dynamic ip address; can it be traced?
 

Hi All:
I am new to LimeWire; pardon me if this has been addressed
before! When I download audio, video, etc., could my IP
addressed be traced to me if needed? I supposedly have a dynamic
IP address, but when each time I go to "whatismyip", it tells me
the same #, shouldn't that be different each time if I have a dynamic??
thanks much; promise I won't post this again!
Top o' the mornin' to ya all!!!
Marty

Yes it can be traced to your ISP and in turn to you. Your Ip address will always be the same.

thanks Grandpa; i thought dynamic IP addresses
were supposed to change everytime you go on
the internet? no??

Go to Start, run, type in cmd.exe , then ipconfig , then ipconfig/release , then ipconfig/renew , and it should give you a new IP address :)

thanks Trevor; you guys have a good day!

It can still be traced. Each time you go on line your address is reported to your isp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address

Just get a Firewall or Router that Blocks your IP most of them do there are also programs that will change your Ip how ever you set it to like 15 secs for instance you will give off a false IP

More specifically your ISP gives you your IP address. Their Log file looks something like this (very general , NOT EXACT)

Leased IP address 204.200.156.255 to HWADDR 00:00:00:FF:FF:AB:BA


They take this, then they goto the billing department and they say "Hey who did we give cable modem 00:00:00:FF:FF:AB:BA to?" The billing guy types it in and says, "Looks like we gave that one to Jim Scheinheimer he lives at 1456 oacrest terrace se. He downloaded 15gbps of data last month, and uploaded 20gbps."




Ohh and FYI, unless you are running some type of anonymous routing or proxy system, if you are successfully downloading data off of a p2p network right now, PEOPLE CAN SEE YOUR IP ADDRESS.

Look at it sort of like a telephone. Feel free to publish a fake telephone number in the phone book or unplug your telephone from the wall, nobody can call you (aka you cannot download). But if you want to be able to recieve calls (aka download files) the sender MUST KNOW YOUR ACTUAL IP ADDRESS. The same goes with changing your telephone number. Feel free to change it every day, or even sooner. But if you want to recieve an incoming call, you must let others know your current telephone number. Unfortunately its how the internet works.

don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Your IP follows you where ever you go. As soon as you logon to the net, your IP/ISP is recorded automatically.


Oh and moron with the oneliners, its not a crime to download as far as I know. Its SHARING that gets you jail time. :rolleyes: