My Ip

[akkillah5o]

Hi I want to know whats the worst thing that could happen if someone knows my Ip number?

[deloriagod]

nothing... your ip just tells you what network you're on...

[akkillah5o]

Oh ok thx btw I thought that people could find out where i lived and stuff :D

[Ard_Choille]

It's my understanding that unless your IP address is static, and tied to a domain with specific information about your location, that your residential street address is not something people can find out by IP address alone.

 

 

 

If someone uses an IP rout tracer, they can narrow down your regional location to the City/State you live in based on the servers that exist between you and their IP. Still, not your residential address.

[Vape]

They can find out which company you use for your internet (your ISP.) They can find out which general area you live in (like.. generally down to a city. In regional areas you would only be able to narrow it down to a much larger area though.)

 

 

 

But really it's nothing to be worried about. Everyone you send an email to knows your IP, every website you've ever visited knows your IP.

 

 

 

Note however, that if you're breaking laws on the internet or whatever and the police contact your ISP, your ISP is required by law to give the police your details. So don't go breaking the law ;)

[pokemama]

You probably already know this stuff, but as a mom I can't help myself from putting in my two cents. Of course, we can see that you live in Atlanta from your profile/location. :D You might want to change that to "Southeast USA". That's close enough.

 

 

 

The key here is not to give out your real name, especially your last name, your telephone number, and things like that. That kind of information makes it a lot easier to find you, and we don't want that. It's best not to even tell people what school you attend, where you work, your church, etc.

 

 

 

If you have accidentally given out personal information like the above on the internet (not your IP), depending on what information it was, it may be important to tell your parents. They will be unhappy about it, but knowing may help them protect you. (My son was 15 when he unthinkingly gave his phone number to a "girl" he was chatting with. She called the next day. His stepmother answered. He was lucky it was really a girl! His stepmother grounded him from the computer for six months. He learned from the experience, though, and never did it again.)

 

 

 

Stay safe.

 

 

 

Hugs,

 

pokemama