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IP Address Change??

RNC727

RNC727

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    Just wondering if there is a way to change my IP address?? I have wireless internet with 2 other PC's running off the same connection, is it possible to change mine to be different than the others??
    Thanks!! :)
     
    What I think your getting at is that you want to change it to be different from your network's external IP address, which isn't possible because the IP address you can change is just your computer's private IP address, which is it's IP address on your network. Your internet IP address is the address given to your router by your ISP.
     
    Yes, that is what I meant and since that cannot be done, is the possible a way to hide it and still connect to other sites?? Or some way to hide it from any one on a site that would have access to that info?? And just to make it clear, I need to pull a prank, but can't do it if my IP can be identified!!
     
    There is no legal way that I can think of
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    Yes, there is Tor. Its for family, businesses, activists, medias and military. But you need to configure stuff to change ip address. Not really change it, but through a proxy server to surf the internet.
     
    John-117 said:
    Yes, there is Tor. Its for family, businesses, activists, medias and military. But you need to configure stuff to change ip address. Not really change it, but through a proxy server to surf the internet.
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    Ah, right. Proxies. I personally don't recommend using proxies for security reasons, though.
     
    PuttinOnTheRitz said:
    Security "reasons"...such as?
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    From an IT standpoint, it's a pain to have to figure out which proxy servers are out there and block them to keep productivity higher.

    And the proxy server could exist solely for the purpose of being the man-in-the-middle and stealing the account information of the users that use it.
     
    donavannj said:
    From an IT standpoint, it's a pain to have to figure out which proxy servers are out there and block them to keep productivity higher.
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    Irrelevant

    donavannj said:
    And the proxy server could exist solely for the purpose of being the man-in-the-middle and stealing the account information of the users that use it.
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    Valid point, I suppose..providing that ~RNC~ is trying to pull a prank...with his own credit card..or something -.-
     
    PuttinOnTheRitz said:
    Irrelevant



    Valid point, I suppose..providing that ~RNC~ is trying to pull a prank...with his own credit card..or something -.-
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    Hijacking an email account for spam purposes can be done through this method.

    And you're putting a lot of trust in the AV that the proxy server uses if it isn't for a MITM attack.
     
    donavannj said:
    Hijacking an email account for spam purposes can be done through this method.
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    Common sense would indicate that if he's pulling a "prank" where he's trying to separate himself from his usual "online identity" he (most likely) wouldn't be using personal avenues that tie back to him to begin with.


    donavannj said:
    And you're putting a lot of trust in the AV that the proxy server uses if it isn't for a MITM attack.
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    tl;dr don't use a proxy if you're intending to work with sensitive information that "matters"
     
    No it's not illegal at all, it's like I said, I hope, there are 3 only 2 are used laptops in this house, I need to go to a site that the other uses to pull a prank, but the admin there knows the other and will tell it's me, I just need to hide it some how!!
     
    PuttinOnTheRitz said:
    https://hidemyass.com is a proxy, just punch the address of the website you'd like to visit in on their homepage and surf privately. Your IP will be safely "hidden".
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    Thank you for that, when the admin goes in to look at the ip, what will he see?? I don't want to get throwed out before the prank is finished!! :laugh:
     
    I figured it out, thanks this is gonna be great, I googled it and it says I'm in London!! :laugh:
    This can be closed now!!
     
    Well, before trying any of the methods to change your IP Address, try turning off your Cable/DSL Modem for five minutes. In some cases this will change your IP address. However, if that does not change your IP address, repeat the process for 8 hours instead of 5 minutes.
     
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