Shoutbox

Of course, knowing someone's IP is really just like knowing their physical address - all you can really tell is their location in the world.

Unless they don't have a firewall and haven't used Windows Update in a while, but I don't see why people think "omfg you have my IP you can like hack me"... every time you go on to a web page, that http server will log your IP, I have lots of IPs in my Apache log.

WDZ is a dirty bastard anyway. WDZ has the IPs from all of us. Ever noticed the "IP Address: Logged" on every post? . WDZ is invading our privacy!!!1111!one! .

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Originally posted by WDZ
I think it is an invasion if the "victim" believes that his IP address is safe, and a contact uses some dodgy trick to acquire it without consent.

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It shouldn't be private anyway. The purpose of an IP is to be public -- its like not wanting to tell your address to the mailman.

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Originally posted by ShawnZ
The purpose of an IP is to be public

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An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique number, a kind of telephone number, used by machines (usually computers) to refer to each other when sending information through the Internet.

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Your telephone number isn't public, so why should your IP address?

Dont compare telophone numbers, to ip addresses (didnt spell it right i know i know...) with a telephone # you can be spammed for ever, from skype and tele marketers, but whats the worst that can happen if you know my ip? tell me go on tell me?

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Originally posted by Chris4
Your telephone number isn't public, so why should your IP address?

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...its not? last i could remember, there was this little database called a phone book that let you map every address to a phone number.

Unless like us we have it taken out of it

If you want it for online gaming, ask them for it?

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Originally posted by Crossss
Can anybody make an plugin that lets me see the IP-adress to the person I'm chating with? I would be ever in your debt!

thx!

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1. Send them a file about 1.5 megs.

2. Go in start the run then type in cmd.

3. Write in netstat.

4. While you are sending the file their ip should show up.

5. Find a ip that has a internet provider like optus, bigpond, primus, iinet, adam Internet and so on.......

6. That will be their ip address!

Can I ask why you need it for online gaming, couldnt you just use a software that would connect you automatically to w.e game they are playing?- Xfire for instance. - Of course you would still both have to be using it, but an IP address aint going to tell you anything.