| | 1 | = Locating stolen computers = |
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| | 3 | BOINC may help you recover a stolen computer. |
| | 4 | If a computer running BOINC is stolen: |
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| | 6 | * Go the the web site of an attached project, and click on Your Account > View Computers. |
| | 7 | * Check the 'Last contact time' of the stolen computer; wait until it's after the time of the theft. |
| | 8 | * Click on the computer ID, and click on Show IP Address |
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| | 10 | This will show you the IP address from which your computer connected. |
| | 11 | If you supply this information to police, it may help them locate the computer. |
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| | 13 | == Mapping IP address to ISP == |
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| | 15 | You can perform a "WHOIS" query to know which ISP owns the rights to assign an IP. Depending on the continent, you can perfom the query from one of the following websites: |
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| | 17 | Europe: http://www.ripe.net/db/index.html (just copy the IP number displayed on the participant account in the "RIPE DATABASE SEARCH" textbox and click the "Go" button) |
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| | 19 | North America: http://www.arin.net/index.shtml (copy the IP number displayed on the participant account in the textbox above the "WHOIS" button) |
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| | 21 | Latin America and Caribbean: http://www.lacnic.net/en/ (more of the same) |
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| | 23 | Asia: http://www.apnic.net/ |
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| | 25 | Africa: http://www.afrinic.net/ |
