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vtr
May 31st, 2004, 04:56 PM
Hey, someone sent me an email and i dont know who its from but ive gained there IP address. Is there any way i can find out where the computer is or any details with just the IP address? :confused:
Slayer
May 31st, 2004, 05:21 PM
www.arin.com

.... Put the IP into the search box, press enter, and a load of details should show up ... ISP etc.

:)
vtr
May 31st, 2004, 05:24 PM
that site doesnt seem to work mate, you sure you got the correct address? :confused:
Slayer
May 31st, 2004, 05:27 PM
www.arin.net ...

^Try that. Sorry.^
vtr
May 31st, 2004, 05:35 PM
thanks m8, that works but its just giving me a server n what seems rubbish to me, hmmmmmm :confused:
Itsme
May 31st, 2004, 06:56 PM
It should tell you the address of the person. If the email was not froma persons home server, then you have a problem, becasue it will give you the info on the server (like hotmail or whatever they may be uding). The only way to find who the actual person is is to find out their ISP, and give them the date and IP and ask them. And they will likely not give it to you. Good luck :)

Itsme
Lord Kalthorn
June 1st, 2004, 08:01 PM
Yeah - if they don't tell you who it is its probably spam anyway - don't worry about it.
AffirmedHope
June 9th, 2004, 04:00 AM
may i ask what a IP adress is
Lord Kalthorn
June 9th, 2004, 04:39 PM
IP Address is your Internet Protocol Address; its just the set of numbers that computers use to contact each other. There would be an IP Address linked to every website address - in the old days they didn't have names and so you would have to type in the IP; ect ect and so on...
135791
June 9th, 2004, 05:33 PM
basically its like or address
Itsme
June 11th, 2004, 05:00 AM
yeah, their both right - its an ADDRESS that allows you to be connected to the internet. Right now for (some) sites, you can just type in the IP in your browser and it will forward you. Its the same thing as it would be for a house, except that it is on your computer. For example, lets say you have a friend named Joe. Joe lives at 1234 Whodilly Lane
If this was acomputer, the name "Joe" (as in "lets go to Joe's house) would be something like "www.something.com" (as in lets go to www.something.com). In stead of saying "lets go to Joe's house", you could say "Lets go to 1234 Whodilly Lane", which would be the same as typing an IP address into an address bar in a browser (except it'll look something like 64.198.554.2). I hope I made that simple enough :p. Also, IP's can be used for other things (cracking=burgalry, etc). See what I;'m saying? :)

Itsme
Lord Kalthorn
June 11th, 2004, 04:51 PM
Haha! That was a great explanation! :D
Itsme
June 12th, 2004, 05:52 AM
why thank you :p

Itsme
135791
June 12th, 2004, 07:26 AM
yeh it was great
sean82007
July 12th, 2004, 06:29 AM
yea almost all of you people have explained quite well what it is. Back in the day it was a 4 part coding that you had to type into the address bar and it would bring up the site. But eversince dns domain name service came around life is much easier
Lord Kalthorn
July 12th, 2004, 09:02 PM
Lol! Good point; not that I remmember such an age - but it doesn't sound like its easy.