Hello everyone.

My laptop was stolen a couple of days ago. Does anyone know if it is possible to track the IP-number from which the laptop has been used (if it has been used online) via Boinc. I have Boinc set to login to AQUA@Home automatically.

Here's an article about a similar thing that happened: http://laptoplogic.com/news/detail.php?id=2134

Any help is much appreciated
Cheers

Go to Aqua's project's site, make sure you're logged in, look at your 'Account', then at your 'Computers on this Account',
Check if that host has reported since being Stolen, then look at 'Host Details',
then click at the top, 'Show IP address', this should give you the Internal and External IP address,

Claggy

Yes, it can be done, and it has been done using BOINC, more than once - see this news item: BOINC helps recover stolen laptop.

Log into your AQUA account, using the machine you're posting from now. Go and look at the list of your computers - see if the laptop has contacted the servers since it was stolen. If it has, click on the 'Details' link in the 'Computer ID' column, then click on 'Show IP address'. You'll probably see two IP addresses: record them both, but it's the "External IP Address" which is most important.

Start keeping detailed records. Only you (and the project admins) can see that external IP address. Record it, and alongside it, the "Last time contacted server" - to the second. Be very, very careful to record the values accurately, and to keep the records - you will probably need to pass them on to the police, and the police (depending on the legislation in your local jurisdiction) will probably need to take the list to court as evidence - if you can get somebody independent to witness your recording, and check the records as you make them, so much the better.

Then, send a personal message to AQUA users 'Boinc Admin' and 'Neo' - they're the project administrators, very friendly and helpful. Explain your situation, and pass on the advice I've given here. Ask them to contact David Anderson on your behalf, and get some more details of how it was done last time. I'm sure he'll be willing to help. Best of luck - let us know how you get on.

Thanks for the info! I found out it hasn't been connected since before the theft. It has probably been formatted i guess. But you never know, maybe it will connect in the next couple of days.

Thanks for your help!

Erik