{"id":2589,"date":"2015-02-18T11:05:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T11:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/?p=2589"},"modified":"2017-09-21T07:24:54","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T07:24:54","slug":"what-is-an-ip-address-and-ip-locator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-is-an-ip-address-and-ip-locator\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an IP Address and IP Locator?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-is-an-ip-address-and-ip-locator\/#Introduction_of_Your_IP_Address_and_Its_Usage\" >Introduction of Your IP Address and Its Usage<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-is-an-ip-address-and-ip-locator\/#What_exactly_is_the_IP_address\" >What exactly is the IP address?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/what-is-an-ip-address-and-ip-locator\/#Why_you_need_an_IP_locator\" >Why you need an IP locator?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_of_Your_IP_Address_and_Its_Usage\"><\/span>Introduction of Your IP Address and Its Usage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IP-Address-IP-Locator.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IP-Address-IP-Locator.jpg\" alt=\"IP-Address-IP-Locator\" width=\"675\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IP-Address-IP-Locator.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.esds.co.in\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IP-Address-IP-Locator-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>Most people believe that they can do anything they want when online. They assume no one will know about the identity and where they are located. This makes them think of doing something that could fool others. For example, create a nasty email about fake job offers, which is commonly known as a scam, which is distributed to the public.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how anonymous they think, but there is one way to find out the location where they are is by checking the IP addresses they use.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_exactly_is_the_IP_address\"><\/span><strong>What exactly is the IP address?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>IP address is a numerical label that is given to both the computer and printer devices that participate in the network using IP or internet connection.<\/li>\n<li>So, all activities performed either source or delivery address will be known, unless they have found a way to hide their IP address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_need_an_IP_locator\"><\/span><strong>Why you need an IP locator?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There is an interesting example of this. Say you apply for several jobs via online and get an email reply from a company that claims to be from Europe.<\/li>\n<li>You feel this is something that is almost impossible. By using IP locator, you can check if this email is really from Europe or elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li>IP locator will be useful to check the IP address from where it is originated. So it can protect you in order not to be fooled by scam you receive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction of Your IP Address and Its Usage Most people believe that they can do anything they want when online. They assume no one will know about the identity and where they are located. This makes them think of doing something that could fool others. 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