[AuckLUG] Laptop tracking software

[Justin Cook]

Exactly. I thought a small schedule that would write home to a database 
every 10 minutes would be ideal. Thing is, I'd really like to use the 
built-in webcam to get some snaps, and some screenshots too. Ideally I 
could set a trigger on the server that would tell it to start updating 
immediately to get a better idea of who has it and what they're doing 
with it.

A plus would be automatic open wireless network detection on the off 
chance it's brought within range of an unsecured hotspot. That's where 
things start getting hairy.

It seems like a good idea to leave an unlocked user account on the 
machine to make it more convenient to use the existing installation and 
preserve the tracking script.

I can probably find some scriptable screenshot and webcam apps out 
there. I'll post the results if I get anything working.

Cheers
Justin

John Deverall wrote:
> No I don't, but it seems like a simple soltuion to implement. 
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> Have a notebook automatically contact home base with it's ip address whenever it connects to the internet. Would certainly take care of the less savy theives. 
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> Once the notebook checked in notice could be passed onto the police who could chase it up through the isp? 
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> www.no-ip.com uses a similar concept for providing 'static' ip addresses to people who only have a dynamic ip address to work with. You {might} even be able to borrow their script. 
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> John
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: aucklug-bounces at linux.net.nz on behalf of Justin Cook
> Sent: Sun 8/19/2007 11:40 a.m.
> To: Auckland Linux User Group mailing list
> Subject: [AuckLUG] Laptop tracking software
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> Hello everyone
>
> This is going to be a bit off-topic, but does anyone know of a laptop 
> tracking service for windows? That amusing article about the guy who was 
> nicked stealing a macbook made it seem like a worthwhile investment. I 
> was wondering how well these services interact with NZ police or if 
> there's a local service.
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> Cheers
> Justin
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