The ubuntu version is down the page, in the comments area.
DOES ABSOLUTE LOJACK REQIURE IP ADDRESS FREE
Here is a script I found on google, this basically does something similar, but it needs to beĬhecked out in Mint to make sure it's working right and that it emails *external IP address*,Īnybody with free time, please test it out and see if it works in Mint
Here are a couple but they seem to be overly complicated. If there is already a free linux LoJack I would like a link ? If a laptop is stolen at least you can get thief's IP number. That would send an email with a laptops IP address for purposes of tracking the laptop's location.
DOES ABSOLUTE LOJACK REQIURE IP ADDRESS SOFTWARE
( LoJack is basically a software app for laptop tracking )īasically an idea is a bash script that would run automatically on logon or/and shutdown At this point, however, LoJack for Laptops is strictly a branding exercise its location services limited to what you can do with an IP address if and when the culprit connects to the Internet.I thought I'd throw an idea out: basic free security for linux laptops - LoJack In the future, tracking services may be possible using cellular or WiMax technology, says Livingston. But the only way to know for sure that the data is truly gone - the only way you'll truly have peace of mind - is if you can lay your hands on the laptop. Overall, Livingston claims that 90% of the laptops his customers report lost or stolen are either recovered or the data on them is destroyed using remote commands. Because his software operates in stealth mode (and is embedded into the BIOS of some IBM/Levono Thinkpad laptops) the thief is unlikely to defeat it by using a spoofed IP address. Absolute can then attempt to locate it and can trigger a self-destruct feature that wipes the disk clean.Ībsolute's Chairman and CEO John Livingston claims that the IP address is often enough to locate the laptop. Once that occurs, the system offers up the unit’s IP address or dial-up phone number.
That service, which sells for $49 per year, requires a stolen laptop to be turned on and connected to the Internet before it can be identified. That's way too big to embed in a laptop computer.Ībsolute Software has simply purchased rights to use the LoJack brand name when selling its Computrace Personal services. Even if the police wanted to track laptops, which they don't, the radio transmitter for LoJack's service is larger than a deck of cards. Police will not be monitoring stolen Laptops in their cruisers over the LoJack network, as they do for stolen automobiles.
Or perhaps if you work for the government you could even send a sidewinder missile after the purloined laptop containing those dreaded launch codes.ĭream on. With LoJack for Laptops revenge would be yours: The cops would move in, guns drawn. Anyone who's ever had a laptop or other valuable personal property stolen has experienced that feeling of being violated, and that craving for justice. Using the same radio technology, I imagined that special transmitters would be embedded in laptops to allow tracking the exact location of the stolen computer so that the device could be rapidly located and recovered by police in real time - perhaps before the thief even had time to search the disk. LoJack is a service used to track down stolen automobiles. When I saw yesterday’s LoJack for Laptops announcement from laptop security vendor Absolute Software my first thought was "how cool is this?"
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