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Squawk7777
11th Dec 2003, 07:55
Hello all!
I am looking for a good program that will hide my IP address when I browse the net or download ... music :rolleyes: Any good shareware/freeware one can recommend?
Thanks
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RomeoTangoFoxtrotMike
11th Dec 2003, 19:27
You cannot "hide" your IP address, as such. The remote server needs to know your current IP in order to send the packets of data to the right place on the 'net (i.e. your PC). If it didn't have the correct IP address, the data that you're surfing for could never get back to your PC.
The best you can hope for is that every time you dial-up, assuming that you're not on broadband, is that you will get a new IP address from your ISP for each session. With broadband you may have a static IP addr (i.e. one that does not change); more likely you will have a dynamic address, but it probably won't change very often.
If your concern is privacy (you want to visit sites and are concerned about them being able to identify you) then the operators of the remote site would have to be able to persuade your ISP to divulge who was using the IP in question at the given time, which is unlikely (unless you're indulging in illegal activities, of course... :rolleyes: )
If your concern is security (you don't want people "attacking" you) get a good firewall.
LunchMonitor
11th Dec 2003, 19:48
try here (http://www.newfreeware.com/search.php3?q=hide+ip+address)
RTFM, you're right - up to a point. The link LunchMonitor has provided links to software that simplifies the business of using anonymous proxies. Here's another guide:
http://webveil.com/matrix.html
NB that there's no need to pay.