iPod touch location finder

Never heard of it. But locating according to IP address is extremely unreliable, and getting more accurate than city-wide is unlikely. In fact, I routinely use internet and my IP address locates me over a thousand miles away. This is thanks to our dynamic routing system, which is leftover form the ARPA era. Some people like it though, because it gives them more anonymity.

Here it is:

http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/submit_ap.php

Interesting... that means the website can request the WiFi MAC address of my router.

Gulp...

Only if you choose to submit it.

I fail to see the point of submitting the information. I submitted mine weeks ago to no avail. I did receive an email response back from the company but my location is still set in GA when we're in VA.

but I recently got a new touch and and a new mac

You do understand that the information to be submitted is for your wi-fi router and not your computer or touch, don't you?

A new touch and and a new mac shouldn't change anything.

Gnarlodious

Your IP address has nothing to do with the Skyhook location system - the information to be submitted is for your wi-fi router

Just for clarity, they need the Wireless MAC address of your access point. The wired (ethernet) side has a MAC address too.

With a Mac laptop connected to an Airport, just Option-click the wireless icon at the top right of the screen. the MAC address is made up of eight 2-digit numbers separated by colons and is labeled BSSID, at least on Snow Leopard.

Skyhook warns that it might take weeks for the update to take effect, based on how often their clients update the data.

FWIW, I used my AirPort at my old office, about 12 miles from here and NEVER registered the MAC address with anyone; also I have my iPod Touch connected to a different AP on the same network, but still the iPod reports my location as the old office despite having moved 4 months ago!

Walt