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IP privacy(Peer Guardian)
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novicebb
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30. May 2006 @ 23:10 |
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I am looking for something that will hide my IP from not only RIAA and MPAA but others that I don't want to be able to know that I am online at any given time. Does Peer Guardian perform this task? Are there any good open source programs that would offer this service at acceptable levels?
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31. May 2006 @ 00:34 |
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Peer Guardian is a great tool to keep unvanted IPs out of ur trails, but it wont stop the MPAA or RIAA from tracking ur downloading habits if they wanted to know what u were uo to. Same goes to proxy programs, u can still be tracked down. As far as I know, the only way to be safe is not to do anything illegal:)
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31. May 2006 @ 01:47 |
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You can use peergaurdian2 without having to worry too much about getting traced, it works great!
From your post it seems to be what your looking for, so to answer your qeustion, yes pretty much. but you still need to be carefull ;)
If you dont like pg2 there's always protowall:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/ProtoWall/1075448922/1
I prefere PG2..
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novicebb
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31. May 2006 @ 11:28 |
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how about an program to mask the IP, hide it or encrypt encrypt IM that only the sender and recevier can see
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31. May 2006 @ 11:40 |
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try JAP, its a proxy program that masks ur IP, it even lets u know how annonymis(cant spell) u are. I use that, works great.
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novicebb
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31. May 2006 @ 13:20 |
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How can I find out more about it? Is there a link and does it slow down your connection?
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31. May 2006 @ 13:54 |
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Sorry, dont have a link, I just saw some1 talkin bout on aD, googled it and found it that way. It works great, will slow ur connection down big time if ur settings arnt correct though
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novicebb
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31. May 2006 @ 14:59 |
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how do you tweak your connections to reduce the Latency that JAP program may cause.
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31. May 2006 @ 15:04 |
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it gives u instructions, like changing ur LAN settings so ur browser redirects properly to the proxy servers. That was my main problem, I never changed the IP adress in the proxy server option of IE, and it a long a@@ time to load websites. JAP provides detailed instructions, u just cant be lazy like me LOL. I even think it sets up IE for u when u begin the installation process.
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novicebb
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31. May 2006 @ 20:38 |
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Thank You. Appreciate the assistance and I plan to look into this JAP program right now.
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31. May 2006 @ 20:45 |
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No problem novicebb, if i can help u any further dont hesitate to ask(or PM me) Goodluck:)
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novicebb
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31. May 2006 @ 21:25 |
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I use FireFox and I noticed that in the extension session there are proxies programs so I am in the process of getting more information and learning more about it.
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1. June 2006 @ 00:12 |
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I use FoxyProxy for firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2464/
Works for me :)
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 1. June 2006 @ 00:12
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novicebb
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1. June 2006 @ 04:47 |
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Does it slow down internet connection any. I just downloaded faster lastnight. I like how it tells you how long pages take to load but I don't really see any faster load times though.
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1. June 2006 @ 06:28 |
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It slow's down page loading a little, its worth it though.
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The_Fiend
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1. June 2006 @ 09:57 |
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I saw your question on encryption a bit back, the answer is simple :
Get PGP or GPG, they are both able to encrypt IM and Email, but i think the other person also needs to have it.
irc://arcor.de.eu.dal.net/wasted_hate
Wanna tell me off, go ahead.
I dare ya !
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novicebb
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1. June 2006 @ 20:54 |
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Thank you for also answering my second question. So even if the person doesn't have PGP will my end be encrypted? Also how do I find out more about PGP
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1. June 2006 @ 21:24 |
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novicebb
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1. June 2006 @ 22:29 |
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Thank you for the link. I also see that FireFox offer some program extensions for thunderbird email account for added security and also othe extensions to send encrypted files for hotmail and outlook email accounts.
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novicebb
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5. June 2006 @ 00:10 |
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Ok the proxy with the FireFox extensions doesn't appear all that great. I have read some good news with Tor but the problem I have read is that Tor slows your connection to a crawl.
So I have some other questions. Can having a router with its dynamic IP help hide you online and protect your privacy(does your ISP know your router IP), does having a firewall hide, mask your IP? Are there any software programs that you can secure your connection with 256bit SSL software? Any answers to my inquiries is greatly appreciated.
