Can someone track you down through an ip address?
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lonesomeboy
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internet protocol address. there is a good explanation on wikipidia. basically its an unique address for every computer on the internet network. like a street address.
theoritically, yes you can track down to the ISP level with an IP, but its agaisnt the law for your ISP to divulge your personal details.
theoritically, yes you can track down to the ISP level with an IP, but its agaisnt the law for your ISP to divulge your personal details.
logitechdog
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http://www.paessler.com/info/IP_Add...ost machine address instead of there web url.
LittleMissScareAll
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Back when I first got the internet, some guy I was talking to online somehow got my phone #...I didn't give it to him. 8O That was kinda creepy. 
Scrabbl
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I don't think they can track you down (your physical location, phone # etc) equipped with only your ip address. You're pretty safe from that. But they may be able to track your actions on the internet. e.g. which sites you've been to etc with something called "cookies" I think.
Yeah you can only have an IP if you're _on_ a network. That is, either on the internet or the intranet. (Intranet is like a group of connected computers, like in a company etc)
Someone said something about ISP. Ok. ISP stands for internet service provider. You basically have to go through the ISP to access the internet. That's why you pay them money every month for the internet access. When you're on the internet, the ISP assigns you an identity, that's your IP. But lots of ISPs make your IP random every time you log on to the internet. So usually if you want to change your IP 'cause someone's tracking it just restart your computer.
I admit I'm not expert on this stuff. But 90% of what I said is probably right.
Yeah you can only have an IP if you're _on_ a network. That is, either on the internet or the intranet. (Intranet is like a group of connected computers, like in a company etc)
Someone said something about ISP. Ok. ISP stands for internet service provider. You basically have to go through the ISP to access the internet. That's why you pay them money every month for the internet access. When you're on the internet, the ISP assigns you an identity, that's your IP. But lots of ISPs make your IP random every time you log on to the internet. So usually if you want to change your IP 'cause someone's tracking it just restart your computer.
I admit I'm not expert on this stuff. But 90% of what I said is probably right.
logitechdog
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restart your computer ? why do u need to do that just unplug the power from modem or disconnect & reconnect if you have a dynamic ip
Oddball
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LittleMissScareAll said:Back when I first got the internet, some guy I was talking to online somehow got my phone #...I didn't give it to him. 8O That was kinda creepy.
Whoa that's weird, I remember one time I was playing an online game and I pissed off one of the guys that run the server so he made my screen flash all different colors and he made my disc tray open and close super fast, it scared the s**t out of me.
longlivesolitude
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oddball - maybe you should get an antivirus program sounds like your computer is infected with a virus, worm or something similar.
sounds like your computer is infected with a virus, worm or something similar.
Oddball
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It wasnt a worm, the server admin hacked my computer somehow, because while it was happening to unplugged my cable modem and it never happend again.
Another time I was hacked was in my sleep with the computer off (it's possible because cable is always connected) anyway I woke up the next morning and some guy installed all sorts of sick porn (and I mean SICK and not just regular porn) on my computer , they werent pop-ups or anykind of virus I'm sure of it, anyway I went on my p2p program and checked the search history, and it turns out he used that to get it on my computer.
Another time I was hacked was in my sleep with the computer off (it's possible because cable is always connected) anyway I woke up the next morning and some guy installed all sorts of sick porn (and I mean SICK and not just regular porn) on my computer , they werent pop-ups or anykind of virus I'm sure of it, anyway I went on my p2p program and checked the search history, and it turns out he used that to get it on my computer.