Who do i track an ip/host from a URL

A site is redirecting to my ip by DNS ripped all my pages

[Vimes]

Hi,

I've recently come across a complete copy of my website.

After further investigation using whois i found that the offending site seems to be using my ip addy.

So i wrote a snottie letter to my Host asking why this occurred. They've come back saying that the other site is directing their DNS to my site, and they have no control over this.

All the information i can get from whois is bogus, address, email the lot how can i track these people down. i'd like to write to the Host of the website and ask them to take action.

What’s the best method for doing this?

Vimes.

[martingale]

Web browser will pass you the name of the site it thinks it is connecting to on each request. Just create a "virtual host" for whatever names they are using and redirect them to a DMCA violation page of some sort.

As for finding them, the best you can do is look at the WHOIS information for whatever domain they have pointing at your IP. There should be contact info there, tho it's probably bogus. At least you can learn who the registrar is, but that's likely going to be a slow approach trying to get their domain shut off.

[incrediBILL]

If you can identify the host serving their DNS start with them, their DNS servers should be listed in the registrar records, I would think it would be hard to fake that. If all you get is an IP address go to ARIN.NET and see what you can find.

[cooldoug]

I have had the same problem, the person downloaded my site using a mass downloader, then uploaded it to a free hosting company(geocities). Because it was on a free site, there was no WHOIS or anything. I finally found his phone number,(he used the same user name on a dating site) and called him about the problem. He then removed it, and he was forgiven, it was that simple.

Botton line- talk to him/her/it. He is probably just jelous.

[Vimes]

Thanks for the replies,

The DNS route seems to be working, contacted the owners of the servers they have taken down 2 of the 3 sites that were pointing to my IP. I'm still getting no reply from the last DNS company how ever. Hopefully time will tell, they are getting mails everyday asking for action, maybe it hasn't filtered through to the person that matters yet.
I can't believe they would ignore this, would they?

Vimes.