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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
February 29 2008 03:18 GMT
#1
I know that every computer connected through the internet has an IP address, and this IP address can basically be tracked down to your home computer. I have a question though, can you have a conversation with someone on AIM and trace their IP down from that? I'm just really curious if it could be done, I mean, everywhere has IP, forums, websites. Oh, and is it possible to track down an IP from a notepad file you got from someone a month ago let's say?

SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
February 29 2008 03:21 GMT
#2
With AIM, if you use a feature that makes a direct connection (get/send file, etc), you can get their IP, and vice versa.

And your IP can't be tracked to your address except by your ISP.
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Folca
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
2235 Posts
February 29 2008 03:24 GMT
#3
Lol.. Does TL support hacking?
Dea : one time when he was playing vs the comps he asked me "how do I make that flying unit that makes the other stuff invisible" and I reply "ur playing terran zomg"
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
February 29 2008 03:27 GMT
#4
Depends on your definition of hacking. :p
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sith
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2474 Posts
February 29 2008 03:31 GMT
#5
On February 29 2008 12:21 SonuvBob wrote:
With AIM, if you use a feature that makes a direct connection (get/send file, etc), you can get their IP, and vice versa.

And your IP can't be tracked to your address except by your ISP.


Your IP can give the general area of where you are at in some cases.

Hes right though, you MUST be directly connected to them in order to get their IP. Otherwise you're both just connected to the AIM server so only they know your IP.
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
February 29 2008 03:33 GMT
#6
On February 29 2008 12:21 SonuvBob wrote:
With AIM, if you use a feature that makes a direct connection (get/send file, etc), you can get their IP, and vice versa.

And your IP can't be tracked to your address except by your ISP.

I think I get what you mean but I mean can you get the other person's IP from the conversation alone, I mean, does AIM(AOL?) store AIM conversations or after you end session, it's cleaned off their servers forever unless you have an AIM that can basically store conversations?

For a direct connection, is this the only way?
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
February 29 2008 03:34 GMT
#7
On February 29 2008 12:31 sith wrote:
Your IP can give the general area of where you are at in some cases.

Yep, http://www.ip2location.com/free.asp is handy.
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ilovejonn
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada2548 Posts
February 29 2008 03:35 GMT
#8
zomg, track down their location and then.... RAPE!?!?!?
Snowflakes in January, Heart warm like February, I wouldn't ordinarily..
MidnightGladius
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
China1214 Posts
February 29 2008 03:37 GMT
#9
Considering that URL just told me that I'm to be found in Oregon, probably not

For the sarcastically challenged, I don't live in Oregon.
Trust in Bayes.
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
February 29 2008 03:53 GMT
#10
It gives me California for your IP.
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OverTheUnder
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States2929 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-29 03:55:17
February 29 2008 03:55 GMT
#11
gives me my city and state and isp....useful site
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Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
February 29 2008 03:56 GMT
#12
On February 29 2008 12:37 MidnightGladius wrote:
Considering that URL just told me that I'm to be found in Oregon, probably not

For the sarcastically challenged, I don't live in Oregon.


I found mine all right
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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
February 29 2008 05:10 GMT
#13
SonuvBob wanna fight? Come to NJ

JK
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
February 29 2008 05:22 GMT
#14
Useful site, my next question was this:

is it possible to track down an IP from a notepad file you got from someone a month ago let's say?
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
February 29 2008 05:36 GMT
#15
Wtf? Why would a notepad file (as in .txt?) contain IP information?
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Bub
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States3518 Posts
February 29 2008 05:58 GMT
#16
if not on my site I use Arin http://www.arin.net/whois/ as for AIM, yeah direct connection is the only way to get an # through instant messaging windows or at least I think so. Found out in 2001.
XK ßubonic
Sir.Kimmel
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States785 Posts
February 29 2008 06:03 GMT
#17
there are forensic tools out there that allow you to do all of this I'm still new to all this since I just started my major in computer forensics... but next year we'll be cracking into the new sync computers on fords... and extracting gps information... and whatnot


but back to the topic... there are more ways to get someones ip.... than just directly linking to them... search for some tools there are a lot of free useful ones on the internet..... and once you have their ip you can intercept packets and with a little bit of knowledge.. all of which is out there on the internet you can use this information to find out where they are going and all their activities...

overall... I'm excited... learning to extract information from blackberrys and computers... ~~ its just crazy... my professor is regarded as one of the bests in the nation..
and I really didn't answer any of your questions



YES to aim
No to notebook....
Lets throw in Canada into the mix and we can rename our country to Camerico. --Klogon
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
February 29 2008 06:05 GMT
#18
On February 29 2008 14:22 Raithed wrote:
Useful site, my next question was this:

Show nested quote +
is it possible to track down an IP from a notepad file you got from someone a month ago let's say?

Sorry, couldn't think of a way to answer that without sounding mean.
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
February 29 2008 06:11 GMT
#19
On February 29 2008 14:36 Cambium wrote:
Wtf? Why would a notepad file (as in .txt?) contain IP information?

