Antitheft project?

Franz Waldmüller waldbauernbub at gmx.at
Tue Jun 9 11:47:29 UTC 2009


drew einhorn schrieb:
> The cops probably would not be interested in doing the
> legwork required to get an physical address from a dynamic
> ip number, unless there was a lot stolen property visible
> in the background.  If they are not interested, a local tv
> station might want to scream and holler about it.
> 
Search for "boinc locating stolen computers".
If the thief continues to use the machine you will be able to locate the 
ip address:

google cache as the main page seams to be down:
http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:wl-0x0lQU7gJ:boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Locating_stolen_computers+boinc+stolen&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk

Boinc is easy to install:
http://wiki.debian.org/BOINC

To encrypt the home partition is a good idea for portable devices.
Franz




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