IP address Archives - Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: Can you determine someone’s location by their IP address?

Posted on May 20, 2025

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Question from (name withheld by request): I hope you can help me, Rick. Someone is sending me threatening emails, and it has me worried.

I’m pretty sure it’s my ex-boyfriend because he mentions things in the emails that only he should know about. The thing is, I don’t recognize the email address.

I know you can get the IP address from an email’s headers because I researched it online. Is there any way to trace that IP address and find out where the emails are being sent from? [Read more…]

Should you hide your IP address?

Posted on February 22, 2024

I receive hundreds of tech questions every week and they tend to vary quite a bit. But some topics just seem to come up time and again.

One of those recurring topics involves the potential danger of certain people discovering your IP address.

While I usually don’t worry all that much about folks discovering my IP address, there are times when it does pay to keep it a secret if at all possible. [Read more…]

Q&A: What’s the difference between Public and Private IP Addresses?

Posted on December 5, 2023

Question from Bill: I was reading the manual that came with my new IP camera and it referred to both public IP addresses and private IP addresses.

I got the camera working just fine but now I’m curious about the difference between public and private IP addresses.

Can you clear it up for me?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: Can someone cause trouble for me if they know my IP address?

Posted on July 2, 2019

Question from Kailey.: I need help, Rick.

Someone I don’t even know sent me a message on Facebook. He said he has my IP address and he’ll use it to get me into trouble if I don’t agree to accept his friend request.

I don’t know this man and I don’t want to become his friend. What kind of trouble can he cause for me if he really does know my IP address?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]