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View Connections on the GeoIP Map

The GeoIP map shows the approximate country or region connected to each remote IP address. It helps you spot unusual locations and understand where an app's traffic goes.

See where apps and services connect on the TinyShield GeoIP map.

1. Benefits​

  • ✅ See remote destinations on a world map.
  • ✅ Follow connections from your Mac to each country or region.
  • ✅ Focus the map on one app, domain, or IP address.
  • ✅ Match map locations with rows in the connection list.
  • ✅ Use local GeoIP data without sending monitored traffic to a lookup server.

2. Open the map​

  1. Open TinyShield and let it collect a few connections.
  2. Select the Map button in the toolbar.
  3. Keep using your Mac to watch new destinations appear.
  4. Select a map destination to focus the matching traffic in the list.

TinyShield may make the window wider so the connection list and map can appear side by side.

3. Show selected traffic on the map​

  1. Find an app, domain, or IP address in the connection list.
  2. Right-click the row.
  3. Select Show in Map.
  4. TinyShield opens the map and moves to the matching location or locations.

Select an app when you want to see every country it contacted. Select a domain or IP address for a narrower result.

4. Understand location accuracy​

GeoIP locations are approximate. They describe the registered network area of an IP address, not the exact location of a person or device.

VPNs, content delivery networks, cloud services, Apple Private Relay, and anycast addresses can show a different place from the service you are using. Local network addresses do not have a public geographic location.