detecting location of ipaddress

[tej]

is it possible to detect location of connected system in network who connected to our pc based on ip address. please provide some example code in java.

[RamyaSivakanth]

Hi,
InnetAddress class in java.net package is used for getting host info.Please be clear whether what u want in location like city,country etc.If that is the case i think u might not get.

Method: getHostName()

[tej]

i want to find the location of a hacker who hacked my pc .is it possible? i know the hackers ipaddress.
is it possible to find the location using java code?

[RamyaSivakanth]

Hi,
Just check whether this site is helpful for u .
IP Address Locator - Enter an IP address to find its location - Lookup Country Region City etc

[ron87]

if u know the ip address of hacker just launch a complain in police..they will find the details for u....lol

[neilcoffey]

Also (although again, it's probably a bit academic), see what whois returns for that IP address. If the IP address belongs to a reputable company in a country with a legal system, then there'll be a place to report abuse, and maaaybe you might be able to get somebody to do something about it. Although then then, if you're not a big company with connections to the government, the sad fact is it's probably going to be difficult to persuade anyone to take it seriously.

If if belongs to a Nigerian money launderer or an Iranian Internet cafe, then I'd just take a deep breath and spend your time mopping up the damage and securing your system.

Incidentally, bear in mind that if the attacker had moderate resources, then the IP address may be spoofed anyway.

A final thought, without wishing to give you any false hopes, you maay want to check out O'Reilly, "Internet Forensics". Good luck...