Oh yes! This is what I want. :o) I am using a DSL modem And a Linksys Etherfast cable/dsl router model: befsr41
Will this work? If so, is it showing up as the local phone company's IP addy, right now? Or do I have to do anything to make it happen? Thanks for your help, Rad. And no Dan, I'm not afraid someone is trying to attack me. LOL. I want this because I am a bit rebellious. Yahoo is tracking people's footprints on the internet, by their IP addy. I just want to throw a wrench in it, without having to opt out. ;o) Plus I figure if yahoo can do it, others could too. ;o) Thanks guys, Kim :o) > Just pickup a DSL router and use network address translation (NAT), > practically every small home router has this now. I have one wired and one > wireless, they both have it, both work great. Using NAT gives your computer > a 'private' address that only the inside of the router (your 'local' (inside > your home) network) knows. It shows a different address, the one from the > phone company, to the rest of the world as it's taken and > controlled/protected by the router and not your computer. The router will > have a built-in firewall for more protection. This way, no one can > determine what ip address your computer is actually running. They can see > the outside of the router, the 'public' ip address, from your phone company, > only. > > These routers are fairly inexpensive. > > This is about as secure as you can make a home network that is connected to > the internet. > > ======================================= > Rad Craig, > Induction Concepts, > High Performance Twin Turbo Systems > http://www.inductionconcepts.com > (918) 825-TWIN > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 6:47 PM >> To: G-List >> Subject: Re: Can I change my IP address? >> >> >> At 01:29 PM -0600 12/04/2004, Chuck & Kim wrote: >>> I am just wondering if I can change my IP address periodically? >>> I'm using DSL from our phone company. >> >> Why do you want to change it? Are you worried someone is trying to >> attack you? Changing it will not make you any more secure. >> >> As for how... Your IP is assigned to you via DHCP (either plain or >> wrapped in PPPoE). As long as your computer continues to >> successfully renew its DHCP Lease, it will be granted continued use >> of the same IP address. So to get a new IP, you need to kill off >> (expire) your current Lease and get a totally new one. >> >> Try this: >> 1. Shutdown your Mac. This automatically issues a dhcp-release. >> 2. Unplug the DSL modem. >> 3. Leave the DSL modem without power for at least 30 seconds. >> 4. Plug the modem back in and wait for it to re-sync. >> 5. Wait for x minutes. >> 6. Boot your Mac. >> >> How long to wait? That's a tuffie. You're waiting for the lease >> entry in the DHCP server's database to be purged. That may take 2 >> minutes or hours. Try a few mins and see if that works... >> >> HTH, >> - Dan. >> >> -- >> G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | >> -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> >> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com >> > > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
