IP address

[snoopy_is_cool]

Yes...thanks that does explain more. I am not as up on comps as I'd like to be, hence the firewall and antivirus programs, <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>, but will have my husband and son bust out the crayons and draw me a picture later. Thanks again.

When you're up to your nose, keep your mouth shut.

[rustedtight]

Snoopy,
Let me save the crayons..
in this..

quote: I'm not 'rustedtight' but 203.134.81.148. (right now only).

203. = oceania, specifically Australia.
134. = an area within Australia (city?)
81= one of my ISP's block of allocated numbers.
148 = customer (me)
working backwards...... 148=me, 81=some number my ISP holds, 134= a location within Australia, 203= Oceania (Australia, some controlled islands n a few other unimportant specks in the ocean.
You can now see it IS my address, combined with the date n time I can be traced at any time now or in the past.
Obviously an IP address (combined with date n time)is not just identifying 'snoopy is cool', but Mrs average mother o six, 3421 long drive. Small town. This State USA, customer of bloggs web n ISP business. 34 Main St. Metropolis. USA.
So.... dont break the law while on the web, you can be found, something a lot of script kiddies seem to ignore.

rustedtight<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>





Edited by - rustedtight on 05/11/2002 11:49:40

[Jeff]

Great explanation, number 203.134.81.148! Thanks for taking the time to spell it out.

"...I feel like a number..." Bob Seger

Jeff Hester
BigBlueBall.com

[Innocent_Lady]

<div align=left>Dear Reader</div id=left>

I've downloaded odigo messenger a few weeks ago, but i was trying to hide my IP address when i realised in my profile my IP was exposed to everyone, now i dare not connect to odigo messenger but i find odigo is not a bad messenger only thing i didn't know how to hide my IP address as i realised others can hide it! Can anyone help me to solve it?

Thanks

[rustedtight]

Innocent lady,
What part of my previous reply dont you understand?

rusredtight

I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover!

[rustedtight]

OK, dudes n dudettes, here's the deal... every hacker n his dog runs a bot that searches thru IP addy's n looks for open ports... cool... or not so cool depending on your lack of protection...
The deal here is to beat the hacker by running up to date anti virus software and a firewall such as ZoneAlarm which hides your ports from the web... deal? hacker screwed......... now... next question?



I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover!

[bushwick]

Here let me take some worry out of exposing your IP address(es):

Here is a list of firewall manufactuers that have free copies of their products that you can use to detour someone (like myself) from entering your playground (aka computer or network).

Tiny Personal Firewall : http://www.tinysoftware.com
Zone Alarm: http://www.zonelabs.com
Kerio Firewall: http://www.kerio.com
Outpost Firewall by Agnitum : http://www.agnitum.com
Zygate Firewall: http://www.zygate.com

Once you download and install one of these products, please take the time to test them by going to one of these sites that specialize in firewall testing support:

AuditMyPC: http://www.auditmypc.com

SecureMe @ DSLReports.com : http://www.dslreports.com/secureme_go

GRC (home of Shields Up): https://grc.com

Hacker Wacker: http://hackerwhacker.com

If and when your firewall pasts those tests, you can then breathe a sigh of relieve knowing that your computer is protected.

I hope this information is benefical to someone out there

BuShWiCk <img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>

[d0_the_deww]

hello everyone can some one give me the URL too Odigo i would like too try it out and look from what you all have post and dint see the URL any where thank you

[d0_the_deww]

never mine i found it i guss i dint look hard enough lol

[Space Falcon]

If you cannot find the preference all you have to do is visit whats my IP address .com