Comment from Chris on 2009-01-27

2009-01-27T18:02:33Z

What you can do is install a tool like dyndns or no-ip on your system. What they do is resolve the wan ip address of the system the software is installed on into a hostname. You can then log into your account and see the IP address last used when the software was running. This can aid law enforcement with the combination of the ISP used by the thief, to track him down. You can even run a tracert on the hostname and get a general idea where they are located by the routers the ping packets hop through.

All this is one of the many things software like Leo is talking about and law enforcement use to track down stolen computers. Chances are though, if it was a professional thief, they would have whipped the drives, software and all, making it virtually impossible.

A hostname will definitely log an IP Address the machine used to connect from so you at least get something if the machine was connected before being wiped.

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Comment from jyothish kumar on 2009-01-27

2009-01-27T17:31:35Z

Great.I never imagined that this is the way things actually work out .Every time i visit your site i always learn something new.

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