Ip tracking

[KCQuestor]

You get assigned an IP from a block of addresses owned by your ISP. So over a period of time you will likely get the same one frequently.

[jframe2]

This is only true if you have 1 computer in direct contact with the internet thru the ISP modem. Get around this by turning off/on your router every now and then.

If you have a router with multiple computers/devices connected, the router will almost always have the same IP address down to about 5 or 6 digits, then it adds the remaining digits to correlate to the additional devices connected to the router.

You can get around either of these scenarios by turning off your router every now and then. The ISP will then assign an IP address to the router which more than likely will not be the same one as before, mathematically speaking.

Originally Posted by LongStick

On the IP tracking aspect. It depends on which ISP you use. With my serivce provider every time I reboot my computer I have a different IP address. Just Google "whats my IP" and you'll see it. reboot your computer and do the exact same "whats my ip" and see if its different.

[Omahan]

And if you use public routers, like Starbucks or a hotel, they can't track you at all as it will be Starbuck's IP that shows up. I'm not sure about connecting with a cell phone but I think that's anonymous too.

[bartipero]

I have to have static IP address for some of what I do, so that wouldn't be practical to re-establish other connections each time. I have heard uTorrent will work, but haven't tried it. (That isn't the same thing Jackie was talking about, is it?) Of course my idea of rebooting a computer is using a baseball bat to see how far it will fly when it doesn't do what I think it should, so I represent no actual knowledge about this stuff, but do learn a lot from those of you who do.

[jframe2]

Originally Posted by bartipero

I have to have static IP address for some of what I do, so that wouldn't be practical to re-establish other connections each time. I have heard uTorrent will work, but haven't tried it. (That isn't the same thing Jackie was talking about, is it?) Of course my idea of rebooting a computer is using a baseball bat to see how far it will fly when it doesn't do what I think it should, so I represent no actual knowledge about this stuff, but do learn a lot from those of you who do.

uTorrent is a file transfer protocol using the bit torrent specifications. It is not a an internet browser. Here are links to the subject-

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9CTorrent

- http://www.utorrent.com/get-started

There are ways to get around the Static IP requirement.