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Q: Identifying the user of an IP address ( Answered 4 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: Identifying the user of an IP address
Category: Computers > Internet
Asked by: lazza12-ga
List Price: $25.00
Posted: 13 Oct 2003 10:18 PDT
Expires: 12 Nov 2003 09:18 PST
Question ID: 265754
A computer with the IP address 194.131.12.129 is accessing my website
roughly 70 times per week and has been doing so
every week for quite some time. Can I discover what organisation this
access is coming from? I advertise on Google pay per click so I am
concerned that my daily budget is not being wasted by someone with ill
intent.
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Subject: Re: Identifying the user of an IP address
Answered By: denco-ga on 13 Oct 2003 12:53 PDT
Rated:4 out of 5 stars
 
Howdy lazza12,

To find the "owner" (actually, the controlling party) of
an IP (Internet Protocol) address, we need to use an IP
Whois tool.  Several sites provide this and other tools;
I happen to use the utilities at Sam Spade.
http://www.samspade.org/

Here is the pertinent Sam Spade IP Whois output for the
IP in question.
http://www.samspade.org/t/ipwhois?a=194.131.12.129

"Trying whois -h whois.ripe.net 194.131.12.129
...
inetnum:      194.131.12.128 - 194.131.12.159
...
person:       Gary Key
address:      Venson Group Plc
address:      Venson House, Esher Green
address:      KT12 8BH Esher, Surrey
address:      GB
phone:        +44 7771 551523
fax-no:       +44 1372 821875
e-mail:       g.key@venson.com"

In addition to the venson.com domain name, the Venson
Group Plc organization owns the venson.co.uk domain,
and that is where their UK website is located.
http://www.venson.co.uk

If we go to the Venson Group Plc website, we can find out
a bit more about them from their "Our Business" page.
http://www.venson.co.uk/ourbus.htm

"We are fully confident in our ability to source any type
of vehicle and to provide a flexible fleet solution for
your business, whether contract hire, fleet management or
complete outsourcing - no matter what your fleet size."

If you need any clarification, feel free to ask.


Search strategy:

Used Sam Spade website IP Whois lookup: http://www.samspade.org/

Looking Forward, denco-ga

Clarification of Answer by denco-ga on 13 Oct 2003 12:56 PDT
Howdy lazza12,

Some more contact information for Venson Group Plc,
from their "Contact Us" web page.

Venson Group plc
Venson House, Esher Green
Esher, Surrey, KT10 8BH
United Kingdom.
Tel: + 44 (0)1372 470111
Fax: +44 (0)1372 469748
info@venson.co.uk

Looking Forward, denco-ga

Clarification of Answer by denco-ga on 13 Oct 2003 15:01 PDT
Howdy lazza12,

A different fax number for Venson Group Plc is shown
on their Whois record.

fax: +44 (0)1372 821875

Looking Forward, denco-ga
lazza12-ga rated this answer:4 out of 5 stars
I got an anwser very quickly that was both correct and comprehensive.
I couldn't have asked for more!

Comments  
Subject: Re: Identifying the user of an IP address
From: denco-ga on 14 Oct 2003 13:40 PDT
 
Appreciate the kind comments, lazza12.

A pleasure!  denco-ga

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