From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 7 10:25:46 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F39FC16A416 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 10:25:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from norgaard@locolomo.org) Received: from strange.daemonsecurity.com (59.Red-81-33-11.staticIP.rima-tde.net [81.33.11.59]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80ED443D49 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 10:25:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from norgaard@locolomo.org) Received: from [10.35.4.65] (65.4-35-10-static.chueca.wifi [10.35.4.65]) by strange.daemonsecurity.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5772A2E024; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 12:25:43 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <45278059.6050701@locolomo.org> Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:24:25 +0200 From: Erik Norgaard User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060916) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jonathan Nichols References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: tracking a stolen laptop? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:25:46 -0000 Jonathan Nichols wrote: > I am trying to track down a stolen laptop. My laptop did not have BSD > downloaded, but is there any way yet by which I may be able to track > my laptop with your help? I would like to get BSD if I get my > computer back. Thanks for any help or advice you can offer. The short answer: no. Your laptop doesn't "phone home" unless you configure it to - if it had windows maybe call Microsoft, I've heard their computers contact M$ on a regular basis. If you before hand had installed some tool that calls home then it would be possible to track it by the ip and possibly routing information it uses when it calls. But that's too late now. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org X.509 Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/8D03551FFCE04F0C.crt Key ID: 69:79:B8:2C:E3:8F:E7:BE:5D:C3:C3:B1:74:62:B8:3F:9F:1F:69:B9