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Offline mike2100

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laptop got stolen how can i get the address where its at?
« on: May 09, 2012, 05:03:14 am »
well my laptop got stolen, I have what I think is the IP address could I trace it's physical location with the use of the IP address?
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Re: laptop got stolen how can i get the address where its at?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2012, 05:14:53 am »
Well besides that your post didn't completely make sense you could check this out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4oB28ksiIo

Of course if you didn't already have VNC and dyndns on your pc it won't help you much
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Re: laptop got stolen how can i get the address where its at?
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2012, 11:17:11 am »
The IP won't help much to recover your laptop. So I'll say you're screwed at this point.
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Re: laptop got stolen how can i get the address where its at?
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2012, 11:48:12 am »
Buy a new laptop.
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Re: laptop got stolen how can i get the address where its at?
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2012, 11:54:14 am »
Quote from: LuciD on May 09, 2012, 05:14:53 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4oB28ksiIo
One of my favorite defcon talks. As far as recovering your computer, it sounds to me like there is now way, but you really didn't give any information. I am assuming you don't have any sort of tracking software or anything like that installed already. My best guess would be to do like
the defcon guy did and check craigslist and such.
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Re: laptop got stolen how can i get the address where its at?
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2012, 02:39:33 pm »
You DO have chances of recovering using your laptops ip, do a IP trace and there may be no ISP privacy protection.
Or go to a Hightech crime police corp and give the ip.
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Re: laptop got stolen how can i get the address where its at?
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2012, 12:30:36 pm »
The chances of getting that back are pretty slim mate, sorry....Install this on your new laptop if u bye one...
 
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Re: laptop got stolen how can i get the address where its at?
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2012, 06:46:15 am »
Maaaybe if you had a static IP. If it's dynamic then....goodluck
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Re: laptop got stolen how can i get the address where its at?
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2012, 05:48:40 am »
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/app-store/ottawa-police-say-that-find-my-iphone-other-tracking-apps-arent-enough-for-a-search-warrant/


I guess it depends on your local PD but even with an IP I doubt anything will happen. Sorry, I also think it might be time for a new laptop.
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Re: laptop got stolen how can i get the address where its at?
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2012, 06:08:53 am »
Quote from: mike2100 on May 09, 2012, 05:03:14 am
well my laptop got stolen, I have what I think is the IP address could I trace it's physical location with the use of the IP address?


The IP address you have wrote down will not do you any good. More than likely you have the private address, and even if you had a public address than is completely subject to where you are. Unless you have a good idea as to who took it I would say you will need to buy another one.
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