Those are all excellent points. If you take into account the abilities of the theif/user, the MAC could also be spoofed.
-- ME2 On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Daniel Rodriguez <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it would be better if you had the MAC Address of the Laptop. Since > the network card, and wireless card, have a MAC Address assigned by the > manufacturer you could do a search to see if that MAC Address shows up on > the Internet. But Micheal is right, you probably would need a Level 1 ISP to > help you see if that laptop shows up by putting a 'sniffer' on the Net. The > 'theft-tracking' software would also help. The company who puts out that > software would keep track of the MAC Address. If that laptop is reported > stolen, they could track it via the Net. Even if the hard drive is wiped, > replaced, and a different OS is put on it, they would 'see' it because of > the MAC Address. > > Now, if you have DHCP running on your network on a server, I would go and > look up the computer name, in DHCP, find out what the IP Address was > assigned to it, and what the MAC Address that DHCP has as a reference. Once > you have the MAC Address, I would look up companies who help in recovery of > stolen equipment. > > I am only assuming that the laptop was directly connected to your network > via a physical connection. It the laptop was connected via a docking > station, and that docking station has a dedicated network card, then DHCP > probably would reference the MAC Address of the docking station. If the > laptop was connected via the wireless card, then you can still get the MAC > Address from DHCP. > > If anyone has anything to add to this, please clarify. It has been awhile > since I have done this. > > > > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Somewhat. But you will likely need to cooperation from the ISP and local >> law enforcement on the other-end. >> >> Is proper theft-tracking software involved, or do you only have >> rudimentary IP address information? >> >> -- >> ME2 >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Gene Giannamore < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Is it possible to track/find a laptop via it’s IP address across the >>> internet? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Gene Giannamore >>> >>> Abide International Inc. >>> >>> Technical Support >>> >>> 561 1st Street West >>> >>> Sonoma,Ca.95476 >>> >>> (707) 935-1577 Office >>> >>> (707) 935-9387 Fax >>> >>> (707) 766-4185 Cell >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> www.abideinternational.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
