Re: IP addresses and their relationships

Yes and no... I don't think you can pinpoint them exactly but you must be able to come somewhat close (where close is a country :) http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/posters/2000/internet-map-black.html (zoom in on the legend at the bottom...) -philip In article <am.php.general.963564824.24126@illiad.adhesivemedia.com>, John Coggeshall <someone@internetaddress.com> wrote: > >Okay I'm a bit off topic... but I got into a debate with a friend of mine >and was hoping one of you kind souls in the PHP world had an answer for me. > >Can one tell the general location of a person based solely on their IP >address? If so, how? I'm not sure how myself, But I believe that it should >be possible. > >Any ideas or Yay/Nays? > >John