HOW TO TRACE IP ADDRESSHOW TO TRACE IP ADDRESS

HOW

Trace an IP Address

Whenever you get

online,your computer is

assigned an IP address. If

you connect through the

router, all of the

computers on that

network will share a

similar Internet Protocol

address; though each

computer on the network

will have a unique Internet

address. An 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. Tracing an IP

address is actually pretty

straightforward, and even

though it's not always

possible to track down a

specific individual, you

can get enough

information to take action

and file a complaint.

Steps

Things You

Will Need

Tips and Warnings

Website IP Address

1

Click on

Start>Accessories>

Command Prompt.

2

Type PING [URL] or

TRACERT [URL] -

example: PING

www.facebook.com.

3

The IP address

should appear

beside the website

name. The format of

an IP address is

numeric, written as

four numbers

separated by periods.

The format of an IP

address is numeric,

written as four

numbers separated by

periods. It looks like

71.238.34.104 or

similar.

Email IP Address

1

To find the IP of an

e-mail sent to you,

investigate the

message's

"headers." The steps

to finding message

headers depend on

your email client.

2

Gmail for example:

Log in to Gmail.

Open the message

you'd like to view

headers for.

Click the down

arrow next to

Reply, at the top of

the message pane.

Select Show

Original.