My anonymous poster

[chrisvenus]

Right. I'm being taunted. My anonymous poster has struck again...

http://chrisvenus.livejournal.com/193635.html?thread=953443#t953443

http://chrisvenus.livejournal.com/193039.html?thread=953103#t953103

And now I am thoroughly confused.

So anybody that wants to play with identifying the ip address 84.12.20.116 is welcome to do so. In the interests of some semblance of privacy (being gentlemanly as I am) all comments to this will be screened. I'll likely unscreen any that you post though unless asked not to do so or something. I did mention that i might unleash the IP address on you all and got no objections so there it is.

If this fails then more drastic steps will be taken...

Edit: I got bored of comments being screened so they won't be any more. Though I will say I like the pretty animation when you click the unscreen button. :)

Comments

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

A traceroute suggests it's a Nildram ADSL line, but I can't nail it down any further than that, sorry.

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

It's a dynamic IP, so doesn't belong to any one person.

However, we can deduce that whoever your anon stalker is must be an ADSL customer of Nildram, who are based in Buckinghamshire.

[chrisvenus]

Is that nildram are based in buckinhamshire or the person is. If the latter then how did you deduce that?

I'd managed to get as far as nildram ADSL (via whois - the easier route for anybody who wants to know how to stalk people). I foudn no way to tie it down geographically though.

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

That's where Nildram are based.

[chrisvenus]

Curiouser and curiouser... I'm just trying to think who I know in london at the moment. Care to give me your workings on that one? I've been told that all of Nildram's ADSL terminates in London (which I interpreted as meaning that this is where it comes off the phone lines and into the real world).

[chrisvenus]

Ah. I think ADSL confuses it possibly. My current thinking is an oxford type or possibly a Cam person but I think more likely an oxford person of some type. *goes to check something*

[chrisvenus]

Done. So does that mean you get e-mail comments even if they are screened?

[simon huggins (from livejournal.com)]

Mmm, yeah DEFINITELY.

The fact it's an IP in Nildram's dynamic ADSL range which could be connected from anywhere in the UK notwithstanding eh? (and the person could just have an account on a machine on the end of that ADSL for more fun or be using a proxy or...)

Many geolocators believe the.earth.li/193.201.200.66 is in France. It's not, it's in Docklands in London. They are all inaccurate to some extent.

Please don't spread FUD like "definitely in London". 'kthxbyez

Without working at Nildram or checking that IP for services shortly after a comment and hoping they're running some webserver on it with some other information, I suspect you're unlikely to get closer, Chris.

[chrisvenus]

From a technical point of view I think you are right though. However, there are other factors to consider as well. Profiling based on websites visited, other people having picked up the ip as a logged in commenter on their LJ...

Most ADSL IPs are realtively static so they are likely to have the same one for a while at least which gives me some time to build up a profile. :)

[chrisvenus]

Lord forbid anyone ever type in haste on the interwebs

Is that ironic? :)

[simon huggins (from livejournal.com)]

I love you too, honey.

[chrisvenus]

Look you two, I'm not going to have to start screening your comments to prevent a fight am I... Oh, wait... :)

[simon huggins (from livejournal.com)]

But I don't know where you've /been/...

[chrisvenus]

Oooh... can I bite you then. I wouldn't mind catching some of your lesbians... :)

[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

Oh? Gossip?

[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

Well, everyone wants a lesbian fanclub... :D

[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

Lesbians? Can I have some lesbians?

[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

It is, but who are you? :O

... oh wait, I've checked your userinfo and now I know. ^_^ When did you change your LJ name?

[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

Dude, COOL SONG. :D

Also, I have a friend who would kill to own gwydion.net...

And speaking of the Masquerade Ball, I don't suppose you feel like using your influence to persuade people to enter photos into the photo competition (http://www.oxfordmoment.com/)? It would be so nice to have some of the good ones from then as well as all the punts that have been showing up. (Although I have just had one of Lucie in a punt which was funny. ^_^)

[aardnebby.livejournal.com]

According to http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation it's a London based IP.

[chrisvenus]

I wondered if things like that were around somewhere. According to that though my office is in london so I'm going to put it down as easily confused. :)

[hsenag.livejournal.com]

Geolocators are highly unlikely to be able to locate an individual ADSL IP, even if static. For example my own one tends to come up as Norwich just because one of the people who runs my ISP lives there. (The particular geolocator you link to doesn't find it at all)

[wimble.livejournal.com]

As evidenced. My IP comes up as Swindon.

My hostname, however is cpc3-oxfd1-0-0-cust612.oxfd.cable.ntl.com

Still think I'm in Swindon?

[aardnebby.livejournal.com]

Oh, and probably not someone who posts regularly on my LJ (I IP log as standard and just checked over some old posts).

[chrisvenus]

Asking people to do that was going to be my next phase. I suspect its an oxfordy type person though (either current or ex).

[borusa.livejournal.com]

Interesting game.

[chrisvenus]

*grin* I'm just being infuriated and I have lots of friends who love the spy stuff. :)

[elethiomel.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

Any idea how infuriating sitting on one's hands knowing what one could do, is?

[chrisvenus]

Don't hold back. I'm expecting good things from you. :)

[borusa.livejournal.com]

Just cos I'm interested in this sort of stuff... what could you do?

[tyasante.livejournal.com]

Curiouser and curiouser ... so figured out who it is yet? I'd offer help, but I know not the magical techy stuff to help with!

[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that would be really cool. :)

My friend is indeed very into Welsh mythology, and the sorceror-prince in particular. :)

[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

To the Mball photos, thanks. ^__^

I shall tell her about gwydion.com... I remember a few years ago we buzzed through every domain ending for it we could and they were all taken so if that one's come open...

[(Anonymous)]

I want to nibble your earlobes

[chrisvenus]

Well, next time your in town feel free. You've got my number. You've got my e-mail address. Really must meet up sometime though.

And would you take offence if I said you were easy? Only in identifying of course. :)