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ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

Don't know if it really makes a difference or not,
But there are a number of IP Address swinging in the breeze out there,
Isn't this a direct line to your computer?

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 4,996 ✭✭✭✭✭

    IP addresses usually belong to big computer or telecommunications companies.

    If a person has one's IP address all he/she can find out usually is the name of the person's internet service provider, Comcast, ATT, etc.

    :)

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  • ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @WillieBoyd2 said:
    IP addresses usually belong to big computer or telecommunications companies.

    If a person has one's IP address all he/she can find out usually is the name of the person's internet service provider, Comcast, ATT, etc.

    :)

    Thank you, wasn't sure...

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  • Batman23Batman23 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If the IP is static it will always lead to that person's network and hopefully firewall. If they have a non-static IP they can change when the internet connection modem is rebooted. Either way yes, it is a road to the network. Hopefully they have protection.

  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Most people are using DHCP which is a private address that is (simplistically speaking) NAT-ed to a small range of static IP addresses owned by the provider. You’ll still be uniquely identified, of course, but there’s a lot of trickery to make it happen.

    However, if/when the world moves to all IPv6 then it probably would be a globally unique identifier.

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