On Apr 11, 2005 12:55 PM, Peter Vogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I ran a security test via a website that checks my ADSL service for open
> ports etc and it reported that all was well except that they could
> determine that the IP address of the workstation on my LAN
> was 192.168.0.10.
> 
> I was surprised that this was possible - can someone explain in simple
> terms the mechanism by which an IP packet can betray its origin.

This is normal obtained via a proxy server. So if your ISP is using a
http proxy or transparent proxy, then this info could of been passed
to the script that checks your ports. etc.
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