we have heard speak many times of the acronym IP and usually We don’t know exactly what it refers to.. All the devices that come into our hands, be they mobile phones, tablets, computers and even printers have an identification called IP.
If some of these devices enter a network, they will inevitably have to identify themselves with the IP. This serves to avoid many technical problems, which we do not want to go into detail. We will show you in this article everything related to you will know how it is divided
n them and what is geolocation by this means. Do not miss any of the information you will get heresince it will serve you for all your daily activities.
Why do I need to know the location of an IP address?
The IP address is our identification number that we have when we browse the Internet, are the acronyms for . It can be fixed or dynamic, which changes over time.
Many people confuse IP with , which uniquely identifies a and consists of 48 bits. The IP consists of a code made up of four numbers separated by a point, these numbers can range from 0 to 255.
Network IP Range
A class
0.0.0.0-127.255.255.255 103.234.123.87
Class B
128.0.0.0-191.255.255.255 151.170.102.15
C-class
192.0.0.0-223.255.255.255 196.23.155.113
When our telephone provider assigns us an IP we call it public IPand when our device belongs to a WiFi network, we will have a private IP.
There is also another class of IP and they are those that arise when our computer belongs to a private network, for example, at work. In this case, the IP is the identification number that we have assigned in that network.
when they arise Connection issueswhen we need to remotely access a device or when we need register and be able to use from a private network (also called a VPN) we need to know our IP.
How can I see the IP location of my computer or that of another user?
There are different ways to know the IP, we want to show you what those methods are:
from my router
Regardless of the brand of router that we have to access the Internet, we will have to carry out these steps to know our IP of a device connected to the LAN:
- We access our router, if you don’t know how, look here.
- We’re going to “Control Panel”.
- we select “Open Network and Sharing Center.”
- We click on “Local Area Connection”.
- we choose “Details”.
- We look for the option that appears
From the network properties
If we are connected to WiFi, the steps to get or know our IP are the following:
- We click on the icon “Internet access”.
- well we look for it through the “Control Panel” as in the previous point.
- we choose “Properties”.
- We look for the option “IPv4 Address”.
From an Android or iOS mobile
When our mobile device has the Android operating system and we need to know our IP, we will follow these steps that we detail below:
- We’re going to “Settings”.
- we select “Setting”.
- We click on “About device”.
- We look for the option “Condition”.
We must pay attention because the MAC address and our will also appear.
If our mobile has the iOS operating system, we will follow the following guide to find out the private IP of our phone:
- We’re going to “Setting”.
- We click on “Wifi”, if our device is connected to a WiFi network. If you are using the 3G or 4G network, the IP will be dynamic because the telephone service providers are constantly changing them.
- We select the network to which we are connected.
- We click on “Information”.
- we seek “DHCP” where our IP will appear.
From an email
If we need to know the IP from where an email was sent to us, we can do so according to the email server we have contracted.
When our server is Gmail we will do the following step:
- We entered the
- We click on the email of which we want to know the sender’s IP.
- Once the email is open, click on “Plus”you will find the three points at the top right of the screen.
- we select “Show Original”.
- The IP will appear within “SPF”.
If our email provider is Outlook, we will choose these steps to find out the IP of the account that did not send an email:
- We open the one we want to know the sender’s IP
- we select “File, Archive”
- We look for the option “Properties”
- We click on “Internet Headers”
- we choose “Received:”
- if they appear multiple IP lines They are those that belong to the user’s IP and to the IP address of the mail servers that each transmitted the email.
- If we need to know the user’s we will go to the bottom and look for the word “Received”where only the user’s IP will be
Steps to know the geographic location of the IP of any device
There are many pages that provide us with the service of knowing the location of an IP address. But not all of them work correctly.
In this post we want to show you the most recommended by users and that have a fairly high prestige:
What is my ip?
In order to obtain the results that this website promises us, we will do the following procedure:
- We open the page
- The address with the IP from which we are accessing will appear directly
- We write in “IP Address / Hostname” the IP we are looking for
- We click on “Send”
dnsqueries.com
This page is highly sought after around the world and provides other services in addition to geographic location by IP, in order to obtain the data we are looking for we need to do the following:
- When we have entered the page we look for the option “Locate IP addresses”
- We click on “Send”
what-is-my-ip.net
Once we have entered the page our location will appear
- We will simply have to write the address we are looking for and click on the magnifying glass
geoipview.com
It gives us, through very simple steps, the location of the IP that we are needing. To do this we will have to follow this guide:
- When we are on the page we look for “Host/IP:”
- Next, we write the requested
- We click on the magnifying glass
LocalizeIP.com
Localiza, like the previous ones, also offers its geographic location services by IP through simple steps:
- We enter the website
- We look for “IP/Site”
- We click on “Locate”
List of the best online tools to geolocate an IP address
Online tools for geolocation are Internet sites that offer servicessome free and some not, for its customers by offering them a set of definitions and protocols that are based on functions, subroutines and procedures that are offered for the use of other software.
That is, these tools can be added to different websites and obtain a geolocation of the people who visit that Internet page.
The best tools that currently exist are detailed below:
tthandem.com
This company among the services offered by a specific browser so that you can consult, through javascript, the location of the IP of the equipment. It brings benefits that improves the quality and user experience when visiting the different pagesalso offers content to be configured automatically and also makes it possible to choose associated content for a certain location that you want to analyze and later remember future visits.
IPligence.com
It offers a geolocation mechanism passed in databases of different IP addresses, generating advantages for its clients to know the location of its visitors.
Offers three service packages where each one will be differentiated not only by the IP address or the country code, but also the region, the region code, the latitude and longitude, a postal code and a telephone area code can be added. The most expensive version of this service is about €300.
maxmind.com
In addition to locating visitors to the page can detect fraudulent actions online. Among the services it offers are all the tools that can prevent online fraud and it also offers IP intelligence services. It is a company that has a lot of experience in the field and has been providing services since 2002, being a leader in the market.
batchgeo.com
This geolocation page allows you to view the data of all visitors to a specific Web page, generating results that are you can export them to an Excel file or Google Sheets, in a very simple way. Among the data that it offers in its results is the country, region, latitude and longitude of the visitors.
ip2location.com
Develops and prepares software for network security and monitoring, thus providing a solution for geographic location that can be accessed through IP address.
It has a demo test and supports having a very easy integration with the web to install and a quite precise geolocation. Among the reports that can be accessed is the list by latitude and longitude and classification of visitors by time slots.
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