How to hide your IP address

[Al Bundy]

Hi,
Just wanted to know how you can hide your IP address when surfing the net. I see many people pick it up & warn you this or the other as a gimick. Is there something we can do to block it being read by other s when basic surfing.

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Al

 

[tiga]

Al, it is very difficult to disguise your IP address. It is the core part of your internet communication. If you are on a dialup account it will generally change every time you logon anyway.
Most ADSL ISP's also use this method but if you have cable, I'm pretty sure your IP address remains static. Whilst your IP address is visible, you can hide your router or modem and prevent it from being pinged or trace routed. Unless you have a registered public static IP address, there is no other information associated with the IP address that people can use against you unless you are doing something illegal.

Always remember to use a firewall to block any unwanted attemps to access your internal network especially if you are on adsl or Cable. XP has a built in software firewall but investing $200 in a hardware firewall will make a huge difference.

If you need more information just let me know.

 

[Al Bundy]

Thanks Tiga.. I am looking at the end of the year going to cable & have seen some of friends with basic firewalls get hammere. I will be in touch when time comes to look at maximising protection. I run XP & Norton Firewall with a dialup at the moment.

Thanks for clearlying that up for me.

 

[TopEndTiger]

the software "surfer" uses a proxy ip address which masks yours

 

[Hammerfire]

Though editing your IP address is considered illegal in some countries, not sure about here though.