Whenever you go online, your computer is assigned an IP address. IP address is the Internet Protocol (IP) address given to every computer connected to the Internet. An IP address is needed to send information much like a street address or P.O. box is needed to receive regular mail. Here is an example of an IP address : 123.159.548.123. Here is how to quickly find out your IP address.
Steps
- First find out the IP number you wish to check. If you want to find out your IP, please click here
- Open a webbrowser and go to Sam Spade
- Type the IP number in the input box marked IP WHOIS, and click the button at the side.
- A new page will load with the IP number in bold and next to it the same number but as a clickable link. Click on this link. All the domain information about the IP number will be revealed to you.
- Use the email address, usually included in the information, if you wish to complain about this user.
Tips
- Samspade website is a free site and does not charge for the service or need any special tools to download.
- DNS Stuff is another free site with tools similar to samspade.org.
- Or you can use Visual IP Trace. You don't need to buy the software. Just use it online for free.
- You will sometimes not be able to find out any information about the IP number, there could be a number of reasons for this. One of them is the computer on the other side could be turned off.
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