subject: Finding The Ip Location Of An Abusive Individual [print this page] If you run a website, you may have already had to deal with a troll or two. These are individuals who go out of their way to disrupt other people online. In some cases, it's just harmless pranking that doesnt really injure anyone. In other cases, it's dangerous. There have been cases where people have been severely cyber bullied to the point that they have harmed themselves and there are cases where people have been exploited in criminal ways by abusers on the Internet. An IP trace gives you the power to stop it.
As an Administrator
The administrator of a website is in a position to deal with people who cause problems online in ways that most people are not. The IP addresses of members of websites are usually cataloged automatically by some software. Your blogging software, for instance, may include the IP address from where a comment was posted to make sure that there is accountability. This IP address is a powerful tool.
You can usually get your visitor's IP addresses from your Internet traffic logs, if need be, as well. No matter how you get them, the right tools can make them useful for fighting back against people who use the Internet to abuse others.
Getting a Location
Good software can be used to get an IP address location that can allow you to take action against the abusive user. Most of the time, website administrators will email the abuse contact at the abuser's ISP and get them kicked off of the ISP service. If the offending user really has never been a problem before, they may end up just getting a warning but, in some cases, this is all it takes.
A good IP trace program can help you to find out where someone is logging onto your site from and, if they cause problems, it can help you go after them through their ISP. This is a great way to make sure that your site visitors have good experiences and that your site doesnt end up getting ruined by trolls who want to cause problems.
If you have a business site, someone causing problems can do a lot more than offend egos. Be sure your get an IP location for such users and band them from the site immediately. If you're businesses is libeled on a website, you can run a website trace and get information about the site itself.
