What information can someone get from an IP address?

eatmychild · 04.08.2007, 07:13 AM

And how? Obviously the little bits of information from the IP address can lead to discovery of more information.

Torn Curtain · 04.10.2007, 03:58 PM

You can only get the ISP and a (very approximate) localisation if it's a private individual, but if it's a company you can sometimes know who it is and have its precise localisation.

In order to do so you must use a whois service (Arin for the US and Ripe for Europe: http://www.arin.net/whois/ , http://www.ripe.net/whois ).

macrodollar · 04.10.2007, 04:01 PM

Although not directly reachable from an IP address, if a site you are on logs you, it can also detect what operating system and web browser you're using etc.
The moral: use Firefox!

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04.10.2007, 03:58 PM	#2
Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	You can only get the ISP and a (very approximate) localisation if it's a private individual, but if it's a company you can sometimes know who it is and have its precise localisation. In order to do so you must use a whois service (Arin for the US and Ripe for Europe: http://www.arin.net/whois/ , http://www.ripe.net/whois ).
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04.10.2007, 04:01 PM	#3
macrodollar little trouble girl Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Caerdydd Posts: 96	Although not directly reachable from an IP address, if a site you are on logs you, it can also detect what operating system and web browser you're using etc. The moral: use Firefox!
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