It was just an example, like how websites would have traffic with IP, sending it don't leave an address? In this case, an IP?
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
February 29 2008 06:12 GMT
#20
On February 29 2008 15:03 Sir.Kimmel wrote:
there are forensic tools out there that allow you to do all of this I'm still new to all this since I just started my major in computer forensics... but next year we'll be cracking into the new sync computers on fords... and extracting gps information... and whatnot


but back to the topic... there are more ways to get someones ip.... than just directly linking to them... search for some tools there are a lot of free useful ones on the internet..... and once you have their ip you can intercept packets and with a little bit of knowledge.. all of which is out there on the internet you can use this information to find out where they are going and all their activities...

overall... I'm excited... learning to extract information from blackberrys and computers... ~~ its just crazy... my professor is regarded as one of the bests in the nation..
and I really didn't answer any of your questions



YES to aim
No to notebook....

That's a cool major, the reason I want to know this is strictly curiosity. But good luck on your major!
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
February 29 2008 06:28 GMT
#21
On February 29 2008 15:11 Raithed wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 29 2008 14:36 Cambium wrote:
Wtf? Why would a notepad file (as in .txt?) contain IP information?

It was just an example, like how websites would have traffic with IP, sending it don't leave an address? In this case, an IP?

Only if you have a way of logging such things.
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Meh
Profile Joined January 2008
Sweden458 Posts
February 29 2008 06:46 GMT
#22
Angle a) Man got a notepad file a month ago, then something was said or done on AIM which turned out a last straw. Now he wants help finding out where this bastard lives.

Angle b) Man sent a notepad file to someone a month ago, then said or did something on AIM which caused the person at the other end to say he or she would find out where man lives using their l33t IP techniques and lay the smackdown.

Which is it?
"Difficult task balancing! So I will continue to gaebaljin gemhamyeo balancing. But we are exceptional talent!" - Blizzard
fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
February 29 2008 07:13 GMT
#23
On February 29 2008 15:11 Raithed wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 29 2008 14:36 Cambium wrote:
Wtf? Why would a notepad file (as in .txt?) contain IP information?

It was just an example, like how websites would have traffic with IP, sending it don't leave an address? In this case, an IP?

I can't understand what you're saying here.

Anyway, if they open a document with html, I'm pretty sure there is a way to make it ping some type of server or something, giving the IP address.
Do you really want chat rooms?
BluzMan
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Russian Federation4235 Posts
February 29 2008 08:17 GMT
#24
So am I not the only one who wants to register an account fagtron5000 but is afraid to do so because of IP tracing?
You want 20 good men, but you need a bad pussy.
FieryBalrog
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1381 Posts
February 29 2008 09:00 GMT
#25
On February 29 2008 15:12 Raithed wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 29 2008 15:03 Sir.Kimmel wrote:
there are forensic tools out there that allow you to do all of this I'm still new to all this since I just started my major in computer forensics... but next year we'll be cracking into the new sync computers on fords... and extracting gps information... and whatnot


but back to the topic... there are more ways to get someones ip.... than just directly linking to them... search for some tools there are a lot of free useful ones on the internet..... and once you have their ip you can intercept packets and with a little bit of knowledge.. all of which is out there on the internet you can use this information to find out where they are going and all their activities...

overall... I'm excited... learning to extract information from blackberrys and computers... ~~ its just crazy... my professor is regarded as one of the bests in the nation..
and I really didn't answer any of your questions



YES to aim
No to notebook....

That's a cool major, the reason I want to know this is strictly to stalk some girl. But good luck on your major!


fixed :p
I will eat you alive
oHInsane
Profile Joined February 2005
France727 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-29 12:37:42
February 29 2008 12:35 GMT
#26
Generally, if you want to grab an IP address, the idea is to analyse the traffic between you and the other element (can be a person, a website or whatever thing that is connected to Internet with an IP address).

In order to do that, you can use some softwares like ethereal (which is a network sniffer). Thoses types of software can store all the traffic that goes by your hardware network.

The difficult part if you're not really into that is to analyze those traffic logs in order to figure out the IP you're looking for.



Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
February 29 2008 18:18 GMT
#27
Oh, I don't particularly care who's IP it is, just wanted to see if it was possible and no, not stalking some girl. -_-
Bub
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States3518 Posts
February 29 2008 19:38 GMT
#28
On February 29 2008 21:35 oHInsane wrote:
Generally, if you want to grab an IP address, the idea is to analyse the traffic between you and the other element (can be a person, a website or whatever thing that is connected to Internet with an IP address).

In order to do that, you can use some softwares like ethereal (which is a network sniffer). Thoses types of software can store all the traffic that goes by your hardware network.

The difficult part if you're not really into that is to analyze those traffic logs in order to figure out the IP you're looking for.


etheral huh? so once it breaks, it can't be fixed ?

=[
XK ßubonic
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
February 29 2008 19:55 GMT
#29
I have used ethereal before, my programming prof. told us to use it for networks where you don't want a particular someone to use your net.
Xeofreestyler
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Belgium6774 Posts
March 01 2008 01:22 GMT
#30
Lol I've been in touch with ethereal when I was into these "hacking-game sites" like slyfx.com

I was like 12 though so I had no idea what to do hahah

Slyfx.com is really cool though
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