Is it possible to get a numerical IP from IRC /whois

[LeetViet]

Title ^

Trying to verify a user's identity compared to my site's log.

 

[spanky]

/dns

i think that should do it.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Yes. wrong forum.

/dns only works in some clients.

 

[LeetViet]

Tries to resolve the user's @_____ data ... :/

Edit: Sorry, which forum should this be in?

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Yes. wrong forum.

/dns only works in some clients.

oh.

 

[Aves]

Just do a DNS lookup on their host.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: LeetViet
Tries to resolve the user's @_____ data ... :/

Edit: Sorry, which forum should this be in?

Networking or software.

 

[mobobuff]

I was under the impression that most IRC servers masked connected IPs and host names so that other clients couldn't resolve a dns lookup.

A long shot would be opening a DCC connection with them (like sending a file or initiating a DCC chat) and observing your netstat log.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
I was under the impression that most IRC servers masked connected IPs and host names so that other clients couldn't resolve a dns lookup.

A long shot would be opening a DCC connection with them (like sending a file or initiating a DCC chat) and observing your netstat log.

EFnet and Undernet don't. Not sure about DALnet...

 

[mobobuff]

Hmm. Well when I was a sysop for IRChat networks, our protocol thoroughly masked client's connection info. I never had to dns though, had all the connected IPs in a separate status window

What you might have better luck with is taking the IP that you KNOW from your website and find out all you can about it and work backwards to see if it's likely the one connected to the IRC network.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Hmm. Well when I was a sysop for IRChat networks, our protocol thoroughly masked client's connection info. I never had to dns though, had all the connected IPs in a separate status window

What you might have better luck with is taking the IP that you KNOW from your website and find out all you can about it and work backwards to see if it's likely the one connected to the IRC network.

IRChat is a bit different. The three I mentioned are considered the "big three" anyways.

Plenty of networks do mask it though.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
EFnet and Undernet don't. Not sure about DALnet...

If you have an X login on Undernet you can set your mode to +x and mask your host.

You'll be user@user.undernet.org

 

[richardycc]

can't you just finger the username?

 

[wbresson]

how about the other way around, take the ip from your web log

/who ipgoeshere