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Old May 28th 05, 09:37 AM
Rik Bean Rik Bean is offline
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Originally Posted by b1a2
Yes I am from the states. I think you are right. I think it is DSL and the box is a router. I don't know how to do what you mentioned next, but I have figured out that I have an internal and an external IP address. Then I went to the site you suggested and it confirmed it. It says it is showing my internal IP address. It is not supposed to is it? What can i do about that? I want to know how to not have anyone trace me or hack me. Can you help me further?
The site isn't malicious, but it's demonstrating that it can 'read' your machine using Java. You could disable Java or use a software firewall to stop it - the problem being that you will need it for some sites to work. Assuming that you're using IE6, to disable it go to Internet Options, click on the advanced tab. Under Microsoft VM, uncheck the box JIT compiler for virtual machines. I say this with all confidence, having read the help file but never having tried it g.

If you run the scans he

http://scan.sygate.com/

you will find out if there are any other vulnerabilities.

The first site gave your internal IP. Your router is probably one address below, eg if your internal is 192.168.0.2, your router will probably be 192.168.0.1. Hit start, then run, type CMD and hit return. In that window, type "IPCONFIG /ALL" (without the quotes). If you look through the information displayed, you will see a setting for Default Gateway. Enter that address into your browser preceded by http://. In the above example, that would be http://192.168.0.1. With most routers, that will open their configuration page.

Let me know how you get on.
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