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by **blue** » Wed, 02 Feb 2000 04:00:00

I don't like the fact that some FTP servers I log into are displaying my IP
address back at me....I always wonder if some of these places are collecting
these addresses. Is their any way to hide the ip address and still log onto
the ftp server?

thanks

blue

by **NiPs** » Wed, 02 Feb 2000 04:00:00

No and actually it can be worse, any and all tcp/ip connections on your
computer to another give away your ip http icq(file transfers), and what
not, If you run "netstat -a"(I think) in a dos window you will see who your
currently conencted to, this would show your ip address in a connection to
someone else.

Quote:> I don't like the fact that some FTP servers I log into are displaying my
IP
> address back at me....I always wonder if some of these places are
collecting
> these addresses. Is their any way to hide the ip address and still log
onto
> the ftp server?

> thanks

> blue

by **NiPs** » Wed, 02 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Sorry it was "netstat -n"

Quote:> I don't like the fact that some FTP servers I log into are displaying my
IP
> address back at me....I always wonder if some of these places are
collecting
> these addresses. Is their any way to hide the ip address and still log
onto
> the ftp server?

> thanks

> blue

by **NiPs** » Wed, 02 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Yes idiot but I was talking about what you get with -n you ignorant*.

> "nbtstat -S" works as well.

> NiPs wrote this at comp.dcom.modems.cable

> > Sorry it was "netstat -n"

> > > I don't like the fact that some FTP servers I log into are displaying
my
> > IP
> > > address back at me....I always wonder if some of these places are
> > collecting
> > > these addresses. Is their any way to hide the ip address and still
log
> > onto
> > > the ftp server?

> > > thanks

> > > blue

> --
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> my real email address. The real email address is embedded in the headers
> under X-Email-Address.

by **Jake** » Thu, 03 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Quote:> I don't like the fact that some FTP servers I log into are displaying my
IP
> address back at me....I always wonder if some of these places are
collecting
> these addresses.

I speak for myself but I *only* log and spit back IP address to the ftp
users
for security reasons. My guess is most ftp servers log IP's for auditing
purposes
on their systems. I.e., how many people from AOL are logging
into our servers every day.... or who uploaded that illegal child * photo
into our incoming directory ........ It's mostly for auditing and
accountability.

A few warez dudez have been visited by some law enforcement officals
for uploading pirated commercial software to one of my ftp servers.
I've since disallowed any writable "incoming" directories. Knowing their
IP addressed came in very handy. :-) Not sure how it turned out, probably
a slap on the wrist.

Even if these ftp servers did collect your addresses, the vast majority
would
be useless for any marketing schemes. You can't directly send and email to
most
IP address (dial-in, cable,dsl ....) you would need their login name and/or
email address. Some ftp servers ask for your email address as a password
but don't really enforce it. And most people access ftp servers via web
browsers which doesn't send your email address as a password. Command
line ftp, the choice for entering your email address is your choice.
Still, you can give a fake user account name and get past that if you are
worried about giving out your email as a password. I.e, you are logging
in from "my.machine.cmm" and could just give a anonymous ftp

The most common reason for hiding a source address is usually for
malicious activity, because you don't want to get caught for something.

Quote:>Is their any way to hide the ip address and still log onto the ftp server?

Not directly. Indirectly, you could spoof you IP address and then log into
the servers. More hassle than it's worth and I don't think you need to for
what you are concerned about.

by **Jake** » Thu, 03 Feb 2000 04:00:00

<PLONK>

by PG » Thu, 03 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Quote:> I don't like the fact that some FTP servers I log into are displaying my
IP
> address back at me....I always wonder if some of these places are
collecting
> these addresses. Is their any way to hide the ip address and still log
onto
> the ftp server?

> thanks

> blue

> ----------

Connect through a proxy. The proxy's IP address will show up in the logs.

pg

by **Larry KN4** » Thu, 03 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Any website you talk to, FTP or not, has your IP address. Otherwise,
there'd be NO WAY of sending you data! Every packet you receive from
outside your system has your IP in it. It's how the net operates.

Every time a hacker so much as pings my system, Black Ice Defender
logs, at least, his IP. It also does a reverse DNS to see if he's a
registered name and reports that to me if it can find it.

Larry....no IP....NO PACKETS!

Quote:>I don't like the fact that some FTP servers I log into are displaying my IP
>address back at me....I always wonder if some of these places are collecting
>these addresses. Is their any way to hide the ip address and still log onto
>the ftp server?

>thanks

>blue

by **blue** » Thu, 03 Feb 2000 04:00:00

wow, that is great that blackice does that! does conceal or norton do that
as well?

thanks

> Any website you talk to, FTP or not, has your IP address. Otherwise,
> there'd be NO WAY of sending you data! Every packet you receive from
> outside your system has your IP in it. It's how the net operates.

> Every time a hacker so much as pings my system, Black Ice Defender
> logs, at least, his IP. It also does a reverse DNS to see if he's a
> registered name and reports that to me if it can find it.

> Larry....no IP....NO PACKETS!

> >I don't like the fact that some FTP servers I log into are displaying my
IP
> >address back at me....I always wonder if some of these places are
collecting
> >these addresses. Is their any way to hide the ip address and still log
onto
> >the ftp server?

> >thanks

> >blue

by **Crazym** » Thu, 03 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Yes it does. I have mine set to block pings completely. I use
ConSeal.

On Wed, 2 Feb 2000 11:35:30 -0500, some JABRONI named "blue"

>wow, that is great that blackice does that! does conceal or norton do that
>as well?

>thanks

>> Any website you talk to, FTP or not, has your IP address. Otherwise,
>> there'd be NO WAY of sending you data! Every packet you receive from
>> outside your system has your IP in it. It's how the net operates.

>> Every time a hacker so much as pings my system, Black Ice Defender
>> logs, at least, his IP. It also does a reverse DNS to see if he's a
>> registered name and reports that to me if it can find it.

>> Larry....no IP....NO PACKETS!

>> >I don't like the fact that some FTP servers I log into are displaying my
>IP
>> >address back at me....I always wonder if some of these places are
>collecting
>> >these addresses. Is their any way to hide the ip address and still log
>onto
>> >the ftp server?

>> >thanks

>> >blue

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