IP Address: How Much Info Is There?

[ocean976124]

Here's a question: how much info can someone get based solely on an IP address?
I know that an IP address can lead directly to your home, but is that kind of tracing available to the public? I know that the police or whoever owns the severer that connects you can trace you to your home, but could someone who simply has your IP address be able trace it back specifically to you?

Every IP address locator I find on the internet only shows the city it originates from. Are there others available to the public that could tell someone where you live?

 

[Cobster]

If it was something serious enough, they can contact your provider and if it's legal, the provider can give specifics.
SO...what'd you do?

 

[handsome sugardaddy]

Here's a question: how much info can someone get based solely on an IP address?
I know that an IP address can lead directly to your home, but is that kind of tracing available to the public? I know that the police or whoever owns the severer that connects you can trace you to your home, but could someone who simply has your IP address be able trace it back specifically to you?

Every IP address locator I find on the internet only shows the city it originates from. Are there others available to the public that could tell someone where you live?

An IP address does not trace you back to your home. An IP address is used by a block of homes. For instance, your neighbour would have the same IP address.

 

[ocean976124]

If it was something serious enough, they can contact your provider and if it's legal, the provider can give specifics.
SO...what'd you do?

Long story short, someone has been leaving bad comments on my blog and all I have is their IP address, but I think I know who it is. Problem is, there's nothing illegal or obscene in thier comments, they're just insulting. Through the free IP locators I know which city the person is from (same city as the person I think it is). Yet its a big world, could be someone else from the same city. Was just trying to figure out if there was another way to figure out where the IP address was from.
Like I said, there's nothing the guy has done which would be considered illegal, just a pain in my ass. I highly doubt contacting his sever and saying, "Your customer is mean to me, please give me his name and address" would do much...

 

[Fred Zed]

Every IP address locator I find on the internet only shows the city it originates from. Are there others available to the public that could tell someone where you live?

The answer is no. Unless it's a corporate IP. Just be careful though. People who work at ISPs can be bribed so bottom line is don't do anything silly in cyberspace. If someone wants you badly enough they will find you eventually.

 

[Fred Zed]

Long story short, someone has been leaving bad comments on my blog and all I have is their IP address, but I think I know who it is. Problem is, there's nothing illegal or obscene in thier comments, they're just insulting. my ass. I highly doubt contacting his sever and saying, "Your customer is mean to me, please give me his name and address"

There is no harm in notifying abuse@hisisp.com and sending him a copy, indeed that may stop him from coming back to your blog.

 

[shawnbg]

Long story short, someone has been leaving bad comments on my blog and all I have is their IP address, but I think I know who it is. Problem is, there's nothing illegal or obscene in thier comments, they're just insulting. Through the free IP locators I know which city the person is from (same city as the person I think it is). Yet its a big world, could be someone else from the same city. Was just trying to figure out if there was another way to figure out where the IP address was from.
Like I said, there's nothing the guy has done which would be considered illegal, just a pain in my ass. I highly doubt contacting his sever and saying, "Your customer is mean to me, please give me his name and address" would do much...

An IP address DOES trace you back to your home. No two people on the Internet will ever have the same IP address at the same time. Many Internet Providers will assign you a new IP address every time you connect, but for the time you're using that address, it's yours alone and uniquely distinguishes you from anyone else on the Net. However, one address can be shared by multiple users behind a corporate firewall or Proxy, but it's very easy to find out which company or person was using a particular address at a specific time.

It's publicly available information to find out which Internet Provider owns a specific address and any Internet Provider can easily find out who was using one of their addresses at any specific time. If someone found you doing something malicious, illegal, etc, all they need to do is find a legal reason to ask for your Internet Providers records to find out who was using that address at that specific time. However, there are ways to hijack, spoof or masquerade behind someone else address.

 

[Fred Zed]

If someone finds you doing something malicious, illegal, etc, all they need to do is find a legal reason to have your ISP tell them who was using that address at that specific time. However, there are ways to hijack, spoof or masquerade behind someone else address.

I think what ocean976124 is saying is that a WHOis search will not trace back to someone's home address which is true.
You need to file a complaint with the police who will then contact the ISP, the ISP will not release the ISP info to you.

 

[shawnbg]

I agree and that wouldn't be easy, meant to quote sugar daddy, not ocean.

 

[mmouse]

An IP address does not trace you back to your home. An IP address is used by a block of homes. For instance, your neighbour would have the same IP address.

This is completely wrong. Why did you post this when you don't know what you're talking about?

 

[diverdown7604]

Masking Programs

More discussion

> https://terb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66480

According to some of the discussions listed, using an IP masking program only makes tracing more difficult. Ultimately the trace can be completed by following the packets. Is there a log of packet path routes, or is this a limited time only thing?

 

[Fred Zed]

According to some of the discussions listed, using an IP masking program only makes tracing more difficult. Ultimately the trace can be completed by following the packets. Is there a log of packet path routes, or is this a limited time only thing?

I don't know the answer to that one, but an IP masking program does not work as expected 100% of the time. I have had users brag about how they were posting from behind an IP mask when infact their true IP was showing.