Not precisely, no, but you can take a reasonable guess at the neighborhood by looking at the output from traceroute. Most ISPs name their routers something that at least vaguely approximates their actual physical location. Of course, the ISP almost certainly knows the precise physical location of the IP address, or at least the billing contact. If you're engaged in forensics, you can solicit the cooperation of the ISP, especially if the cops are involved. s ------ Scott Blake blakeat_private > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-firewall-wizardsat_private > [mailto:owner-firewall-wizardsat_private]On Behalf Of > board operator > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 5:27 PM > To: hackersat_private > Cc: alertat_private; firewall-wizardsat_private; dc-stuffat_private > Subject: Geography of an IP Address > > > Hello alI... > > I was wondering if there's any way to trace the geography > (actual city or > state, province etc.) of a person's static IP address. I > know that most > have dynamic (changing) IP's but if I were to somehow > obtain their static > IP, could I then begin an amateur trace to their physical location? > > TIA, > > Jay >
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