Hi All! On 2002 Apr 18, simon martin wrote: > > I connected to a site somewhere a while back (can't remember which) to > buy something and during the billing process it came back with a message > saying that it was logging my IP address (no problems with that) but it > showed my external AND internal addresses. This intrigued me so I tried > it from a different internal address and it definitely got it right. > > 1) How does this work?
Any javascript a Active-X script can get infomation of your computer. Your IP adress is one of this. > 2) How do I block it? The simplest way to block javascript and Active-X in your client, but after this the webpage cannot work. The hardest way to search an application level gateway, that can block this outgoing information. -- Szalay Attila BalaBit IT Biztons�gtechnikai Kft. tel/fax:(36-1)-217-14-98 1092 Bp. K�ztelek u. 4/b mobil:(36-20)-950-30-55 http://www.balabit.hu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
