You can do a nslookup or dig of the IP and see what comes back. If we're
talking about a cable modem, in many cases the name you get back will have
components that point to a general physical location ie: suburban area.
Alternatively you could traceroute to the IP, and observe the last hop
before the destination which may also give you a clue to the location.
Traceroutes from various locations ( see nitrous.digex.net or
www.tracert.com ) might also offer some info.
Of course a lookup of the IP at ARIN and/or the NIC will give you the
company assigned the IP address block and you could call them, and tell
them you have a security incident ( I assume that's what this is about ),
and ask if they would be willing to cooperate by giving you the info that
you need.
hope that helps.
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Larry Chin {larryat_private} Technical Specialist - ISC
Sprint Canada 2550 Victoria Park Avenue
Phone: 416.496.1644 ext. 4693 Suite 200, North York, Ontario
Fax: 416.498.3507 M2J 5E6
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On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, board operator wrote:
> 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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