From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 21, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: can I get a physical address from an IP address?
>
> Leo,
> Hello Leo, my name is Chris an I would like to ask you a
> question. If I have somebody's IP address and I put it into
> some IP backtracers and whois programs, i get the info about
> the internet provider but nothing about the individual who
> has that IP. What i want is to get the precise address of the
> person using that IP, you know, the home address. House
> number, street, city, state etc. Is there any way i could get
> that information?
No. Not without the help of the ISP.
These articles relate:
http://ask-leo.com/what_can_people_tell_from_my_ip_address.html
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_figure_out_who_owns_an_ip_address.html
Thanks for asking!
Leo
Article 461
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