the origin of this IP

[jass]

IP: 89.164.18.86

Someone left a message leaving URL of indecent webpages using the above IP number. Is it possible to trace the origin of this IP and whether the IP is from a proxy?

Many thanks in advance.

[Rockonmetal]

ok, let me help you out... hold on

[jscheuer1]

If you mean a message, as in email. Most likely not.

[Twey]

It's a home DSL address in Hungary. It's unlikely that it's a proxy, but I can't be sure since it's down at the moment. The ISP is Iskon; report the abuse to them and they'll take action if appropriate.

[jscheuer1]

It's a home DSL address in Hungary. It's unlikely that it's a proxy, but I can't be sure since it's down at the moment. The ISP is Iskon; report the abuse to them and they'll take action if appropriate.

Geez, if they get banned from that ISP, they will probably have to get an IP address in some break away republic. I don't see why it's being located in Hungary would have anything to do with its being a proxy or not. The fact that it sent spam, and is down, would make think you could never find the originator. They've probably already moved on, one way or another.

[Twey]

Because the ISP should have access to details about the user, including a traffic log, from which it may be possible to discover his/her/their real identit(y|ies).

I don't see why it's being located in Hungary would have anything to do with its being a proxy or not.

It isn't, but it's a home address. Generally such users like to use an offshoot of a big network somewhere anonymous.

[jscheuer1]

Ah well. My thinking is that there could be at least two possibilities:

1. A spammer hijacks some IP address to do his/her spamming with.
   
2. Some nut uses their own IP address to send out links to ****.

Which do you think is more likely?

[Twey]

That is true. In which case, the ISP should contact the user to tell him/her that his/her machine may have been infected with something.

[jass]

It's a home DSL address in Hungary. It's unlikely that it's a proxy, but I can't be sure since it's down at the moment. The ISP is Iskon; report the abuse to them and they'll take action if appropriate.

May I know the URL of the site that you used which discloses the above information? Thank you.

[thetestingsite]

Here you go:

http://private.dnsstuff.com/tools/ip...p=89.164.18.86

Hope this helps.