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Some perl scripts to help track stolen computers
I don't understand how this will work with ARD.
Some perl scripts to help track stolen computers
Hi Grant,
Some perl scripts to help track stolen computers
I think Grant is suggesting that the IP address of the stolen laptop will usually be something like
Some perl scripts to help track stolen computers
Ah I see. In my case I share my home internet connection (which has a fixed IP address) over an Airport wireless network. When my iBook is sitting at home, the script reports the fixed IP address. In other circumstances (depending on the actual network setup), the get_IP.pl script might not be so helpful and you might have to rely on the get_desktop.pl or get_isight.pl scripts giving you useful information instead.
Some perl scripts to help track stolen computers
Keith,
Some perl scripts to help track stolen computers
(I love that TB2 article.) Assuming must poeple have web access, another stategy might be to restrict your network operations to port 80, by using curl to access a page on a website that you control. Even if it doesn't exist, you'll generate 404 log entries containing the remote ip address of the stolen laptop. You could also pass additional info to your logs by appending it to the query string. The technique could even be extended to give yourself a back door to the remote laptop. The file that you access might contain scripts to run if the file is successfully downloaded.
Getting through a firewall
If you have access to another unix/OS X based machine on the net, you could setup an account there whereby your laptop would login there and create ssh tunnels for ARD. Then, it wouldn't matter if the laptop was behind a firewall. It might be rather slow depending on the network speeds of all three locations. One plus, is that your unix machine is the only IP you need to know to use ARD no matter where the laptop is located. |
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