What Is An Ip Adress

[fReEuSeR]

what is an ip adress tell me please i really need to know

[3rd gen noob]

it's basically a unique identifier for your computer on the internet...think of it as a house address...

to get your ip, click this link:

http://www.whatismyip.com

:)

[fReEuSeR]

what happens if i tell someone my ip address..... is it bad? am i in trouble? are they gonna hack my stuff?

[muchspl2]

huh, yea you shouldn't give it to anyone who ask for it, why would any one ask you for it

[MUSLEMAN 1.0]

give it to me and i will let you know :lol:

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by fReEuSeR@29 November 2003 - 01:07
what happens if i tell someone my ip address..... is it bad? am i in trouble? are they gonna hack my stuff?
well, it depends who they are...for example, if you're in a chat room and someone asks you what your ip is, it's not a good idea to give out, but if a friend is asking you for it for something like an ftp transfer, then it'll be ok

remember that whenever you connect to (most) p2p networks, you'll be giving out your ip to anyone you are downloading from or uploading to (unless you've proxied it)

[james_bond_rulez]

Originally posted by fReEuSeR@29 November 2003 - 02:07
what happens if i tell someone my ip address..... is it bad? am i in trouble? are they gonna hack my stuff?
hehehehehe :shifty:

[MUSLEMAN]

wtf??? i'm being copied :o

[fReEuSeR]

someoene on A.I.M. pretended that he was a internet cop and then i found out there was no such thing now i'm in trouble because i told them my i number O_O HOW DO I CHANGE IT?

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by fReEuSeR@29 November 2003 - 01:12
someoene on A.I.M. pretended that he was a internet cop and then i found out there was no such thing now i'm in trouble because i told them my i number O_O HOW DO I CHANGE IT?
if you have 56k then just disconnect and then reconnect
if you have adsl or cable, it might be a bit difficult to manuaully change it depending on your isp's policy

never give out your ip though, anyone who really is an "internet cop" won't need to ask for it

[fReEuSeR]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+29 November 2003 - 02:14--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 29 November 2003 - 02:14)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-fReEuSeR@29 November 2003 - 01:12
someoene on A.I.M. pretended that he was a internet cop and then i found out there was no such thing now i&#39;m in trouble because i told them my i number O_O HOW DO I CHANGE IT?
if you have 56k then just disconnect and then reconnect
if you have adsl or cable, it might be a bit difficult to manuaully change it depending on your isp&#39;s policy

never give out your ip though, anyone who really is an "internet cop" won&#39;t need to ask for it [/b][/quote]
wait a minute 56k of what? i dont understand anything....cable modem? yes thats what i havee...so its gonna be hard to change my ip address?

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by fReEuSeR@29 November 2003 - 01:16
wait a minute 56k of what? i dont understand anything....cable modem? yes thats what i havee...so its gonna be hard to change my ip address?
well, quite simply, check your ip address now, by the link above
then disconnect your modem (i.e. remove from port), reconnect it and then connect to internet
see if your ip has changed

also, do you have a decent firewall?

[Spider_dude]

turn your modem off for 10 minutes.

[fReEuSeR]

ok i&#39;ll do that right now.

what is a firewall? come on guys i&#39;m only 12

[MUSLEMAN 1.0]

ok its time to google and do some reading boss

[Spider_dude]

i think MUSCLEMAN 1.0 is an imposter.

[MUSLEMAN 1.0]

i am not :angry: :huh:

[muchspl2]

Originally posted by fReEuSeR@29 November 2003 - 03:12
someoene on A.I.M. pretended that he was a internet cop and then i found out there was no such thing now i&#39;m in trouble because i told them my i number O_O HOW DO I CHANGE IT?
http://members.cox.net/dodger1954/owned.gif


ROFL @ internet cop

[fReEuSeR]

guys come on please tell me how to change i its not working

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by fReEuSeR@29 November 2003 - 01:46
guys come on please tell me how to change i its not working
you might need to wait a certain period of time (e.g. 24 hours, 72 hours for your isp to change the ip for you)
i suppose you could phone them up and ask if they could manually change it for you

[fReEuSeR]

what about people without cable modems? how do they change their ip numbers?

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by fReEuSeR@29 November 2003 - 01:54
what about people without cable modems? how do they change their ip numbers?
wait a certain period of time, or disconnect the modem