Looking for an IP address log, anyone know of one?

[BlueVW2003]

Hello I am looking to trace someone using an instant messenger service. I was able to record the host ip address, but as for the specific address of this person it only gives me the first 6 numbers in the ip address, is there any type of log that can be opened to view recent connections with other computers? thanks

mike

 

[manarth]

no - most PCs do not log connected IP addresses. besides, most IM programs communicate primarily through a server, rather than peer to peer, so you wouldn't find the other user's IP address anyway, just the server's.

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[Breakerfall]

•how come you got only the first 2 octects?
•what kind of software are you using to get the IP?
•what kind of IM is it?
•what do you mean by:

>>I was able to record the host ip address<<

the host IP is the computer IP!

 

[bluevw03]

Well i'm using the AIM messenger serive, and there is a website called IMchaos that offers a tracking feature, and this is the info that it gives for a certain screen name that has been viewing my account.

When &quot;screenname&quot; was on an IMchaos server we gathered this information:
IP: 216.175.136.XXX
Host: 216-175-136-144.client.dsl.net

Country United States
Region Rhode Island
City West Warwick
Certainty 83
Latitude 41.7000
Longitude -71.5160
TimeZone -05:00
Is proxy false
Nationality American

I then used a trial version of cybersonar and some other program that tracks the ip address, but without the last 3 digits of the ip, I had to put in 254 or 0 and see if there was any relation to each other.

 

[Breakerfall]

Since you have the host info, you can use &quot;lookup&quot; to get the IP. The information you posted for the Host it's showing the IP 216.175.136.144, however, sometimes the info you get for the host is something like:

anteldata-usainc.ips.DSL.net

lookup will show you the actual IP related to anteldata-usainc.ips.DSL.net.