So do I understand this correctly? My IP addy is showing on the internet, but it is the addy the phone co assigned to this house. And.. This IP is given to more than one household at the same time. And.... These IP addys are swapped around every 12-24 hours (usually)
When our DSL was hooked up, we didn't have our modem yet. So when I got the modem in, I had to call the phone company with the modems id/serial number. Why did they want that to be able to set up our acct? I looked in my network set up and I am using DHCP. I've moved into a learning mode here. :o) Thanks Rad :o) > Then you are probably already set, as far as security goes. I'm a mac newb > and on my Thinkpad right now, or I'd tell you the command to run that will > tell you your ip address, (it's a network utility, can't remember the name) > if it's a 10.10.x.x or a 192.168.x.x then you're set security-wise. > > Now, as far as tracking your ip, the ip address the phone company assigns > you, will still show up as your outbound address, the one that will show up > as you move around the net. But, unless you pay extra for a dedicated ip > address, the phone company only has so many ip addresses assigned to them. > They arrange them in 'pools' and assign these pools to DHCP servers that > automatically give them out as their customers connect to the internet. For > dialup, you'll get a different ip address everytime you connect. For DSL, > you usually have a 'lease' on the ip address and it depends on how they have > their leases configured for how long you keep a particular ip address before > the lease 'expires', then they assign you a new one. Usually a lease is > only 12-24hrs or so, so you'd have a different ip address almost every day. > > ======================================= > Rad Craig, > Induction Concepts, > High Performance Twin Turbo Systems > http://www.inductionconcepts.com > (918) 825-TWIN > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chuck & Kim >> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 8:11 PM >> To: G-List >> Subject: Re: Can I change my IP address? Rad! >> >> >> Oh yes! >> This is what I want. :o) >> >> I am using a DSL modem >> And a >> Linksys Etherfast cable/dsl router model: befsr41 >> >> Will this work? >> If so, is it showing up as the local phone company's IP addy, >> right now? Or >> do I have to do anything to make it happen? >> >> Thanks for your help, Rad. >> >> And no Dan, I'm not afraid someone is trying to attack me. LOL. >> >> I want this because I am a bit rebellious. >> Yahoo is tracking people's footprints on the internet, by their IP addy. I >> just want to throw a wrench in it, without having to opt out. ;o) >> Plus I figure if yahoo can do it, others could too. ;o) >> >> Thanks guys, >> Kim >> :o) >> >>> Just pickup a DSL router and use network address translation (NAT), >>> practically every small home router has this now. I have one >> wired and one >>> wireless, they both have it, both work great. Using NAT gives >> your computer >>> a 'private' address that only the inside of the router (your >> 'local' (inside >>> your home) network) knows. It shows a different address, the >> one from the >>> phone company, to the rest of the world as it's taken and >>> controlled/protected by the router and not your computer. The >> router will >>> have a built-in firewall for more protection. This way, no one can >>> determine what ip address your computer is actually running. >> They can see >>> the outside of the router, the 'public' ip address, from your >> phone company, >>> only. >>> >>> These routers are fairly inexpensive. >>> >>> This is about as secure as you can make a home network that is >> connected to >>> the internet. >>> >>> ======================================= >>> Rad Craig, >>> Induction Concepts, >>> High Performance Twin Turbo Systems >>> http://www.inductionconcepts.com >>> (918) 825-TWIN >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 6:47 PM >>>> To: G-List >>>> Subject: Re: Can I change my IP address? >>>> >>>> >>>> At 01:29 PM -0600 12/04/2004, Chuck & Kim wrote: >>>>> I am just wondering if I can change my IP address periodically? >>>>> I'm using DSL from our phone company. >>>> >>>> Why do you want to change it? Are you worried someone is trying to >>>> attack you? Changing it will not make you any more secure. >>>> >>>> As for how... Your IP is assigned to you via DHCP (either plain or >>>> wrapped in PPPoE). As long as your computer continues to >>>> successfully renew its DHCP Lease, it will be granted continued use >>>> of the same IP address. So to get a new IP, you need to kill off >>>> (expire) your current Lease and get a totally new one. >>>> >>>> Try this: >>>> 1. Shutdown your Mac. This automatically issues a dhcp-release. >>>> 2. Unplug the DSL modem. >>>> 3. Leave the DSL modem without power for at least 30 seconds. >>>> 4. Plug the modem back in and wait for it to re-sync. >>>> 5. Wait for x minutes. >>>> 6. Boot your Mac. >>>> >>>> How long to wait? That's a tuffie. You're waiting for the lease >>>> entry in the DHCP server's database to be purged. That may take 2 >>>> minutes or hours. 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