ip address

using my own computer at a hotel with wireless internet, if i go to
'whatsmyip' it shows a different IP address than my computer's usual
one. is this a good way to visit sites anonymously?
- thanks

finwicke

It depends. Have you checked in under your real name and do you wear a
mask?

lgr_joly@yahoo.com

"finwicke" <> writes:

> using my own computer at a hotel with wireless internet, if i go to
> 'whatsmyip' it shows a different IP address than my computer's usual
> one. is this a good way to visit sites anonymously?

It depends on what individual identification you've done to get access
to the wireless network. But if they just have it on and don't
require any sort of credit card submission page, or whatever, you do
have the potential to be pretty darned anonymous.

Something like privoxy to handle browser identification or cookies and
the like might give additional privacy.


--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

Todd H.

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> "finwicke" <> writes:
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>> using my own computer at a hotel with wireless internet, if i
>> go to 'whatsmyip' it shows a different IP address than my
>> computer's usual one. is this a good way to visit sites
>> anonymously?

Try this:

"Tor: An anonymous Internet communication system

Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that
want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using
Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant
messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP
protocol."

http://tor.eff.org/

Regards,
cypher

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finwicke wrote:

> using my own computer at a hotel with wireless internet, if i go to
> 'whatsmyip' it shows a different IP address than my computer's usual one.
> is this a good way to visit sites anonymously?

No. It's a good way to visit sites from a different IP address. That's not
the definition of anonymous. You might not even appear to be a different
person at all in spite of the IP address change because IP address isn't
the only way to identify you.

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