Tracing country of origin through IP?

SusanUKF · 12 Aug 2012, 11:48 AM

Is it possible for me to be able to trace the country of origin of an email I was sent to on one of my gmail accounts? I know how to read the headers, so I have the IP and other relevant information. I did try to google this info and they said the address is private so cannot be accessed. I don't need to know the address, I just want to know the country. Can someone please tell me if this is possible? Thanks for all replies.

Susan

kijinbear · 12 Aug 2012, 12:00 PM

Go to http://www.ip-adress.com/ip_tracer/ and enter the IP address you want to trace. The result is usually accurate to the nearest city, but sometimes it can be quite far off, so you should take it with a grain of salt.

SusanUKF · 12 Aug 2012, 12:05 PM

Thanks for the fast reply. I had already tried that, and got this error:

Sorry. This IP address could not be resolved to its location. Please try another IP address.

That is why I asked here, since the EMDer's are pro emailers!

Thank you for your help though, I just wanted to know which country it is from.

Susan

David · 12 Aug 2012, 12:43 PM

You could try using dnssstuff.com. Click on the question mark, next to 'ip information' for more info.

kijinbear · 12 Aug 2012, 01:41 PM

Just remembered your previous remark:

Quote:

Originally Posted by SusanUKF

they said the address is private so cannot be accessed

Does the IP address begin with 10, 172.(between 16 and 31), or 192.168? If so, it's a private IP assigned by the sender's router. You need to ignore it and find an IP that isn't private.

Beware that some e-mail service providers automatically hide the sender's true IP address, to protect their customers' privacy. Many webmail services also use the web server's internal IP address instead, which is utterly meaningless to anyone outside of the company. As a result, it is usually not possible to determine the true IP address of a Gmail or FastMail user if they used webmail instead of SMTP. All you're going to get is the web server's location.

davy51 · 12 Aug 2012, 10:02 PM

Some Ip addresses from foreign country's wont show on a normal ip check
sometimes you have to use these to find it

Americas (ARIN) | Europe (RIPE) | Asia-Pacific (APNIC) | Africa (AfriNIC) | Latin American and Caribbean (LACNIC) | Asia-Pacific (APNIC) | Korea (KRNIC)

I use this page here and usually it will get me close to where it is

http://is.gd/yMRlcl

SusanUKF · 13 Aug 2012, 04:25 AM

Thanks everyone for all the replies! I tried all of the suggestions, and the one that worked was the site davy51 posted. Thanks so much to everyone for your prompt replies, I booked marked all three sites. The result is the email is from London, England (the vicinity thereof). Tiscali UK Ltd. ISP.

The number did begin with a 10, but I also had another IP from a fastmail that I was pretty sure was from the same company, and I knew that one was out of England, so this has confirmed it all. Thanks!

Susan

12 Aug 2012, 11:48 AM	#1
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	Tracing country of origin through IP? Is it possible for me to be able to trace the country of origin of an email I was sent to on one of my gmail accounts? I know how to read the headers, so I have the IP and other relevant information. I did try to google this info and they said the address is private so cannot be accessed. I don't need to know the address, I just want to know the country. Can someone please tell me if this is possible? Thanks for all replies. Susan

12 Aug 2012, 12:00 PM	#2
kijinbear Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ~$ Posts: 652	Go to http://www.ip-adress.com/ip_tracer/ and enter the IP address you want to trace. The result is usually accurate to the nearest city, but sometimes it can be quite far off, so you should take it with a grain of salt.

12 Aug 2012, 12:05 PM	#3
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	Thanks for the fast reply. I had already tried that, and got this error: Sorry. This IP address could not be resolved to its location. Please try another IP address. That is why I asked here, since the EMDer's are pro emailers! Thank you for your help though, I just wanted to know which country it is from. Susan

12 Aug 2012, 12:43 PM	#4
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	You could try using dnssstuff.com. Click on the question mark, next to 'ip information' for more info.

12 Aug 2012, 10:02 PM	#6
davy51 Master of the @ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,077	Some Ip addresses from foreign country's wont show on a normal ip check sometimes you have to use these to find it Americas (ARIN) \| Europe (RIPE) \| Asia-Pacific (APNIC) \| Africa (AfriNIC) \| Latin American and Caribbean (LACNIC) \| Asia-Pacific (APNIC) \| Korea (KRNIC) I use this page here and usually it will get me close to where it is http://is.gd/yMRlcl

13 Aug 2012, 04:25 AM	#7
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	Thanks everyone for all the replies! I tried all of the suggestions, and the one that worked was the site davy51 posted. Thanks so much to everyone for your prompt replies, I booked marked all three sites. The result is the email is from London, England (the vicinity thereof). Tiscali UK Ltd. ISP. The number did begin with a 10, but I also had another IP from a fastmail that I was pretty sure was from the same company, and I knew that one was out of England, so this has confirmed it all. Thanks! Susan