Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic IP addresses -- I am curious Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Khadgar Posted at 9:14 am on July 7, 2008 I'm curious as to what information I can get with an IP address? Someone on Wikipedia made an edit to a page, and I was curious as to the identity of the editor. I've got the IP address listed,  so what can I find out with it? Anything at all? General location? ISP?

Replies matto Posted at 11:15 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from Khadgar at 9:25 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from h a t t at 9:23 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from Khadgar at 12:21 pm on July 7, 2008 For anyone who was curious, basically all I wanted to do was see if the person who made the edit lived in one of two locations. They didn't, and therefore they could not work at either of the two companies which would have access to the information he was spouting, so it probably was untrue.    I wouldn't be so sure.  My IP claims that I live in a city two hours away from the actual city I live in.  Ip address says minnesota, which is not anywhere near boston nor san francisco. maybe they commute Khadgar Posted at 9:25 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from h a t t at 9:23 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from Khadgar at 12:21 pm on July 7, 2008 For anyone who was curious, basically all I wanted to do was see if the person who made the edit lived in one of two locations. They didn't, and therefore they could not work at either of the two companies which would have access to the information he was spouting, so it probably was untrue. I wouldn't be so sure. My IP claims that I live in a city two hours away from the actual city I live in. Ip address says minnesota, which is not anywhere near boston nor san francisco. IceTeaEdwin Posted at 9:24 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from igotaquestion at 9:15 am on July 7, 2008 I find it creepy that you would want to know this I second that. h a t t Posted at 9:23 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from Khadgar at 12:21 pm on July 7, 2008 For anyone who was curious, basically all I wanted to do was see if the person who made the edit lived in one of two locations. They didn't, and therefore they could not work at either of the two companies which would have access to the information he was spouting, so it probably was untrue. I wouldn't be so sure.  My IP claims that I live in a city two hours away from the actual city I live in. Permious Posted at 9:22 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from Khadgar at 9:21 am on July 7, 2008 For anyone who was curious, basically all I wanted to do was see if the person who made the edit lived in one of two locations. They didn't, and therefore they could not work at either of the two companies which would have access to the information he was spouting, so it probably was untrue. What are the last 2 digits? Ezmi Posted at 9:22 am on July 7, 2008 haha ya can get a broad loc of their ISP n i also kno a few ways to crash a comp wit a virus wit a close IP ;') [still in the last of the editin process tho] Khadgar Posted at 9:21 am on July 7, 2008 For anyone who was curious, basically all I wanted to do was see if the person who made the edit lived in one of two locations. They didn't, and therefore they could not work at either of the two companies which would have access to the information he was spouting, so it probably was untrue. Al Legator Posted at 9:19 am on July 7, 2008 Try http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp It's public information but not all info you may want would necessarily be listed. jazzy8567 Posted at 9:18 am on July 7, 2008 y do you want to know this?? hmmmmmmmmm Khadgar Posted at 9:18 am on July 7, 2008 Quote: from marshmellowman at 9:16 am on July 7, 2008 You can get the nearest location of the distribution point of their ISP. Sometimes it's close (within 30 miles) other times it can be 100 or more miles off. My IP comes back to London, and I live more than an hours drive away from London. http://dnsstuff.com/ - IP Tools and you can get GeoIP location information. Why thank you! That's all the info I needed: now I know that the person who made the edit was full of shit. h a t t Posted at 9:18 am on July 7, 2008 General location.  Sometimes it'll come back to a city that's far as hell away from the actual user though.  You can also use Nmap to portscan him and if he has any exploitable software running you might be able to cause some damage. marshmellowman Posted at 9:16 am on July 7, 2008 You can get the nearest location of the distribution point of their ISP. Sometimes it's close (within 30 miles) other times it can be 100 or more miles off. My IP comes back to London, and I live more than an hours drive away from London. http://dnsstuff.com/ - IP Tools and you can get GeoIP location information. Permious Posted at 9:16 am on July 7, 2008 The last two digits of a person's IP is the amount of lovers they will have in their lifetime. redhotchilis64 Posted at 9:15 am on July 7, 2008 You can get the location of the computer, nothing more. igotaquestion Posted at 9:15 am on July 7, 2008 I find it creepy that you would want to know this Most recent 15 of 16 previous replies displayed.