Each computer connected to network has the IP address which is its unique network identifier. At the same time in network there are no two machines with identical ah-p. The user can sometimes want to learn where there is a computer with the specific IP address.
Instruction
1. Need to learn location of the remote machine can arise in various cases – for example, at detection of suspicious connection to your computer. It is possible to check the list of connections by means of the netstat-aon command, having entered it into the command line. In the Foreign address column there will be IP addresses to which connected or your computer is connected at present.
2. It is the simplest to define ah-p the website by use of the ping command entered in the command line in a format: imya_sayt ping. For example, to find out ah-p Google, gather in the command line: ping google.ru also click Enter. Exchange of packages of the website will begin, in the first lines you will see its IP address.
3. To find out where the computer is located, use one of the network services providing the corresponding services. For example, to these: http://www.ip-1.ru/ Select the Geokodirovaniye tab, enter the IP address, click "Display on the card". Before you there will be a card on which the place of physical finding of the computer will be specified.
4. It is necessary to know that such way of definition will not always allow you to set location of the computer really. For example, you know ah-p your interlocutor or calculated that the hacker was connected to your computer. Having entered the IP address in the field of the service stated above, you receive a point on the map, but it is real to you will be of no use – at least because your interlocutor or hacker can use the proxy server which location you also learn.
5. To define whether is given ah-p by the proxy server address, use http://ripe.net/ service Enter ip in the RIPE Database field, and you obtain rather complete information about the address interesting you. Nevertheless, at best it will be the address of provider. Learn the specific address and a name of the person you will not be able as the provider has no right to transfer you such information.