IP address Question

[unlimited]

Hello Everyone, I was not sure where to post this question.
I recently went to a site and in a box it showed my IP number
and IPS number, My question is, Could someone know my location
with these numbers?

[Nevermore]

Sort of. It is possible to get the country that your IP 'belongs' to, but that's about as far as it goes, and it isn't perfectly accurate.

[buntine]

Displaying the users IP address on your web site is extremely simple. Its nothing to worry about really.

Theres alot of hype about people getting your IP. But its all out of proportion.

Regards,
Andrew Buntine.

[TheBearMay]

Unless you're masking your true IP, it is possible to trace it back to your ISP. Then depending on the ISP, they may have the capability to conclude who was assigned a particulur IP address at a given time. In my experience they generally will not give out this information without a court order.

Try typing in your IP address at:
http://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl

[unlimited]

ok thxs guys, Am I understanding this correct? There is no way for someone to obtain my IP address unless I give it to them.

[fredmv]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Though remember, every site you visit has access to your IP address among other information (e.g., browser type, the time you accessed the page, etc.).

[unlimited]

buntine, would you tell me how to display a users IP on my
website?

fred, if every site I visit has access to my ip number, how
would I get access to someone's IP number that visits my site
or could I get a the IP number for a site that I visit??

[TheBearMay]

var ip = '<!--#echo var="REMOTE_ADDR"-->'
alert("Your IP address is: " + ip);


will do it if you have SSI enabled...

[unlimited]

ok did that, yes it works. Now how can I see someone elses
IP ??

[TheBearMay]

When they visit a your site, instead of, or in conjunction with, displaying the IP simply store the IP to a database or log file.

[unlimited]

I don't understand how to do that, Would you please give me
some step by step instructions on how to get started? thxs

[Pilot51688]

Hi,
Yes, it is possible for any person who has knowledge in computers to a certain extent to view your ip address without your permission. This can be done via any type of direct connection between two computers (or many other ways). In addition, a site can have a script (in PHP, I have made one before) that collects a users' IP address and country when they enter the page. Furthermore, it is extrememly easy to trace an IP to a hosting company. From there, it is possible, but difficult, to trace down the precise user.

Cheers!
Michael Koehler