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Name: The Riot Act (by Mystik_TK)
Date: March 3, 2006 at 20:34:35 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon XP 2500+/768 D
Comment:

Probably a stupid question, but here goes.

I noticed that websites can determine my IP addy, ISP hub, location etc. Is this normal considering that I'm behind a router and a firewall?


Thanks.



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Response Number 1
Name: dvdxenon
Date: March 4, 2006 at 04:15:44 Pacific
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Yep it is. If you don't want to be known, you will have to use a proxy.


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Response Number 2
Name: attenboroughp
Date: March 4, 2006 at 05:41:49 Pacific
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Yes, they need to know your IP else the websites wouldn't know 'who' to communicate to. As allready sugegsted, you can use a proxy to hide your IP, such as: https://proxify.com/


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Response Number 3
Name: attenboroughp
Date: March 4, 2006 at 05:45:01 Pacific
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Forgot to add... you can even use Google language tools as a proxy.


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Response Number 4
Name: Kaiser2
Date: March 4, 2006 at 07:15:08 Pacific
Reply:

"Forgot to add... you can even use Google language tools as a proxy."

Explain? How much lag do you get from it?

-{>_<}DO~/}-

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Response Number 5
Name: Kaiser2
Date: March 4, 2006 at 07:35:34 Pacific
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nevermind...

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Response Number 6
Name: Kaiser2
Date: March 4, 2006 at 07:46:20 Pacific
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Using google as a proxy will NOT hide your IP address, it just allows you to access black listed sites from a restricted enviroment.

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Response Number 7
Name: The Riot Act (by Mystik_TK)
Date: March 5, 2006 at 01:34:04 Pacific
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So to use a proxy, is there any way for to just configure it through Firefox Options and then just forget about it or do I have to go through a web site like Proxify? I assume it's no big risk, either way, but I like to be secure. Haha.

Also, I'm using the web filter Proxomitron, which works by using porxy, but I assume this doesn't do the same thing (I configure my proxy settings for a certain port which Proxomitron runs on and then as connections come through that port, it filters them.


Thanks.


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Response Number 8
Name: rhi
Date: March 5, 2006 at 05:35:19 Pacific
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if you want a good list of free web proxy's you can go to http://pcproblems.afraid.org/webproxylist/webproxylist.php


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Response Number 9
Name: Kaiser2
Date: March 5, 2006 at 11:08:16 Pacific
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Check these too:

Tor: free automatic proxy chaining thingy


Anonymizer: Loads of proxy info and links

use your anonymity wisely young padwan...
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Response Number 10
Name: The Riot Act (by Mystik_TK)
Date: March 5, 2006 at 14:40:43 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks, everyone. Seems kind of confusing and a little unnecessary at the moment, but if I ever get REALLY paranoid, I'll give it a go.

I also assume that if I use a proxy config in my browser then I won't be able to use Proxomitron?


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