u/tomeklel

Need help tracking down my stolen MacBooks... Find My is off but I have remote access and IPs

Hey guys, I'm exhausted from trying to figure this out and could really use some ideas. Both of my MacBooks got stolen recently and Find My is off, so I can't use that to track them. There’s a reward if they are found

But I do have a lot of access and information. I have Moonlight and Sunshine set up for remote access. I also run a bot that checks Headscale for a Tailscale connection, so I'll know exactly when either device goes online and connects to the internet. On top of that, I have both the private and public IP addresses of the devices.
I'm trying to figure out how to actually locate these devices with what I have. Since I have the IP addresses, I could technically ping where they are, but I'm not sure what the best method is to get an actual physical location to give to the cops.

The police have all the serial numbers and the basic info, but I really want to hand them a concrete location. If you guys have any ideas on how I can locate them using Tailscale, the remote access, or the IPs without having Find My active, I'd really appreciate it!

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u/tomeklel — 15 hours ago