Re: Privacy/Security: How to change my IP address daily or weekly on DSL

On 17 Oct 2006 17:41:35 GMT, Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:
> In comp.security.firewalls Aluxe <aluxelocochon@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Isn't there a much easier way to get a new IP address every day?
>
> How you get assigned an IP address is up to your provider.

Hi Ansgar,
Thanks for your attempt at help. I appreciate your time.
My IP obviously "lends" me an IP address for a period of time. I can tell
because if I link right back up, I get the "same" IP address. But if I wait
long enough (say an hour) I get a "different" IP address.

All I'm trying to do is get a different IP address in an easier (read
software) way.

"Aluxe" <aluxelocochon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On 17 Oct 2006 17:41:35 GMT, Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:
> > In comp.security.firewalls Aluxe <aluxelocochon@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Isn't there a much easier way to get a new IP address every day?
> >
> > How you get assigned an IP address is up to your provider.
>
> Hi Ansgar,
> Thanks for your attempt at help. I appreciate your time.
> My IP obviously "lends" me an IP address for a period of time. I can tell
> because if I link right back up, I get the "same" IP address. But if I
wait
> long enough (say an hour) I get a "different" IP address.
>
> All I'm trying to do is get a different IP address in an easier (read
> software) way.

There is really no need to do that.
What are you trying to accomplish, we may have a different solution for you.

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:33:24 -0800, Dana wrote:
>> All I'm trying to do is get a different IP address in an easier (read
>> software) way.
>
> There is really no need to do that.
> What are you trying to accomplish, we may have a different solution for you.

Hi Dana,

I want to enhance my privacy in a lot of little ways.

For example, do you know who I REALLY am?
My name. My address. My employer. My ISP. My phone. My MAC ID. My SSID. My
IP address. My operating system. My habits. My country of origin. My
newsreader, My spouse. My school. My bank. etc.

Some of these things, you DO know!

For example, you can easily see my ISP and my newsreader and my IP address
.... and if you dig a bit further, you can connect to some of the rest of
the things in this list above (and more). Just like a carnivore, tracking
down prey. A whole bunch of little clues lead to the unsuspecting clueless
innocent prey.

I just want to change my tracks by changing my IP address in an easier way
(read software rather than hardware) than shutting down the dsl modem and
router.

Is there an easier way to release an IP address to gain a new one a few
hours later (say overnight)?

"Aluxe" <aluxelocochon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:33:24 -0800, Dana wrote:
> >> All I'm trying to do is get a different IP address in an easier (read
> >> software) way.
> >
> > There is really no need to do that.
> > What are you trying to accomplish, we may have a different solution for
you.
>
> Hi Dana,
>
> I want to enhance my privacy in a lot of little ways.
>
> For example, do you know who I REALLY am?
> My name. My address. My employer. My ISP. My phone. My MAC ID. My SSID. My
> IP address. My operating system. My habits. My country of origin. My
> newsreader, My spouse. My school. My bank. etc.
>
> Some of these things, you DO know!
>
> For example, you can easily see my ISP and my newsreader and my IP address
> ... and if you dig a bit further, you can connect to some of the rest of
> the things in this list above (and more). Just like a carnivore, tracking
> down prey. A whole bunch of little clues lead to the unsuspecting clueless
> innocent prey.
>
> I just want to change my tracks by changing my IP address in an easier way
> (read software rather than hardware) than shutting down the dsl modem and
> router.

Than what you really want to do is connect through a proxy server.
There are quite a few ways to do that, but you will have to pay because you
are using someone elses server.
do a google search on "anonymous web surfing"
From that search you will see quite a few results.
Changing your assigned IP address from your ISP is really not doing anything
for you. Because think about it, you are changing the address of your
computer, you are not changing the address of the device that directly
connects you to the internet, I.E. your cable/DSL modem.
>
> Is there an easier way to release an IP address to gain a new one a few
> hours later (say overnight)?

Yes there is, you can write a script to run the command you have already
posted in this thread.

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:12:15 -0400, Warren Oates
<warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote in
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>You might want to go through a port scan at
> https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
>(you don't have to buy anything from him; I find his port-scan very
>useful).

Don't trust anything at GRC -- Steve doesn't know what he's doing.
Much better services are readily available.

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On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:12:08 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , Aluxe
<aluxelocochon@yahoo.com> wrote:

>All I'm trying to do is get a different IP address in an easier (read
>software) way.

Sure, but the question is, why? What good does it do you?
--
Mark McIntyre

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:44:20 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , Aluxe
<aluxelocochon@yahoo.com> wrote:

>For example, do you know who I REALLY am?

Nope.

>My name. My address. My employer.

Can't work any of that out from IP address or any other public info,
unless you delivberately publish it.

>My ISP.

Prodigy apparently. So you're one of how many tens of thousands of
customers? Hardly earth shattering revelation.

>My phone. My MAC ID. My SSID.

Can't work out any of that either, unless you deliberately post it.

>My IP address. My operating system.

Yes (guess: 69.110.12.220, Windows) but what concievable use is that?

>My habits. My country of origin.

Nope.

>My newsreader,

40tude. So what?

>My spouse. My school. My bank. etc.

Nope.

>Some of these things, you DO know!

So what? I know you're a computer illiterate too (no offense, you
really are) but its not useful info for anything at all.

>For example, you can easily see my ISP and my newsreader and my IP address
>... and if you dig a bit further, you can connect to some of the rest of
>the things in this list above (and more).

You have absolutely no clue at all. From an IP address you can
possibly determine the town someone is in, at most. From the
newsreader you can determine the approximate OS. Thats it. End.
Finito. To find out where you live, your real name, your age etc I'd
have to subpoena your ISP.

>Just like a carnivore, tracking
>down prey. A whole bunch of little clues lead to the unsuspecting clueless
>innocent prey.

Total paranoia. See a doctor. Seriously.
--
Mark McIntyre

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:48:04 +0100, Mark McIntyre wrote:
>>Some of these things, you DO know!
>
> So what? I know you're a computer illiterate too (no offense, you
> really are) but its not useful info for anything at all.

Hi Mark McIntyre,
Yes. I am. That's why I'm asking for this kind of help.

Pretty much I've learned a lot from all of you.

For example, that TEMPEST stuff is real scary.

I'm ready to shroud my computer in a wire mesh now!

:)

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:29:43 +0100, Mark McIntyre wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:12:08 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , Aluxe
> <aluxelocochon@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>All I'm trying to do is get a different IP address in an easier (read
>>software) way.
>
> Sure, but the question is, why? What good does it do you?

I'm trying to gain 'free' anonimity.
That's all.
It's not the end all to privacy.

It's just an ounce more of privacy.

Just like we do when we lick and seal an envelope.
Or when we close the curtain at the voting booth.
Or when we close the bathroom door.

It's not that we are all criminals for doing these things.
And it's not that we 'expect' someone to be peeking in on us.

It's just normal to expect an ounce of privacy even on the Internet.
That's all I want to achieve.

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:46:08 GMT, Aluxe <aluxelocochon@yahoo.com> wrote
in <3kn3ltmeeamz$.1wu7pl3dxqsj0.dlg@40tude.net>:

>On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:29:43 +0100, Mark McIntyre wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:12:08 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , Aluxe
>> <aluxelocochon@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>All I'm trying to do is get a different IP address in an easier (read
>>>software) way.
>>
>> Sure, but the question is, why? What good does it do you?
>
>I'm trying to gain 'free' anonimity.
>That's all.

There is no such thing. Get over it. I'm done with this waste of time.

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