[13220] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
IP Address Lookup
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Dooley)
Wed Mar 29 21:34:48 2000
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:58:27 -0600
From: John Dooley <dooleyj@MEMPHIS.LIB.TN.US>
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Dick Moore asked:
>I have place a security firewall on my home computer
>to restrict unwanted access. It now tells me the numeric
>IP address of those trying to access my computer.
>I would like to be able to tell who they are. Can you
>tell me how to identify someone from this numeric IP address?
For non-programmers you can visit the website:
http://www.infobear.com/nslookup.shtml
and type in the IP address to get the host name.
John Dooley
Computer Resources Librarian
Automated Services
Memphis Shelby County Public Library
1850 Peabody Ave.
Memphis TN 38104
p: 901-725-8817 x740
e: dooleyj@memphis.lib.tn.us
w: www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us
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