IP address and information

[beco73]

Hi,

I am not sure if my question is right for this forum, but any way. I want to know if I get IP address of someone hiting my website. Can I get any more info about them like ..their name, or address, city ?

thanks

 

[Claudek]

Not really to that detail. You can use reverse lookup and see who is hosting them. Even a tracert can give you a good indication of where their location is.

For a reverse lookup, try

http://www.zoneedit.com/lookup.html

Claudius (What certifications??)

http://www.iteq.com.au

 

[beco73]

thanks a lot

 

[GlenJohnson]

How do you know someone is hitting your website? Just curious about the details.

Glen A. Johnson
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[ShackDaddy]

If you traceroute them, pay close attention to the hostnames of the routers closest to them. If they are hosted by a major ISP, you can often determine which metropolitan area the host is located in by the names of the routers. If it ultimately goes to a domain name that isn't very major (I mean not Sprint or Cox) then sometimes you can pull their domain registration record and give the contact on file a phonecall to ask if they can shed any light on who that particular host belongs to. Tools at

http://www.geektools.com

should cover your tracking needs. I personally download the SamSpade lookup tool.

Just be polite to anyone that you end up contacting, and you can usually get some help. Everyone loves a goosechase.

ShackDaddy