Hi. I am having a problem that I hope you can help me with.
In my home, I have ADSL service through the local phone company. They
use usernames/passwords to log in, rather than static IPs. (I think
thats called PPPoE) The IP address is assigned dynamically each time I
log in. I have my computer connected directly to the DSL modem (no
router- although I do have firewall software) and Windows XP Pro and I
am trying to figure out how to protect my privacy/hide my IP address
when using Internet resource such as http, ftp and email. I have tried
the following:
-In the Internet Options area, typing in public proxy server addresses
to use
-Installing software on my machine that is supposed to route IP
traffic through public proxy servers. The installed software maintains
a list of public proxy server addresses to use
-Prefacing the desired URL with
"http://anonymouse.ws/cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/"; which is supposed to
route IP traffic through their server and basically function like a
proxy server
All of these efforts have failed. I am basing that statement on a
webpage I found that has an IP address sniffer applet built into the
html code of the page and it displays your IP address to you
(http://www.lawrencegoetz.com/programs/ipinfo/). After setting up each
of the above mentioned tactics individually, the IP address displayed
to me on the webpage is the same as before, and is the same as what is
displayed when I typed ipconfig at a command line. However, when I try
any of the 3 mentioned tactics at work on our DSL line, they all work.
The only difference that I know of (but there could be more) between
my home DSL service and the service at work is that the office has a
static IP address (and a different service provider), rather than a
username and password. Does that make the difference?
I called the technical support department of my home ISP and asked
them the same question and provided all the same information and they
basically said, "I don't know, we don't support that."
Any information or suggestions you have would be MOST appreciated. I
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Clarification of Question by
heavylee-ga
on
16 May 2003 14:20 PDT
The software I have tried to install and use on my machine are
programs like "Anonymizer" and "Get Anonymous" and they haven't
worked.
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Request for Question Clarification by
secret901-ga
on
16 May 2003 14:33 PDT
Hi heavylee,
When you tried the first method (using a public proxy server), did you
look at the IP address display site using the browser that you
initially set it up with?
secret901-ga
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Clarification of Question by
heavylee-ga
on
16 May 2003 16:04 PDT
Secret901-
I am not sure if I understand your question. Are you asking me if I
closed my browser completely before/after activating the proxy server
setting?
If so, yes.
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Request for Question Clarification by
tisme-ga
on
16 May 2003 16:37 PDT
Are you sure that anonymizer (http://www.anonymizer.com) does not
work? It certainly does for me... it changed my ip address on that
page perfectly. I do have an account with them though, using the free
service may not work perfectly.
tisme-ga
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Clarification of Question by
heavylee-ga
on
18 May 2003 08:16 PDT
Tisme-
I am pretty sure that this program doesn't work for me. I could very
well be possible that a fully paid version of the program would work
for me, but I am not too sure I want to spend money on a program that
I am not sure will work.
Supermacman-
Would a standard home DSL Router do what you are suggesting? The tech
support rep at my ISP mentioned it, but my response was something to
the effect of, "Well at this point my computer itself is being
assigned an IP address from you, and thats what the webservers are
seeing. Whats the difference if the router is boradcasting the same
IP address or the computer? Doesn't the webserver see the IP address,
regardless if its coming from the computer or the router? Yes, the
computer's IP would be different if the Router is in place, but the IP
address that the router is using is still visible and trackable."
Again, he had no response.
I don't know if my above statement is correct, but the tech support
rep didn't rtell me otherwise.
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Request for Question Clarification by
tisme-ga
on
18 May 2003 09:53 PDT
Are you sure that you are not seeing a cached version fo the page? If
you are using internet explorer, click on Tools and Options. Under
Temporary Internet Files click on Settings and set it to refresh after
every visit to the page.
As far as I know, using Anonymizer.com works like this:
Your Computer sends a URL to Anonymizer.
Anonymizer sends a request to that URL and reads it.
Anonymizer sends you, directly from their network, a copy of the page.
At no point does the URL even see your ip address because the only
computer making a connection to said URL, is the Anonymizer server.
Now it is still possible for a website to read your ip address in some
cases by reading cookies, using java or "embedded internet apps" etc.,
but not through http, because they would need to hack into Anonymizers
server to find out! I have no problem hiding my ip address using any
type of connection, and this even works for me on a local area network
with a double dynamic ip. I have a dynamic ip from my ip, and a
dynamic ip from my LAN!
tisme-ga
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Clarification of Question by
heavylee-ga
on
18 May 2003 18:22 PDT
Tisem-
Yes, I already have my cache settings to check for a new version of
the page very time I visit.
I understand what you are saying about Anonymuzer, and thats how I
pictured things to be working too, so you can imagine my confusion. I
will download and try it again.
If it doesn't work, have you had any other thoughts, or are you
stumped?
Thanks for youe efforts.
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Clarification of Question by
heavylee-ga
on
18 May 2003 18:59 PDT
Well, I am not sure what did it, but I installed Anonymizer, and now
its working. I don't know what to say, except "ALLRIGHT!" Its like
hearing a strange knocking sound in your car for weeks, and when you
finally take it to the mechanic, it doesn't make the sound!
I appreciate everyone's time and efforts!
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