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If I have an IP address, is it possible to track it down to who the actual owner/address is? I assume it may require a court order. I know I can enter it online and get a general, city location. But I need it to be more specific
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The simple answer is that it is unlikely. If the IP address belongs to a block used by subscribers to an ISP like Comcast, or ATT, those may be re-assigned at any interval. If it is a fixed assignment IP address to a small company, it would be obvious. What type of entity do you believe used this IP address? -
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There are online tools to show you where you generally are located as in the examples below.
For smart phones due to the geolocation built within the phones themselves, you can be found with 10 feet.
Hope this helps.Comment
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DV gave a great answer. You would need a subpoena issued to the ISP to collect any granular information, and as DV suggests it may not even be available due to the recycled nature of dynamic IPs (most consumers have this, not static ips).
Further, even if you have the IP pinned down to a single residential address that isn't going to be particularly meaningful in court because it doesn't prove who at the address was actually using the computer at that time. Whether it's worth pursuing really depends on what your ultimate interest is.Crime rate per 100k peopleOriginally posted by Mitch
General population: 3,817
Police officers: 108
Legal CCW: 18
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Geolocation is unreliable, at best.
Read how bad it can be https://splinternews.com/how-an-inte...s-f-1793856052
Court order is the only way you get any usable information, and even that cannot always get you what you need.
Dynamic IPs are not usually a problem, as their issuance/lease is logged and can be traced back to the device/account it was issued to.
But as noted, just knowing who pays the bill for the service does not tell you who was actually using it at any given time.Comment
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This is definitely true assuming a reasonably short amount of time has passed since the incident, however it requires slightly more cooperation from the ISP and generally they do the least amount possible to comply with the order. YMMV, but Skyhawk is right about this from a technical perspective.Crime rate per 100k peopleOriginally posted by Mitch
General population: 3,817
Police officers: 108
Legal CCW: 18
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If the person knows how to spoof their MAC address or uses public WiFi, you're not going to locate them with an IP.Comment
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Wow, I knew it wouldn't be simple. I am trying to locate a telemarketing company that put information about me on an online site. This site captures the IP address at the time. Would a business IP address change that often? I know that my IP has remained the same for at least 3 years.Comment
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Business IPs are usually static. Not always, but usually. But having the public IP doesn't tell you which computer at the business was responsible for the post, or if it was a guest on their Wifi etc. You would need internal logs from the business in question to answer that, if they even exist which is unlikely.Comment
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this all requires a lot of work and typically the average user of the internet cant get much done. what you should do is hire a service to do it for you.
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Heck yeah Id be happy too. What it is, is this.. I sue illegal telemarketers. One of the things they do is, after they get your information they put this information (name/phone number) online. Then, the company that they represent will call you and claim you gave onine permission for them to call. The thing they don't realize is, is that these sites also capture the IP of the one who entered the information. I don't need a specific computer, but something that is better than these online IP locators. These general IP locators are iffy. I am in San Diego, but those sites have shown me to be in Hawaii and Iowa also...
I don't have an IP at this time, I am just preparing for a court case and want to be ready. I will check out those sites mentioned here. Thx!Comment
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Okay so you really need to to find out who this entities ISP is then. Eg. comcast/at&t etc..
The ISP is the one assigning the I.P. address.
If you give them an I.P. and a time/date, they will know which account that I.P was assigned to at that time.
Getting the ISP to cooperate is another thing. Not sure how would would request this info.
Additionally you have to consider if this entity is using a VPN.
I.E. having a fictitious I.P. address assigned as part of a virtual network.
Such as is popular with people who torrent etc...
Many of these are located outside of the U.S. and makes it much more difficult to locate in I.P.'s user as they are released/renewed.Looking for a 3" Magnum 870 $200-$250ishComment
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