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• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: Using WolframAlpha
• Method 2 of 2: Using IP Lookup

This article will show you how to find the approximate geographic location of an IP address. To trace an IP address, you first need to know it.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Using WolframAlpha

1. 1 Find out the IP addressto track. The website's IP address can be found on Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android.
   • You can also find out the IP address of the Skype user.
2. 2 Open the WolframAlpha service website. Go to https://www.wolframalpha.com/ in a web browser.
3. 3 Click on the search bar. It's at the top of the page.
4. 4 Enter the IP address that you learned. For example, if you want to track your Facebook IP address, in the search bar, enter 157.240.18.35.
5. 5 Click on ↵ Enter. The process of searching for the geographic data of the IP address starts.
6. 6 Review the search results. The screen will display the type of IP address, ISP and city where the user of the IP address is located.
   • Click “More” to the right of the “IP address registrant” heading to view information about the city.
   • If the WolframAlpha service does not display IP address information, use the IP Lookup service.

Method 2 of 2: Using IP Lookup

1. 1 Find out the IP addressto track. The website's IP address can be found on Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android.
   • You can also find out the IP address of the Skype user.
2. 2 Open the IP Lookup website. Go to https://community.spiceworks.com/tools/ip-lookup/ in a web browser.
3. 3 Click on the search bar. It is located under the heading “IP Address or Hostname”.
4. 4 In the search bar, enter the IP address that you learned. For example, enter 172.217.7.206to find out information about one of the Google addresses.
5. 5 Click on Lookup IP address (Find IP Address). This blue button is to the right of the search bar.The process of searching for the IP address data starts.
6. 6 Review the search results. The IP Lookup service will display basic information about the location of the IP address (for example, city and state) along with a map and an icon that indicates the user's position.