Guest RJK Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Can anyone tell me what this is all about ? http://www.whatismyipaddress.com/staticpages/index.php/changeip ....and is it a problem that my computer IP address has become 192.168.1.61 ? I don't know what it was before that, or indeed if it was any different ! ....or if I need to fight with it anymore ! I very recently built a new system box, and during tweaking up XP Home edition and installing my software etc., I had a hell of a job getting access to the internet and had to resort to running the Orange Livebox cd. ....which got the "internet" going again over 8 hours ago, and I ended up with three connection icons in my system tray with the following speech bubbles:- 1). Local Area Connection 100mbps 2). Internet Connection Speed 8.1mbps 3) a 1394 400mbps connection icon ! ...whatever that is ! ....tonight only the first two are showing ! any tips gratefully accepted. regards, Richard
Guest Vanguard Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: My IP address ... "RJK" wrote in message news:Oyd$uvv0HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Can anyone tell me what this is all about ? > http://www.whatismyipaddress.com/staticpages/index.php/changeip > ...and is it a problem that my computer IP address has become > 192.168.1.61 ? I don't know what it was before that, or indeed if it > was any different ! > ...or if I need to fight with it anymore ! Didn't bother to visit the site but I suspect they are using a scare tactic simply because you haven't a clue how networking or Javascript work. They are using Javascript which runs within your browser to interrogate your host, like getting the IP address of that host (versus the IP address of your cable modem). Every place you connect will get your IP address. Why? Well, just how are they going to send you what you requested unless they know WHERE to send it? If you browse to a site to view their web page, obviously they need to know where to send the content of their web page. If you request a file download, how would they know where to send those bytes? Every host to which you connect will get your IP address. If you use a router or cable/DSL modem then what the other host sees is the IP address for that device (because that is your interface to your ISP's network). If you let a site run Javascript, it can get the IP address of your intranet host. Don't know why you care that a host to which YOU elected to connect knows where to send the data that you requested from it. Also, knowing your IP address never divulges your e-mail address. You can't get spammed because someone knows your IP address. Instead they have to send that crap to your mail server that has an account defined for you that matched what the spammer used. To be scared by the fear mongers. They want to sell you something. Every host to which you connect will know your IP address. Even if you use a proxy to hide your IP address, that proxy knows your IP address (and since public proxies are operated by unknown owners then you really don't know how they use that information). By the way: When munging your e-mail address, FIRST munge the domain name. Munge to a domain name that is not registered. That way, any spam that tries to send to your e-mail address using the munged but unregistered domain name can't even begin to send their crap. Their mail server won't find a domain by that name to find a mail server there. By munging the domain name first, you help eliminate any bandwidth that spammers attempt to consume. By using, in your case, hotmail.com then you energize spambots that harvest your e-mail address from Usenet to target the hotmail.com and waste their resources to accept the mail session connect request and then waste more cycles accepting that spam, to reject it during the mail session, or to reject it later when found undeliverable. You can then optionally munge your username but munging the domain name is usually more than sufficient.
Guest Nepatsfan Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: My IP address ... In news:Oyd$uvv0HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, RJK <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote: > Can anyone tell me what this is all about ? > http://www.whatismyipaddress.com/staticpages/index.php/changeip > ...and is it a problem that my computer IP address has become > 192.168.1.61 ? I don't know what it was before that, or > indeed if > it was any different ! > ...or if I need to fight with it anymore ! > > I very recently built a new system box, and during tweaking > up XP > Home edition and installing my software etc., I had a hell of > a job > getting access to the internet and had to resort to running > the > Orange Livebox cd. ...which got the "internet" going again > over 8 > hours ago, and I ended up with three connection icons in my > system > tray with the following speech bubbles:- > 1). Local Area Connection 100mbps > 2). Internet Connection Speed 8.1mbps > 3) a 1394 400mbps connection icon ! ...whatever that is ! > > ...tonight only the first two are showing ! > > any tips gratefully accepted. > > regards, Richard First off, you might want to post your question to the XP Networking newsgroup. There are a number of knowledgable individuals there who should be able to shed some light on any networking problems you might have. Here's the link; news:microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web As for your question, an IP address of 192.168.1.61 is what's called a private address. This would indicate that your computer is connected to a router or a modem which is acting as a DHCP server and is capable of assigning IP addresses. Unless you're having problems connecting to the internet or other computers on your network there's no need to change the IP address. As for the connection icons, the first one represents the connection established between your computer and modem with an Ethernet cable. When connected, you can right click on this icon and select Status from the menu. Click on the Support tab to view the IP address assigned to your computer. I suspect the second icon would be for a wireless adapter. The third would be for a Firewire connection. Good luck Nepatsfan
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: My IP address ... "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Oyd$uvv0HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Can anyone tell me what this is all about ? > http://www.whatismyipaddress.com/staticpages/index.php/changeip > ...and is it a problem that my computer IP address has become > 192.168.1.61 ? I don't know what it was before that, or indeed if it was > any different ! > ...or if I need to fight with it anymore ! > > I very recently built a new system box, and during tweaking up XP Home > edition and installing my software etc., I had a hell of a job getting > access to the internet and had to resort to running the Orange Livebox > cd. ...which got the "internet" going again over 8 hours ago, and I ended > up with three connection icons in my system tray with the following speech > bubbles:- > 1). Local Area Connection 100mbps > 2). Internet Connection Speed 8.1mbps > 3) a 1394 400mbps connection icon ! ...whatever that is ! > > ...tonight only the first two are showing ! > No 3 is in fact a firewire port. Your PC may be set up to hide icons that are not used after a period of time.
