Comments on: One cannot locate IP addresses of Internet users in Northeast India http://samaw.com/one-cannot-trace-ip-addresses-of-internet-users-in-northeast-india/562 Northeast India Blog from Maraland in Mizoram Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:44:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Akshay http://samaw.com/one-cannot-trace-ip-addresses-of-internet-users-in-northeast-india/562/comment-page-1#comment-4989 Akshay Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:57:29 +0000 http://samaw.com/?p=562#comment-4989 I am surfing from Sify, Mumbai; location as per Geocities is Delhi. Same for my colleague who is at his residence in Kakinada... I am surfing from Sify, Mumbai; location as per Geocities is Delhi.

Same for my colleague who is at his residence in Kakinada…

]]> By: Beita Jr. http://samaw.com/one-cannot-trace-ip-addresses-of-internet-users-in-northeast-india/562/comment-page-1#comment-3100 Beita Jr. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:11:12 +0000 http://samaw.com/?p=562#comment-3100 @Sandman, very true. When the IPs of those few people who are working in BPO pointed to their offices elsewhere is still understandable. But when the whole region's IP addresses irrespective of BPO offices' ones or not, it is a little frustrating. This is just to make that point. @Sandman, very true. When the IPs of those few people who are working in BPO pointed to their offices elsewhere is still understandable. But when the whole region’s IP addresses irrespective of BPO offices’ ones or not, it is a little frustrating. This is just to make that point.

]]> By: Sandman http://samaw.com/one-cannot-trace-ip-addresses-of-internet-users-in-northeast-india/562/comment-page-1#comment-3097 Sandman Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:28:27 +0000 http://samaw.com/?p=562#comment-3097 Such locators are again useless for people like us... long time ago when I use to trace the ip address of those who leave comments on my blog etc, people from call centers in B'lore like AOL, Convergys etc show the ip address of their head office in USA!!! Of course like you said, if the Government trace them, they can always get the details they want, but for us, our tracing capability unfortunately stops at the US office :-( Such locators are again useless for people like us… long time ago when I use to trace the ip address of those who leave comments on my blog etc, people from call centers in B’lore like AOL, Convergys etc show the ip address of their head office in USA!!! Of course like you said, if the Government trace them, they can always get the details they want, but for us, our tracing capability unfortunately stops at the US office :-(

]]> By: Beita Jr. http://samaw.com/one-cannot-trace-ip-addresses-of-internet-users-in-northeast-india/562/comment-page-1#comment-3091 Beita Jr. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:17:45 +0000 http://samaw.com/?p=562#comment-3091 Hi Sandmand, I also find that the IP addresses of certain users keep changing, meaning their IP addresses are dynamically changing just like spammers who use certain tool to make this happen and they keep spamming websites with different IP addresses if one IP is banned. Perhaps they are using IP scramblers or otherwise, the ISPs have deliberately assigned IPs of Northeast to point somewhere in Western India for security reasons. For the providers it is never difficult to trace these IP addresses since they are the ones who assigned them; if the defence or internet security concerned wanted to get the info. of users from this region they can always get it. However, it is difficult for someone like us website owners to trace these users by using IP locators like this http://www.geobytes.com/ipLocator.htm. It will only reveal where their IPs are pointed. However, the users from those places can check their IP addresses using the above locator (link provided) where they are actually pointed now. Hi Sandmand, I also find that the IP addresses of certain users keep changing, meaning their IP addresses are dynamically changing just like spammers who use certain tool to make this happen and they keep spamming websites with different IP addresses if one IP is banned. Perhaps they are using IP scramblers or otherwise, the ISPs have deliberately assigned IPs of Northeast to point somewhere in Western India for security reasons.

For the providers it is never difficult to trace these IP addresses since they are the ones who assigned them; if the defence or internet security concerned wanted to get the info. of users from this region they can always get it. However, it is difficult for someone like us website owners to trace these users by using IP locators like this http://www.geobytes.com/ipLocator.htm. It will only reveal where their IPs are pointed.

However, the users from those places can check their IP addresses using the above locator (link provided) where they are actually pointed now.

]]> By: Sandman http://samaw.com/one-cannot-trace-ip-addresses-of-internet-users-in-northeast-india/562/comment-page-1#comment-3090 Sandman Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:16:39 +0000 http://samaw.com/?p=562#comment-3090 Interesting! Very interesting post indeed. What about ip scramblers? If someone is using that from the North-east, does that make it even more difficult to trace the ip address? Interesting! Very interesting post indeed. What about ip scramblers? If someone is using that from the North-east, does that make it even more difficult to trace the ip address?

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