i have a shared folder on a network. How can i track the ip address of the user who accesses my folder?

Question

its not password protected.

Answer 1

Put a document in the folder that contains a linked image (or anything really hidden from view) to a webserver. Once they connect and read it the webserver will record the ip address of the computer looking at the document. Of course if the webserver is offsite you may not get the real address of the computer.

Answer 2

try this: commence | Run | and form Explorer. Press enter. even as homestead windows Explorer opens bypass down the left hand part to My community places and click the plus signal. click on the ICON for computers close to ME If the different workstation does no longer take position, form contained in the deal with window on the accurate NameOfOtherComputer the position you change your different workstation's call for NameOfOtherComputer. Then click bypass If it nevertheless does no longer take position form IPAddressOfOtherComputer the position IPAddressOfOtherComputer is the IP deal with of you different workstation to discover the ip deal with, bypass to the different workstation and click commence | Run | and form cmd and press enter. A black DOS variety window will seem. form ipconfig and press enter