Location of IP address

[enfable]

Can anyone tell me which city / street the following IP address relates to: 85.189.248.170

Thank you

[Mrs_Pegasus]

http://tools.whois.net/whoisbyip/

[ACtheTROLL]

inetnum: 85.189.248.128 - 85.189.248.191 netname: GIS-MB-XLT descr: XLN Telecom Ltd Managed Broadband ADSL Assignment country: GB admin-c: AS5493-RIPE tech-c: GNOC1 status: ASSIGNED PA mnt-by: GRIFFIN-NOC source: RIPE # Filtered role: Griffin Internet Contact Role address: 20 St Christophers Way address: Pride Park address: DE24 8JY phone: [phone] admin-c: GC1258-RIPE tech-c: GNOC1 remarks: /***************************************************** remarks: * Griffin Internet has an open peering policy and are remarks: * located at LINX, MaNAP, LoNAP, LiPEX remarks: * Telephone remarks: * Fax remarks: * Peering requests to remarks: * Abuse reports to remarks: * Website remarks: */**************************************************** nic-hdl: GNOC1 mnt-by: GRIFFIN-NOC source: RIPE # Filtered abuse-mailbox: [email protected] person: Adrian Sunderland address: Griffin Internet address: Sidney Robinson Business Park address: Ascot Drive address: Derby DE24 8EH address: United Kingdom phone: [phone] fax-no: [phone] nic-hdl: AS5493-RIPE mnt-by: GRIFFIN-NOC source: RIPE # Filtered % Information related to '85.189.0.0/16AS20500' route: 85.189.0.0/16 descr: GRIFFIN-UK-AGGREGATE origin: AS20500 mnt-by: GRIFFIN-NOC source: RIPE # Filtered

[Buenchico]

Mrs P's link is as good as anything you'll get, but (unless you've got a court order) you can't identify individuals or locations from their IP address.

For example, my current address is 217.158.116.192. If you try to check my location, you'll be told that it's 'London' (because that's where my ISP is based), even though I'm in Suffolk.

My ISP allocates 'dynamic' addresses. That means that I'll be given a different address every time I log on. Further, it means that someone else will be given 217.158.116.192 as their IP address, after I disconnect from the internet. They might be in Cornwall or in Scotland, but a search will still show their location as 'London'.

If any of the users of that address were identified by "the authorities" as being involved in terrorism or distributing child pornography (for example) , they could get serve a court order on the ISP, requiring them to reveal who was using that address at the relevant time. However, 'Joe Bloggs' (i.e. you) has no way of accessing such information.

Chris

[Buenchico]

I was typing while AC was posting.

AC's post identifies the ISP and the contact details for anyone wishing to report problems associated with the IP address you've given. This should not be confused with the name and location of the person to whom that Ip address has been allocated.

Chris

[A.Guest]

And using this method proves Buencho's latest post.

TRACING AN EMAIL ISP

Firstly follow this link.

http://www.ip-adress.com/faq/view_email_header /

Then paste the details on this page to find the isp.

http://www.ip-adress.com/trace_email/

[legendis.god]

problem is even using that

i was sent an email from someone in scotland

but it shows up as chicago usa


wingfix???


now i know theyre in scotland

so

that dont help guesty

[A.Guest]

Correct Leggy.

It does not identify the Sender . ... it identifies the ISP

[legendis.god]

and when some dodgy cow sends you emails via this wingfix

its hidden innit?

[A.Guest]

Yup

[Ethel]

If you're getting iffie emails, Legend, do as I do - block the sender so it bounces back to them and you can't read it; and forward copies to a third party so you have a witness, should the need arise.

[legendis.god]

ethel

only one i know for certain
loads of others from different ips but its no abuse

just a minor irritation from an avid fan


it would be nice to get the real ip addy
but they obviously have some proxy ip


i havent had any abusive emails except from 1 guy but they dont worry me .they just show what hes like.

sad really

id never go to the extremes of blocking anyone myself

[Ethel]

It's no more extreme than blocking caller witheld numbers on your phone; or blocking nuisance callers.

The tools are there within your email facility and are easy to set up.

[legendis.god]

like i aid ethel

i can read them and save them

i dont retaliate to them

they only go to show that im right and theyre wrong.
if i was to block them itd make it look like i was hiding from the truth and didnt want to admit to it.


nothing worse than that in my opinion