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gameboi



Joined: Sep 25, 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:34 am    Post subject: IPFinger
I was trying to find somewhere that would give me my real internet address so I could configure my computer for gaming. My friend uses IPFinger (www.ipfinger.com) so I went there

I visited the website and it's weird. They not only show my ip address, but they also know what city and country I live in. They also showed a map that points to my house.

How is this possible? How do they know where I live?
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goretsky



Joined: Dec 07, 2002
Posts: 9041

Location: Southern California
PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:10 am    Post subject: Re: IPFinger [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Hello,

My guess would be some sort of GeoIP package.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky
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silmaril8n



Joined: Jan 29, 2004
Posts: 1743

Location: Phoenix, AZ
PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:45 pm    Post subject: Re: IPFinger [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Your ISP can resolve the IP down to your physical address (especially if it's static). It's not uncommon for software packages (like GeoIP) to be able to locate your City and Country though. If you're worried about it then you'd need to look into accessing the Internet through a proxy, but that might limit your ability to accept connections for some online games.
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