Tracing your location through ip

[!mitationRust]

(suggestion)Tip: Dont scan people outside of your local network.........from your house

[UrikoOnFire]

There are programs out there... that can trace you... I just can't seem to think of any at the moment...

[thehorse13]

There are programs out there... that can trace you... I just can't seem to think of any at the moment...

Visual Route can pinpiont your location using an ip address. You can try the proggie for 30 days for free. It's pretty interesting.

[|The|Specialist]

http://www.networkingfiles.com/PingF...aceexpress.htm

You mean like Neotrace? Besides maybe a few other things its basicly nothing more than sam spade stuff with maps. The results of the so called "trace" in programs like the above & like what thehorse13 suggested aren't very accurate from what I've seen. For example one time I was told that my location was on some dot near Alaska.

[thehorse13]

Yeah, the only time it is decent is when you trace a dial up user.

Again, like TheSpecialist said, these programs are more for fun than anything else but none the less, interesting just to play with.

[hypronix]

What happens is that when your ISP purchases a list of IPs [those awful bits ] they sometimes are - initially - registered in various places of the world. For example, I traced myself once to live in NY [although I reside in Canada]. If someone has serious information you did something illegal, they would be able to trace you like it was mentioned before. Of course, if you haven't bounced your connection etc [that makes it harder because logs get deleted on the way and the trace might be un-doable]. In Canada, I think a search warrant and a good reason is required. Depending on the type of action, the Patriot Act may simplify things in the S [for Gov't agencies].

In cases of intensive port scanning, pings, and other stuff [that gets done in large amounts and repeatedly], your ISP might call you / e-mail you / drop you but they would not necessarily pursue legal action. I know of someone who was warned by their ISP regarding their interminable port scans, and a list of companies wanting more info on that person was e-mailed to him. The ISP did not give away his info as he stopped after the e-mail but... one can never be sure.

[UrikoOnFire]

Yea that's what I meant. NeoTrace. I just couldn't think of the name. Thanks!

[s0nIc]

NeoTrace does a mediocre trace, it all basically depends on the registration info of the target "node" but it cant trace an ip to a specific address unless you own that ip and had it registered to the authorities or whoever is incharge of keeping records.

but like most ppl here said, the ip CAN be traced to a person but it takes a lot of effort and authority to do it. if u are a "cyber cop" like a CSI agent, u can go to the ISP, and ask who is logged in to the ip at that certain time and day, the ISP can then check the logs, trace the account and give customer details, but like i said, u need a lot of authority to do it.

but conspiracy theory-wise, maybe there is a software capable of tracing you down to the street address. its more likely to be in the hands of govt and such.

[lpaulgib]

Can't you just do a whois?

[s0nIc]

a whios works if the address is registered to ARIN or RIPE or if u have the LAN access to that pc and get a relevant whois network id. but a dial-up account over the net cant be "whois'ed" coz its just a borrowed IP so what u will see if you do try, is just the ISP details.