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dear techy dave - ip address
hello

in response to this point jacK of Chat (chat) - which said something like

" Ip Address, please ask the guys on DSI what there views are about me getting your IP address, and how i can slow you down. If It is something that can not be done would i make myself out to look like a bigger prick. I think Not. "

now i understand the principles of IP addresses etc, but i dont see how people could trace other users IP addresses on here, without compromising DSI security?

i have searched t'google, but i cant find anything specific enough

thanks
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
slimmatt said:
i dont see how people could trace other users IP addresses on here, without compromising DSI security?

Me neither. Not without speaking to either a DSI admin or the user's ISP (which you wouldn't know without asking DSI admin). The only other way would be to contact the user online but outside DSI using some method that reveals your IP.
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
Edited Fri 04 Jul 2008
Main problem you have is most IP Addresses are dynamic these days due to not enough IP addresses to go around. That means every time you log on you could have a different IP address. And someone else who uses the same Internet provider as you could be using the one you used before.

Thats why things like banning by IP address is very difficult
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
Thats why things like banning by IP address is very difficult

completely understand that, i just find it hard to see how someone could find out someone elses ip on here that easily
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
slimmatt said:
completely understand that, i just find it hard to see how someone could find out someone elses ip on here that easily

He mentions something about a script to get your address. I'd be surprised if whatever the script is would actually work in a DSI text box.

Of course, anything which has you clicking on an external link could do anything at all.

Actually, I suppose a web beacon type thing could do it. He hosts an image on his server and embeds the image in a PM to you. He then logs the IP address of anyone who accesses that image.

What Scottish Dave says above still applies, so he would probably need a friend who works at your ISP if you don't have a static IP.
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
davenewt said:
Actually, I suppose a web beacon type thing could do it. He hosts an image on his server and embeds the image in a PM to you. He then logs the IP address of anyone who accesses that image.

This is exactly how you can collect IP addresses.. however if its not in a PM, you'd have no idea how to match the IP with the hit. However in your case Matt, it'd be easier, as a trace route could then be run on all the IPs until one of them turns out to be in the pan that is Ja.
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
be run on all the IPs until one of them turns out to be in the pan that is Ja.

true, but i dont give a fuck, as i'd like to think the security systems at work are fairly hi-tech, and should be able to repel someone like the old guy.

i was just wondering about the feasability of it tbf
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
slimmatt said:
true, but i dont give a fuck,

I know.. he clearly actually has no idea what he's talking about anyway.. can someone get the thread back on topic in there please... I'm getting pretty fed up with him.
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
i tried.

will try harder.
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
I know.. he clearly actually has no idea what he's talking about anyway.. can someone get the thread back on topic in there please... I'm getting pretty fed up with him.

when he gets it, he might try a simple pong 183.112.45.23 ....
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
slimmatt said:
he might try a simple pong

ping pong? lol
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
slimmatt said:
hould be able to repel someone like the old guy.

Its ok with any luck he'll die soon.
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
Well he can also identify and pinpoint peoples home adresses from the background of photos on there profile.

So dont doubt his technology!!
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
Edited Fri 04 Jul 2008
home adresses form the background

lol

<3 u spin
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
One thing I never really followed is what exactly people who blabber on about these magical IP addresses will actually do with it when they have it?!

It's just an IP address... nothing magical about it! (well, not unless the person you don't like is on a Dial up connection, running an archaic version of Windows and you wanna make yourself hard by disconnecting their Internet connection... oh... how exciting!)
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Posted Fri 04 Jul 2008
Matthew Broderick can get your IP .

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Posted Mon 07 Jul 2008
My point to you was slim,

ok.....

and my IP address is........................

i'll give you a clue, the first part is

203.
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