Is there anyway that I can trace my wife's computer through Internet or service provider so that I can recover

Question

My wife's computer was stolen out of our appartment,and I was wondering if there was any way of tracking it back to where it is, through the web or internet providers.Does the computer have some kind of signature?Or numbers to identify itself? Codes? Please think, there's got to be something!

Answer 1

you cant if its a pc,u can if its a laptop.

Answer 2

If you copied down the MAC address from it's network card, or if your service provider has a record of it, that's a start. It might be possible to ping or do a traceroute to the machine once you've got the MAC address. That will at least tell you which service provider the PC is now on.

If the machine is a big brand name, like IBM or something, you might be able to get them to flag it if anybody phones in a service request for it, but that will probably take a fair bit of telephone tag, and charisma.

The motherboard should also have a serial number, but that won't help until the PC shows up at the police dept.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Probably not.

There are serial numbers on some bits of hardware (hard disk and Ethernet cards/chips typically) but you probably don't know them and even if you did it's unlikely that the computer is going to transmit them.

If it's a laptop then report the serial number on the computer to the manufacturer as stolen and they might be able to help get it back although even then it's a long shot.

If it didn't have a password they can't bypass (laptop BIOS passwords are pretty much the only thing that meets that description) then they've probably already wiped the hard disk and put a different OS on it.

Answer 5

I used to work at comcast, and we had a tool (can't tell you the name). I CAN tell you that this tool allowed you to open up the inbox of an email address, any email address (searchable by name, address, email address, you name it). Mind you, NOT to see what is in the inbox, but basically test authentication. There's no way to trace who is using the tool, or when they're using it, but during authentication it would certainly boot out anyone trying to retrieve their mail (resolves in a pop3 error) if using a client like Outlook. This doesn't affect webmail. But again, there was (since I last worked there) no way to really monitor people abusing it. Because really, doing something like that would require some dedication to make your life miserable. And finally, there was another tool (Auspice VSM) where you can poll the modem and knock it offline with a reset. Again, no way to track who does that, AND realistically, it's harmless because again it requires some dedication (the tool is extremely slow). Modems are pollable by MAC, IP, address... and the MAC address can be found with the above mentioned tool. It really depends on the ISP, the situation, and the errors you're getting. But he's certainly not paranoid, by any stretch of the imagination.

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Answer 6

I doubt it. Better to pursue other avenues of recovery.

The computer has a machine number, somewhere, I suppose. Probably if you click on "My Computer", then properties, then system information. Also, she likely registered it with Microsoft and who knows who else, when she initially purchased it. Most people are not very meticulous about keeping such things as recovery discs, warranty info, and the pile of documentation that comes with their computer when they pull it out of the box. Nor are most people meticulous about keeping the ongoing kinds of documentation that keeps building day by day once their new computer is up and running, and in daily use.

The Internet and ISPs do not keep track of the millions of computer machine numbers of everyone's computers. It is wishful thinking.

If you did not report the theft to police, do so. If you did, then wait it out. Theives have a way of getting caught, because they keep stealing, and eventually they trip up.

Answer 7

No, you're out of luck.

Most residential ISPs use dynamic IP addressing (they chance constantly) so you cannot trace it that way.

If you password-protected the laptop, they probably reinstalled the operating system. So the only thing you could try is matching the serial number with your proof of purchase if you have a suspect.

This is a push but you could try matching the MAC address of the NIC but I'm almost certain that you never took note of its number.
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Answer 8

what you're thinking of is the IP address. an identification number that your computer uses to access the net. I know I have to shut down my computer for 24 hours to be registered with a new IP address.

to answer your question, it's not likely. you can only find it on the net if they share the files that are on the hard drive online (open sharing) Sorry to be the bearer of bad news

Answer 9

Well if they get on the internet and they have the old ip address still that maybe. but it would have to be the same service provider.