tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post8131158025794914850..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: The Case of the Stolen Laptop [Beej]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-86002344002240645562006-05-03T22:38:00.000+01:002006-05-03T22:38:00.000+01:00Sometimes when cross-examining, it is a question o...Sometimes when cross-examining, it is a question of how you phrase things, particularly putting people on the spot direct. You want to avoid debate and get into yes / no and btw do you realise this is a criminal investigation. So my question would be, given your testing and the astronomically impossible odds of a coincidental physical log only 1/2 a mile from your sisters flat compared to a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-21435395162691379382006-05-03T22:00:00.000+01:002006-05-03T22:00:00.000+01:00(2200hrs) KV and I did some testing. We opened S...(2200hrs) KV and I did some testing. We opened Skype chat windows to each other and looked at netstat at both ends. Neither of us had each other's IP addresses as open connections.<br>Therefore, I think the leeds.ac.uk is a red herring - it is only a client on the P2P network, perhaps between myself and the stolen laptop, but is not "the crim".<br>I've <a href="http://forum.skype.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-893895444278888692006-05-03T19:31:00.000+01:002006-05-03T19:31:00.000+01:00Any routers at home which may still have details o...Any routers at home which may still have details of her lappies mac address? But I'd expect if you have the s/n of the lappy the manufacturer may have the other details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-49925658918305139842006-05-03T18:13:00.000+01:002006-05-03T18:13:00.000+01:00Long shot, perhaps, but do you have the serial num...Long shot, perhaps, but do you have the serial number of the lappie kicking around anywhere? Might try phoning the manufacturer with that and seeing if they have the MAC address of the laptop's NIC on file?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-88769224057258709412006-05-03T18:07:00.000+01:002006-05-03T18:07:00.000+01:00Okay, so 20 hrs later, what's the progress?Well it...Okay, so 20 hrs later, what's the progress?<br>Well it's good and it's so-so. First thing this morning, my sister phoned her local Police station, and at first they just took a message and said they wouldn't do anything until Friday, but I encouraged her to try a second time, and I don't know how she sold it but the bottom line was that they sent a Constable over to meet her.<br>My sister Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-54222242911738607302006-05-02T22:43:00.000+01:002006-05-02T22:43:00.000+01:00Uncle Am says get your sister to ask the local pol...Uncle Am says get your sister to ask the local police to accompany her to the accomodation on the basis that she has an extremely good locale for the stolen goods. If she does it on her own she'll stand a dramatically reduced chance of success relative to if she takes the coppers with her. <br>My bet is that a student has bought this 'off the back of a lorry' from local pondlife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com