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Posted by commandline-conquest on Thu Sep 18th at 2:18am 2003

I was just wondering how many here use proxy's. I know I do. Nothing beets privacy. I mean once you get someone's ip; it isn't hard to find out there isp and then acount info. Which can even include street address. But my beloved proxy's help solve that invasion of my *as jean luke picard prounounces* privvacy *aherm. back to normal accent* One day I'm from puerto rico. The next day, I'm from the backhills of Dakota. w00t. </rant>

Now if your wondering the point of this post; here goes. What's your fav proxy? I'd have to say mine is 204.60.156.2 It runs on port 80, and I've had much better success with proxy's on  http. Over 'n' out.

the snarked one [addsig]



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Posted by wacokid on Thu Sep 18th at 5:12am 2003

well are they illegal? if they arent, can i get one for free? are they hard to install?



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Posted by Myrk- on Thu Sep 18th at 10:57am 2003

Sounds spinkee, I want one.

If this is some salesman talk you do for a company that sells them, it's worked

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Posted by Hornpipe2 on Thu Sep 18th at 3:35pm 2003

What the heck is a proxy? [addsig]



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Posted by Leperous on Thu Sep 18th at 4:29pm 2003

Er, what's the point in hiding your IP? You don't go shopping/walking wearing a balaclava, so why should you need to conceal your identity online? Ooooh no all those scary marketers who can watch you look at pr0n just by knowing your IP





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Posted by azelito on Thu Sep 18th at 4:52pm 2003

? posted by Leperous

You don't go shopping/walking wearing a balaclava

I do

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Posted by commandline-conquest on Thu Sep 18th at 10:02pm 2003

Proxy's are more or less just a server to connect to and then connect to the rest of the 'net. Yes they're free. Most don't have to install. If your using ie just go to tools, internet options, connections, lan settings, and connect through proxy. Then just put the ip its on and port number.   (That won't work with 56k, but www.mxpack3t.net has alot *I repeat* alot of good info on proxy's.  I don't imagine that's spamming since that sight has to do with this subject.)

As for the "why would you want to conceal identity." I'll put it this way. It's either too obvious to bother explaining, or I'm up to some dark sinister plot. BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHA! Anywhoo, I'll let you guys guess on that.  Theres the downlow on 'em. Over 'n' out

The uber cool conquest guy. [addsig]



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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Fri Sep 19th at 1:04am 2003

I also see no point in hiding your IP... [addsig]



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Posted by commandline-conquest on Fri Sep 19th at 2:05am 2003

I guess you don't see any poing in keeping your address private either.  Especially if your giving it to a vandal and then telling it all the flaws in your homes security. Because with port scanners, all you need is ip to find an open port.  Then try to find some known exploits.  Not to mention, it can be used to get isp, acount info, and then home address and what not.  If your comfortable with all that then by all means.  Give it out. [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Fri Sep 19th at 2:19am 2003

there are advantages to being poor white trash then i guess.. few would consider anything i have of value, and since my credit rating is horrible as well.. they couldn't use that either..

i never thought i would be happy to be poor, but now... oh yeah

/crawls back onto straw mattress..

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Posted by Leperous on Fri Sep 19th at 2:43am 2003

Fair enough about the open port thing, but then again that's what firewalls do.

? posted by commandline-conquest
Not to mention, it can be used to get isp, acount info, and then home address and what not.  If your comfortable with all that then by all means.  Give it out.

Have you been reading your spam? Yes, you can find out the ISP- yours is SBC, isn't it?- but tell me, how do you then find out account info and your home address from that? Especially when my ISP, like many others, also uses a cache? Go on, I dare you, crash my PC and find out my dog's name- 203.218.107.188 (pcd317188.netvigator.com) (lol sorry, in a weird argumentative mood)





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Posted by commandline-conquest on Fri Sep 19th at 8:20pm 2003

Getting acount info... That is more of a theoretical thing, but most isp's keep track of which customers have which ip's.  Though its pretty silly to believe someone is going to try and crack your isp's network just to get info on your ip is seriously doubtable, if anyone ever did get into you isp, they could pretty easily post acount info somewhere on the 'net for the script kiddie that got ahold of your ip to take a gander at.  And the main reason for proxy's realy is purely privacy.  No I don't wear a mask walking down the street, but I try to keep a low profile as to what I'm actually doing.  [addsig]



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Posted by commandline-conquest on Sat Sep 20th at 1:29am 2003

"

Have you been reading your spam? Yes, you can find out the ISP- yours is SBC, isn't it?- but tell me, how do you then find out account info and your home address from that? Especially when my ISP, like many others, also uses a cache? Go on, I dare you, crash my PC and find out my dog's name- 203.218.107.188 (pcd317188.netvigator.com) (lol sorry, in a weird argumentative mood)"

I was sitting down when I decided that, just for fun, I'll accpet the little challenge.  I'm not in anyway saying I'll be able to succeed, but it would be good research practice for me anyway.  Live long and prosper

 

conquest

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Posted by commandline-conquest on Sat Sep 20th at 1:36am 2003

Well, a quick running of sam spade helped me get the following.  Unfortunately for me your ip block wasn't in the arin database, probably because your in uk. At anyrate here's the resuts

 

"Org name: Asia Pacific Information Centre

Org id:APNIC

address: PO Box 2131

State Prov: QLD

Postal Code: 4064

country: AU"  The rest is just protocol info.  TO be honest, I don't know if the addy etc. is your ip or not because two reasons.  Your ip block wasn't in the data base, and I just now dl'd the prog......got it off my fav. comp related bbs.  Live long n prosper

conquest

 

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Posted by Leperous on Sat Sep 20th at 2:22am 2003

I'm actually in Hong Kong, but nice try





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Posted by commandline-conquest on Sat Sep 20th at 3:37am 2003

Well, as I said, I'm still figuring out the program.  I do know its legit though because it uses the arin database.  Maybe if you weren't in a local so far from me I'd have better luck.  That is, if, your not pulling my leg.  Live long 'n' prosper

conquest

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