I haven't had my computer on for about 3 days, and today when I booted up, my network connection seemed to be hijacked … I think. Anyways, I couldn't connect to my local DSL provider, but I was able to check the properties of my network connection and the IP address was completely different than the one I know I am supposed to be connected to. The IP address was 169.254.237.245 and the subnet was 255.255.0.0 … now is there a program that would tell me who that IP address belong to? just curious as to how that got changed. I reset my DSL modem and ZoneAlarm Security Suite and refreshed my IP address to get back to my normal connection. Any ideas would be helpful …thanks.
Thanks for responding. One other quick question … is there a program that would tell me who owns that IP address? Could it have come from a website that tried to attack me? I am at a loss as to how my IP address was changed (my NIC configuration) without me knowing … still trying to figure it out …
I can't find the link to the one I used to use all the time…
But that one is cool.
Paste the IP address into the IPWHOIS Lookup box, then click WHOIS
In some ways this link is better that the one I used to use… More "stuff""…
P.S….
This is the info it gave for the IP address you posted:
OrgName: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
OrgID: IANA
Address: 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
City: Marina del Rey
StateProv: CA
PostalCode: 90292-6695
Country: US
NetRange: 169.254.0.0 - 169.254.255.255
CIDR: 169.254.0.0/16
NetName: LINKLOCAL
NetHandle: NET-169-254-0-0-1
Parent: NET-169-0-0-0-0
NetType: IANA Special Use
NameServer: BLACKHOLE-1.IANA.ORG
NameServer: BLACKHOLE-2.IANA.ORG
Comment: Please see RFC 3330 for additional information.
RegDate: 1998-01-27
Updated: 2002-10-14
OrgAbuseHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
OrgAbusePhone: [removed]
OrgAbuseEmail: *****@iana.org
OrgTechHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgTechName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
OrgTechPhone: [removed]
OrgTechEmail: *****@iana.org
# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2006-05-15 19:10
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Micah … Thanks again for your kind help. As you may know, I am learning (just starting actually, not enough time to read everything just yet, but will find it soon …) and I want you to know that I appreciate your time and help. I do remember from another forum about some program that could tell you something about who owned the IP addresses, but I can't find that link either … oh well, what you have provided is interesting and I will still work on how that particular problem came about. God Bless!!