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: My IP address ... "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message news:46aee1de$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... > > "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:Oyd$uvv0HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Can anyone tell me what this is all about ? >> http://www.whatismyipaddress.com/staticpages/index.php/changeip >> ...and is it a problem that my computer IP address has become >> 192.168.1.61 ? I don't know what it was before that, or indeed if it >> was any different ! >> ...or if I need to fight with it anymore ! >> >> I very recently built a new system box, and during tweaking up XP Home >> edition and installing my software etc., I had a hell of a job getting >> access to the internet and had to resort to running the Orange Livebox >> cd. ...which got the "internet" going again over 8 hours ago, and I ended >> up with three connection icons in my system tray with the following >> speech bubbles:- >> 1). Local Area Connection 100mbps >> 2). Internet Connection Speed 8.1mbps >> 3) a 1394 400mbps connection icon ! ...whatever that is ! >> >> ...tonight only the first two are showing ! >> > > No 3 is in fact a firewire port. Your PC may be set up to hide icons that > are not used after a period of time. I meant to add, that it is the nature of firewire ports that they report as connected even if nothing is actually plugged in.
Guest RJK Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: My IP address ... Thanks for your response. ...was getting ever more confused about my PC address, gateway address, DHCP address range, etc. etc. ...have been reading and digging away at it for months. ...and when I built new system box, thought I knew enough to wade through and configure Orange Livebox manually, ....failed after fighting for hours, ...then gave up and slapped in the Orange Livebox cd to get it working ! I was able to get internet working okay in just minutes, using my Linksys WAG354G adsl/modem/router/wifi but, the Orange Livebox (Inventel heap if c**p) was a different thing altogether ! Trouble is the Linksys obviously hasn't got any VOIP hardware in it, so I have to have it connected to get my "free" VOIP local 'phone calls that start with 01 and 02. Before moving to new PC system box I had Linksys connected to Livebox, (DHCP off in Linksys), using it just as a dumb router. regards, Richard "Vanguard" <vanguard.x@comcast.net> wrote in message news:%23W1Am2x0HHA.5380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "RJK" wrote in message news:Oyd$uvv0HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Can anyone tell me what this is all about ? >> http://www.whatismyipaddress.com/staticpages/index.php/changeip >> ...and is it a problem that my computer IP address has become >> 192.168.1.61 ? I don't know what it was before that, or indeed if it >> was any different ! >> ...or if I need to fight with it anymore ! > > > Didn't bother to visit the site but I suspect they are using a scare > tactic simply because you haven't a clue how networking or Javascript > work. They are using Javascript which runs within your browser to > interrogate your host, like getting the IP address of that host (versus > the IP address of your cable modem). > > Every place you connect will get your IP address. Why? Well, just how > are they going to send you what you requested unless they know WHERE to > send it? If you browse to a site to view their web page, obviously they > need to know where to send the content of their web page. If you request > a file download, how would they know where to send those bytes? Every host > to which you connect will get your IP address. > > If you use a router or cable/DSL modem then what the other host sees is > the IP address for that device (because that is your interface to your > ISP's network). If you let a site run Javascript, it can get the IP > address of your intranet host. Don't know why you care that a host to > which YOU elected to connect knows where to send the data that you > requested from it. Also, knowing your IP address never divulges your > e-mail address. You can't get spammed because someone knows your IP > address. Instead they have to send that crap to your mail server that has > an account defined for you that matched what the spammer used. > > To be scared by the fear mongers. They want to sell you something. Every > host to which you connect will know your IP address. Even if you use a > proxy to hide your IP address, that proxy knows your IP address (and since > public proxies are operated by unknown owners then you really don't know > how they use that information). > > By the way: > When munging your e-mail address, FIRST munge the domain name. Munge to a > domain name that is not registered. That way, any spam that tries to send > to your e-mail address using the munged but unregistered domain name can't > even begin to send their crap. Their mail server won't find a domain by > that name to find a mail server there. By munging the domain name first, > you help eliminate any bandwidth that spammers attempt to consume. By > using, in your case, hotmail.com then you energize spambots that harvest > your e-mail address from Usenet to target the hotmail.com and waste their > resources to accept the mail session connect request and then waste more > cycles accepting that spam, to reject it during the mail session, or to > reject it later when found undeliverable. You can then optionally munge > your username but munging the domain name is usually more than sufficient. >
Guest RJK Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: My IP address ... Thanks for your response regards, Richard
Guest RJK Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: My IP address ... Thanks for your response, ....it's no longer there in system tray, ...msyteries of a fresh XP install ! regards, Richard
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: My IP address ... "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23$eFSA20HHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Thanks for your response, > > ...it's no longer there in system tray, ...msyteries of a fresh XP install > ! > > regards, Richard > Click the '<' symbol just to the left of the system tray, it my be hiding in there.
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