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novicebb
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5. June 2006 @ 13:18 |
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Anyone can help with the above question?
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5. June 2006 @ 16:32 |
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Your router IP IS your IP as assigned by your ISP.
Your tier 2 IP address is the one you see, 192.x
Click the second link in my sig for an indepth discussion on the matter. Your ISP ALWAYS knows your true IP.
A firewall doesn't hide or mask. It simply prevents incoming connections. Your router does the same thing, except on the ports you've forwarded.
You think TOR is slow? Encrypting your entire browsing experience is..well, not gonna happen anytime soon, since the referring website has to have the key as well (so they can encrypt), and nobody wants to give away the CPU cycles required to make that happen on every page of every site.
You CAN encrypt your headers using uTorrent or Azureus, but that just prevents your ISP from knowing what you're doing...but if they're using traffic shaping for bandwidth limiting purposes, they'll still know, and they'll know on/from what port, too.
i2p is an alternative to Tor, and unlike Tor it's being developed to handle p2p traffic, it's not for newbies, and it's nowhere near finished yet.
I often use Tor to connect ONLY to the tracker, so that should the tracker's server ever get taken, they won't have any record of torrents downloaded by my particular IP address, not that download a .torrent is illegal...it's the corresponding copy-protected files that are illegal, and downloading a torrent does NOT mean you got the actual file. It's called "Plausible Deniability." Anyway, at some level, you've ALWAYS got to share your IP with the party with whom you are transferring files.
Even using a proxy, say..in...Ghana...the proxy still knows your true IP. So, the reason it's slow is because...say you're downloading from the person next door but using a proxy, the data (both ways) has to be routed all the way to africa and back again, and chances are, that machine in Ghana that's accepting remote connections will VERY much limit how much bandwidth each connection can have.
And even then, if someone was determined, they'd just send you some packets that ping BACK to them after you've received them, somewhat like tracing a phone call, and it would tell them right where you are. Sort of a homing packet technology...not very widely deployed though. Or, they could simply portscan the machine, see all open ports, and find an open port transferring data at an equal speed to what you are receiving/transmitting, and either subpoena or "follow" the data to its remote location, and BLAMMO, you're found.
Now that I've scared you, know that the MPAA/RIAA don't have that kind of power...yet. That's more NSA/FBI/CIA/Secret Service level crap for national security.
Personally, I'm one of those people who believes every copy of windows has a built-in backdoor for X-governmental agency, and that's one of the reasons we'll never see any microsoft sourcecode.
So...simply, no. You can't do what you wanna do. Safepeer/peerguardian2 is your best bet...and also, don't download or browse illegal crap.
First rule of fight club...don't talk about fight club.
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novicebb
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5. June 2006 @ 17:33 |
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Ok so what are my options then. I want to download torrents files with out any one knowing what files I downloaded. I also like to visit forums that talks about modification of weapons and that might not be looked upon favorably by certain agencies. Yes I am not doing anything illegal but I still don't want anyone to know. I also like to visit sites that talk about "Sports Enhancing supplements" and how can I prevent anyone from knowing that I look at those sites?
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5. June 2006 @ 17:41 |
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@TomMelee, I just learned more from that post than i have in 4 years of college lol, some good info;)
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5. June 2006 @ 21:20 |
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Lol, thanks. Too bad I'm not better @ keeping my posts shorter.
Realistically, if those agencies want to keep track of you buying larger clips or filing off a limiter to make a semiauto a fully auto, they're gonna do it. Using Tor is really about your best bet, or you could double proxy...say tor plus anonymizer.net . Tor's been running pretty fast for me, but then everything has since I installed CFosSpeed the other day.
Using Tor to connect to the tracker will make it so the trackers log files could not pinpoint your location..but in order to do that you must also download the torrent while running Tor in your browser, to make the hash's match. Shouldn't slow your download, because your p2p is NOT proxied.
Beyond that, just remember that education isn't *yet* illegal. We can talk about HOW to do just about anything, so long as we don't do it.
And, for the record, don't modify your gun and take steriods. Bad combination imo.
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