0/13
027d4306.bb.sky.com 2.125.67.6
027986ad.bb.sky.com 2.121.134.173
0278093a.bb.sky.com 2.120.9.58
02780840.bb.sky.com 2.120.8.64
027e6f4f.bb.sky.com 2.126.111.79
02780a33.bb.sky.com 2.120.10.51
b0fff641.bb.sky.com 176.255.246.65 176.255.0.0 – 176.255.255.255 176.255.0.0/16
b0fc51ac.bb.sky.com 176.252.81.172 176.252.0.0 – 176.253.255.255 176.252.0.0/15
5adfd891.bb.sky.com 90.223.216.145 90.223.216.0/24
5adfd891.bb.sky.com 90.223.216.145
5adff3e1.bb.sky.com 90.223.243.225
5adff3e2.bb.sky.com 90.223.243.226
5adfcf48.bb.sky.com 90.223.207.72
5ac38541.bb.sky.com 90.195.133.65 90.192.0.0 – 90.199.255.255 90.192.0.0/13
5ac7804f.bb.sky.com 90.199.128.79
5ac1394a.bb.sky.com 90.193.57.74
5acfe038.bb.sky.com 90.199.4.20
5ac40a54.bb.sky.com 90.196.10.84
5ac2b6f6.bb.sky.com 90.194.182.246
5e0c4e02.bb.sky.com 94.12.78.2 94.12.0.0 – 94.15.255.255 94.12.0.0/14
5e0f0090.bb.sky.com 94.15.0.144
02d9bafc.bb.sky.com 2.217.186.252 2.216.0.0 – 2.217.255.255 2.216.0.0/15
5acf0200.bb.sky.com 90.207.2.0 90.207.0.0 – 90.207.127.255 90.207.0.0/17
5ade99b7.bb.sky.com 90.222.153.183 90.222.0.0 – 90.222.255.255 90.222.0.0/16
5aca1b53.bb.sky.com 90.202.27.83 90.200.0.0 – 90.203.255.255 90.200.0.0/14
5acae438.bb.sky.com 90.202.228.56
02dde6b5.bb.sky.com 2.221.230.181 2.220.0.0 – 2.221.255.255 2.220.0.0/15
5ac99f27.bb.sky.com 90.201.159.39