BIG BAD WOLF:
I tried everything on that web page to no avail. I just saved my bookmarks and reinstalled Firefox. Everything is working again, juts wids I knew what the problem was so I could avoid it in the future.

Is there any way I can find IP addresses of people connecting to this site? I would like to know if two users who I think might be the same person use the same computer.

Pedro Martínez: Would that necessarily prove it? I was told I get a different one each time I log onto the internet because I use AOL. I don't know what an IP address is. Are they specific to a single phone line? How large of an area would one overlap? Could a neighbor of mine have the same one? In the same house? What about people that play in different locations? I've played from Reno, Nevada before. What about people that use a cable modem or DSL to access the internet? Would the cable system have the same IP for the whole city?

Pedro Martínez: Only Fencer can see the IP address used to access the site - which like Walter said is not always a good thing to look at since sometimes people on the same "system" will share "master" IP addresses, plus it is pretty simple to fake, or go through some sort of proxy server to hide the IP address.

BIG BAD WOLF: Thanks, I was not looking for a "proof", just a possibility. I'll have to ask Fencer then.

Pedro Martínez: every time i log on i get a different IP address...I think it is the first 3 numbers that change but im not sure on that....

Hmm, Networking 101 ;)

Ok... assuming this is IPv4 were talking about (it is), an IP address is a 32bit number . It is included in IPv4 packets and is used by systems to route the data.

In the Internet, it works as so:
1. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) delegates 'blocks' of IP addresses to RIRs (Regional Internet Registries)
2. RIRs delegate 'blocks' of IP addresses to LIRs (Local Internet Registries - typically your ISP)
3. LIRs delegate IP addresses to users.

There are proboably lots of rules governing RIRs and LIRs but I don't do internet politics.

Anyway, most end users will be given a 'dynamic' IP. In other words, your IP will be change and be within one of the ISP's blocks. It may change whenever you reconnect, hourly, daily, monthly, daily and whenever you reconnect, whenever you reconnect if you've been disconnected for more than n, when a full moon occurs at the same time as a solar storm is occuring, etc.

As for IP's being easily spoofed: yes. As I said, it's just a bit of data in a packet... BUT, it's not easy to get it out on the Internet anymore.

Most ISPs will block packets containing an IP address they consider based on differing criteria invalid. Even if they don't, you'll only be able to spoof the IP address within the ISP as whatever the ISP is connected to will most likely block packets not coming from within the ISP's network, etc. But it gets worse - or better (it mostly depends on which way you enjoyed rsh ;) - even if you manage to spoof your IP address, will you get the data back? Uh, no.. the person holding that IP address will or - as the case may be - won't. But you won't get it. And it's a lot harder to pretend you are (and there are good - or bad (it mostly depends on which way you enjoyed rsh ;) - reasons for doing so) now, too.

But, as mentioned, there are plenty of proxies aronud. And IP addresses change in some cases. And people get cracked. And people quit an ISP and somone gets their IP. So, very bad idea to use it even as just a possibility. Hell, it's profiling! It's discriminating against people who run Tor servers, for instance...

OT, why is won't rather willn't? You don't say wo not, but you do say will not. Even wiln't would make more sense.

Pedro Martínez: It could be a family member. Two computers connected to the internet would most likely connect through a router. Once the connection goes out on the internet, they would both have the same IP address. What would be a better tracking would be their MAC address. This is used for NAT so that data comming back can find the appropriate computer. Remember, to the internet, everycomputer behind a router appears to have the router's IP address.

Did I get this right?

Summertop: Absolutely. From time to time my brother and I play with the same IP because we see each other and are behind the same router. You can't conclude anything from that fact!

Thank you all guys for your time and effort. I have already received the information I wanted. These two nicks are pissing me off in the exact same way and I just wanted to know whether their same IP addresses would support my theory or not. I would not condemn them publicly, since, as you say, there's no 100% proof they're actually the same person, however, I made my own mind and that's what I had been aiming for.

Summertop: "Remember, to the internet, everycomputer behind a router appears to have the router's IP address.

Did I get this right?"

No. That's not even true for NAT (as you can have two computers sharing one IP address and two computers sharing another with NAT - still NAT, but they're not all the same IP).

bitwisexor: Well, I'm not sure how the NAT (network Address Translation) works, But I do know that two computers behind a router will appear to the internet as having the same IP address. That is, they will both appear to have to IP address of the router. For example: If you have a Linksys wireless router, the computers behind it will have private IP address (192.68.x.x). If you connect to a server on the internet, the server will see them as the public IP assigned to the router (usually assigned by your ISP).

Summertop: I'm sure you know that, it doesn't make it any more correct though ;) A NAT router that has just one IP address will make all computers behind it appear to have one IP address, yes. But it doesn't have too.

I've got a router sitting right here that doesn't, actually. I've got all of 2001:1b40:d::/48, router has 2001:1b40:d::1, this system has 2001:1b40:d:3:2c0:9fff:fe3c:131d and other systems have... umm.. other ones.

/me hopes IPv6 is adequate protection from script kiddies

does anyone here have the software? wanted to ask before I posted a question regarding it..thanks.

anastasia: I don't... but it really wouldn't have hurt to just ask. Worst thing that happens is no one knows, all delaying does is make you wait longer and possibly - though unlikely - someone leaves before you post the question.

