Network Management Strategies for the CIO
I'm having a problem with a local competitor and need to get his IP address
or possibly the range he is using so that I can exclude his IP/IPs from seeing my web site. I'm
sure he is on a wireless network and should be able to take a laptop within range. How do I get
this info? I've looked all over to see if there is software that will easily do this but have come
up blank. Packet sniffing programs don't seem to do it either.
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There are several ways to get this information. Let's explore one method here: You could start
by pinging the domain name, i.e., ping DomainName.com. You can also use any number of who is tools,
such as Robtex.com's Domain Name Server
records, or SamSpade.org's tool. This should
provide domain information and the IP address of the server.
The next step would be to take a look at one of the regional RIR's (Regional Internet Registry). The RIR's are the organizations overseeing the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a particular region of the world. For the US, the site to review is www.ARIN.net -- the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN). You will need to enter the IP address of the organization's Web server. Look over the results as there should be a sub net mask provided and a range.
While this will provide you the information needed to block your competitors IP address range they could always use a proxy, such as TOR, to get around this restriction.
This was first published in November 2008
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