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| 1272313 | 2012-04-27 09:53:00 | i thought each IP Address was unique. so to test i typed a friend's IP into "IP-Adress.com"-(that's the correct spelling) and the answer came back as a resident in the Marlborough sounds??? - so again, I used my own IP and the reply came in as being in Hong Kong - that's way out!! - can anyone shed some light on this please? - was initially trying to get some info re malicious emails | jayal (1291) | ||
| 1272314 | 2012-04-27 10:30:00 | Publicly accessible IP Addresses are unique. Some that are reserved for "internal use only" can be re-used if they're not physically connected, for example your router can have 192.168.1.1 and so can mine because they're not connected. Then, the geo-location stuff isn't always correct. Try using this site for reverse DNS lookups: http://remote.12dt.com/ |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1272315 | 2012-04-27 10:44:00 | thank you for that, that web site actually mentions a real name so that's progress - use OE and to get some info on mails go, properties - details - message source - expand, then check the details. seems to get me what i need - thanks again "chilling silence" | jayal (1291) | ||
| 1272316 | 2012-04-27 21:37:00 | Also, an IP is unique but not everyone's IP will stay the same. Most internet providers give their customers a dynamic IP which means after the lease expires a new IP will be assigned from a pool of IP addresses. This means that if you check your IP today, it might be different tomorrow BUT the country and ISP should stay the same (unless you are using anonymity utilities such as VPN/Proxies) Some people (like me) have a static IP, which stays the same all the time. | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1272317 | 2012-04-28 06:36:00 | to "The Error Guy" - appreciate your comments, my Ip is static except for the final 3 numbers, they vary over a 15 no. range, going on most recent mails - cheers | jayal (1291) | ||
| 1272318 | 2012-04-29 09:23:00 | to "The Error Guy" - appreciate your comments, my Ip is static except for the final 3 numbers, they vary over a 15 no. range, going on most recent mails - cheers ... what does mail have to do with IP addressing? |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1272319 | 2012-04-29 10:57:00 | From which IP is was sent from? If the IP is "static" except for the last digits it's actually dynamic. Eg the IP pool 172.168.3.x has 255 available addresses in it's pool so you could get anything in between 172.168.3.0 and 172.168.3.255 These emails? are they the spam ones or your own personal emails? To find your IP go to: whatismyip.org The problem with email's is that the IP you are getting might not be your computers IP, it could be the mailservers IP (such as your ISP's or Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail etc) |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1272320 | 2012-04-29 12:01:00 | You can actuly google whats my ip and it will show you at the top of the page. I thought that was interesting. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1272321 | 2012-05-01 04:17:00 | You can actuly google whats my ip and it will show you at the top of the page. I thought that was interesting. It can be achieved with very simple php code :) --- I recently looked up IP's of failed attempts trying to log into my router. One showed up as Hong Kong and the other one in Netherlands but if the guys were smart they would've come in via a proxy so who knows where they actually are. |
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