How to Get an IP Address Over MSN

Trancing an IP address with MSN is easy with a few simple steps.

Getting a strange instant message from somebody that you don't know over MSN Messenger is something that most users will experience. With the amount of scammers and spammers on the net, people are abusing instant messengers all the time. If you receive one of these messages you can defend yourself by documenting their Internet Protocol address. This will give you the location of where the message is coming from for future reference if you are solicited for sensitive information and feel that alerting the authorities is needed.

Instructions

1. Double-click on your MSN Messenger icon to launch the application.

2. Click on the "Start" menu at the bottom left hand side of your screen. Click the "Run" tab and wait for the small window to pop up.

3. Type "cmd" into the small box and then hit the "Enter" key on your keyboard. Wait until an MSDOS window opens. Minimize this window.

4. Go back to your MSN messenger and send an IM to the person you want to trace.

5. Send them a picture or a file from your computer through the file transfer button on the top of your messenger window.

6. Bring the MSDOS window back up and type "netstat" followed by hitting the "Enter" key on your keyboard. A window will pop up with all of your Internet specs.

7. Look through this window to find port number "1863." This port number is what MSN messenger runs on. When you find the port number the IP address of the person you're chatting with will be next to it.

References

• Command Windows: Netstat Trace