The IP address is a unique network identifier of the computer connected to the Internet. At the same time in network there cannot be two computers with identical ip. Usually the user should not trace the IP address of the or someone else's computer, but sometimes in it there is a need.
Instruction
1. Work on the Internet conceals the dangers. The risk is high to face deception and fraud, the Trojan programs getting on the computer are ready to steal confidential information and to send it to the owner. To secure itself, it is necessary to observe certain security measures. Tracking the IP address of the network resource communicating with you the person can be one of such measures.
2. If you know a domain name of a resource, you can recognize him an ip-pingovaniye. For example, you should learn the IP address of Google. Open the command line, conduct a command: ping www.google.com also click Enter. In the first appeared line, after the words "Exchange of Packages of www.google.com", you will see the IP address of this resource.
3. Sometimes there is a need to learn ip of the computer with which connection is established. It is possible to make it, having entered in the command line the netstat command – aon and having clicked Enter. You will see the list of connections. In the graph "Foreign address" the IP addresses of the computers interesting you will be specified. The column "Status" will give you information on a status of the current connection. LISTENING – the program started on your computer expects connection. ESTABLISHED – connection is established.
4. Knowing the IP address, you can try to obtain about it some information. For this purpose use any suitable network service, for example, of http://www.ip-ping.ru. Enter ip of the computer interesting you into the search string, click "Send". You will see all available information on this ip.
5. On the resource stated above you can check the IP address. It happens it is useful if you use the anonymizer or the proxy server and want to check the anonymity.
6. If the suspicious letter came to your mailbox, you can check the IP address of his sender. It can be done as in an email client, having browsed letter heading, and directly in the browser, on the page of your mail service. For example, if you use Rambler, for viewing the IP address of the sender open the letter interesting you, select the Other Actions menu, in it – "Letter headings". All information on the letter, including its IP address will be provided in heading of the letter.