I realize this is locking the barn after the horses have escaped, but I heard about a product called Laptoplock, that can be installed on a laptop computer. Anyone know anything about it? Murray
_____ From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 9:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Tracking stolen laptop via IP address (internet) On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 8:59 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. MAC addresses are not propagated past the local IP network. If they're connected via a local router or other such device, the ISP will never even see the MAC address. Even if they directly connect, only the ISP's edge router is going to see the MAC address. I don't think most ISPs are prepared to search for a MAC address anywhere on their network. Even if they were, you would have to have the cooperation of every ISP on the Internet to find it. -- Ben ~ 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 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3480 - Release Date: 03/03/11 ~ 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
