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How can I find a person's location right away?

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The fastest way is finding the ip address.

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How do I find out someone's IP address when they're connected to my WiFi network?

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If someone is on your WiFi network, then they'll have the same IP address as everyone else on that network since your router is what gives you that external IP. (Every individual device does have its own IP address, but when connected to WiFi, an external address is given via the router.)

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Somebody hacked my Instagram and then told me my address and stuff about me. What do I do?

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Report it to the police and Instagram and they will sort it from there.

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Can an IP address be tracked by Facebook or Viber messages?

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Only when you are chatting on that particular app.

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Can I trace an IP address from Kik or iFunny?

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You can use a website where you send the user a link and when they click it, it gives you their IP address. I'm pretty sure this can be done for any form of online communication.

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How do I track someone's IP from a post they posted on Twitter?

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This is impossible. However, you could try tricking them into sending you an email.

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Do I get to know the person's name registered on the network by using the tracert command?

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No. Tracert only works like the traceroute command on Cisco CLI. It just traces the hop by hop path to the desired network (ISP router or switch).

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How do I look up IP address from an iPhone?

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You can look up IP addresses from an iPhone the same way you would do so with a computer. If you have Internet access, use the IP-address-tracing websites mentioned in the article.

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Does the IP address remain unique for a given device?

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It can, if you set a static IP address for a given device. If not, then your router assigns it an IP address using DHCP. DHCP has what's known as a lease time, after which a device may be assigned a new address. Your network also has a public IP address, which it uses to connect to the internet. This generally does not change.

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How do I stop an IP address from continuously trying to hack into my email?

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Change your IP address, change your passwords and run an anti-virus program on your computer.

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My Facebook account showed a device accessing it that wasn't mine. I got the IP address of the unknown device. What can I find out from this and how?

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You can find out the person's location by using an IP address searcher. Just look it up on Google. In the meantime, I would suggest changing your password for Facebook.

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What do I do if someone traces my IP address and it's wrong?

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Your IP address changes from time to time, so it would be understandable if you think it is wrong.

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My Facebook account showed a device accessing it that wasn't mine. How can I find out the IP address for the device?

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Click the device that accessed your account and the IP address that the device was on when it signed into your Facebook account should be displayed.

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Can I trace a Facebook account to find out who created an account with my name?

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While your frustration is understandable, it is probably best that you just report it to Facebook. They will remove the account quickly.

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Can someone trace my IP address and make it look like I am doing something on the internet?

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Yes. If someone obtains your IP address, they can mask or spoof their IP to look like yours.

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Can I get an IP address from a street address?

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IP addresses can only be traced from routers or public areas that are connected to the internet.

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Can I track an IP address from a Google review?

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Not from the review alone. But if you know the basic Google account info, such as Gmail and whatnot, you could manipulate that, and perhaps obtain more information, which could very well include the user's public IP address. If the other person is using a VPN or similar, such a method would be useless.

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Who assigns IP addresses?

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Your router uses DHCP to assign you an IP as soon as you connect to the network when you haven't previously connected or when your lease runs out.

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Various computers that do not belong to me keep showing up under my network. Are they just bouncing on my WiFi or are they actually on my computer?

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If this is happening, I would definitely recommend changing your WiFi password, just to be on the safe side.

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How can a mobile phone have multiple IP addresses?

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It can't. Mobile phones do not have IP addresses. Only the network it is connected to would have an IP, and it would only have one.

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Can I track an IP from my Android device?

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Yes. There are apps that could assist you with this, especially on Android. Just search reliable high rated apps and it should be good.

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Can a VPN stop hackers?

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Yes, but check ratings of this VPN to make sure it has good encryption because advanced hackers can get past some VPNs.

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Will this work with Windows 8?

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Yes. It works for any operating system, it just needs and internet connection.

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Can I trace an IP address using WhatsApp?

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No, but you can try and get them to send you an email to retrieve their IP.

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Can I do this on Discord?

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No. One of Discord's top goals is making sure IP addresses can't be taken from their application.

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How do I trace an IP address from an email?

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Open a tab and go to whatismyipaddress.com, or a similar site. Open another tab and open the email message. There will be an option in a pull down menu to see "show original". Copy the "original" and paste it into the box on the site. It will give you the IP address of the sender that way.

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How can I get my own IP address?

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Check the tips in the wikiHow article Find out Your IP Address .

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Is it possible for someone to make it look like their IP address is different than what it is?

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Research how to use a VPN. To "disguise" your IP address, you have to use VPN.

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Can I use a phone number to track an IP number?

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It depends on the what the existing communication system is where you are living. I believe it is possible if there is number assigned to a person.

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Can I track my lost phone using an IP address?

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Maybe. But using the ''Find My iPhone'' app will work as well. Try to track the IP address, but do be aware that you can only track it when it is online.

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