Re: fixed IP for DHCP service at cox.net?
- From: DLR <news23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:02:30 -0400
t wrote:
Bill M. wrote:Unless someone's after YOU they will just look for any old machine. They probe and if you open you become a bot. Then it no longer matters if your IP changes hourly, they still own you.It's typical for a DHCP server to keep handing you the same IP until
the ISP needs to perform maintenance or you change your MAC address,
as two examples. There shouldn't be any security or privacy concerns
with this. If you feel differently, please explain.
I am more concerned about information passed around on the internet.
Check this site:
http://www.proxyblind.org/
(At the top of the page there's all the information being passed to
that site.)
Basically one can be identified by the ip address and the host address
if ip address seldom changes. It's a privacy concern as it's much
easier to track a user's online activity. Also a security concern
because it's much easier for a dedicated hacker to find a particular
machine. An anonymous proxy server only partially solves the problem.
Install a router, change the password, put your computer on via NAT, turn off the DMZ, and worry about something real.
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