Unless it's a very long question, in which case I suppose it might save you time.

bitwisexor: not really that long...just wondering if anyone can tell me...I have video clips from my digital camera saved into my puter...for some reason I cannot seem to transfer them over to the pinaccle system to edit them.I have put an e-mail into them and still waiting for a reply..thought I would check here too.Word of advice..DO NOT GO SPEND THE $300.00 ON THE SYSTEM...IT SUCKS!!! All the thing does is crash all the time and give me headaches,lol...

Do you think this is appropriate language for a board where juniors can read what has been said? What does this have to do with computers?

furbster: he/she has been on all boards...and no mods are here to ban him/her

I chnaged the status on the Languag eboard to pawns must be approved. This sick man is getting troublesome.

HP recalls 15,700 notebook computer batteries

Reuters

volant: dat's a lotta batteries.. I have a thinkpad an the battery has never worked right. Always have to leave it plugged in.. no fun

http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-computers.html

Can someone recommend?
Imagine you receive system message from windows as MessageBox and want to save it as text.
Is there some fast and free solution with fewest possible steps to put the image via alt+printscreen to clipboard, decode to text by some OCR software which saves the result back to clipboard as text?
In example I mentioned of course there is another solution aswell, to find window handle, then to find the text, but I mean generally to convert image to text on the fly.

TheLamer: Thanks for the link! I spent about 10 minutes ROFLing. I wonder how many of the posters were serious.

TheLamer: Wow, was that a joke? Of course, it has a slight amount of truth in it; the GPL has been quite effective at making the world less closed source.

TheLamer: Grab screenshot, edit it (i.e. destroy anything other than certain region (message box area), run OCR on it, push it to clipboard. Should work, but I don't do windows (for any cheaper than $100 a minute, anyway)...

Can anyone tell me.................... I recently switched from a local wireless provider to dsl and find that i cannot get connected going through my router anymore? any ideas?

Ogopogo: Did you reconfigure your router for your new provider? Your're not using AOL are you?

I am going to try to explain this the best I can,lol..I have a digital camera that takes still pics but will also record video.I have been taking video of the pup and then transferring the video from the memory card in the camera into a file on my computer.From these files I have been burning CD's...I tried to burn form CD to DVD...that didn't work..then tried burning from the files in the puter itself to the dvd and it said I have to buy an upgrade from nero...is there a way NOT to use nero and just burn the dang dvd??!!??

anastasia:
I'm gonna take a stab and say no..
Most DVD players on the PC are just readable, not writable. So U would need something (like nero) to burn onto DVD.

anastasia: Do you have a CD burner or a DVD burner? YOU cant burn to DVD unless you have a DVD burner ( which will also burn CD'S)

Rose: You can have a DVD burner that won't burn CD's... not that this is germane to the issue.

bitwisexor: all dvd burners burn cds too

Rose: I have both CD and DVD 2 decks (I don't know if that is the right way to say it,lol) I have 2 Cd/DVD burners on my computer

Jason: Hmm, yes, I've checked and you appear to be correct. I'm surprised, I'm /sure/ I remember there being a time when DVD-RW's didn't all burn CD's (and certainly it's possible to make one that doesn't)

Summertop: I'm using xp........ how would i reconfigure my router?

sorry............ DSL i meant

Ogopogo: There are lots of ways to connect/configure your network (Internet access). Lets start with the router...First, what type of router do you have? Usually, Your DSL (cable modem) connects to your router (you did say you have a router). Then your computers connect to the router to get internet access.

Usually, to configure your router, you have to open up a browser and type in the router's URL (IP address). Here is the default URL for Linksys routers: http://192.168.1.1

Summertop: it's a d-link 604

Ogopogo: I've never used a D-Link router, but I have a friend who has. Have you been able to access your router's configuration? My guess, is that it was set up for your last ISP. Until you reconfigure your router for your new ISP, it won't work. I will check with my friend on configuring a D-Link router.

Ogopogo: OK...To Configure the D-Link Router: Open a web browser and browse to the Router's address. The default address is: http://192.168.0.1

You will need to log in. The default User name is admin (all lower case). The default password is blank.

You can reset the router to default settings by pressing the "reset" button on the back of the unit.

Once you have connected/logged into the router, you can configure it based on your ISP's settings.

If I remember correctly, d-link has a lot of information on their website about how to make their product work with different connections and such.

http://support.dlink.com/

Place in middle of page to select your product, and go from there. I've had a few dlink products which have given me problems, but the one good thing about them is I've always found the answer on their website.

I have used the D-Link 604 for over 2 years with a single problem it. For the cost, it's been a great router!

Thanks everyone for the input!

tell your admin he's an idiot :)
or better, don't tell him anything and install firefox without admin rights (not needed, you can install it to any directory without special rights)

Marfitalu: I didn't check it out yet, but there exists a workaround for such cases, the portable firefox. It doesn't put any files in the system drive, so you can install ist on a usb stick or so. It is all described here. Maybe that will help you (of course only, if you have a usb stick)

oh boy, you want to try something really fun?

live poker for Mac and PC with live people using 3-D avatars in colorful 3-D rooms...wonderful sounds...each avatar has its own voice and mannerisms...in-game chat (at least you can say things to the whole room - i don't know if you can chat privately with other players but i imagine you can)...hold 'em and stud poker...and you can play for play money or real money.

i do NOT recommend this game for anybody with a gambling problem. this game is very addictive for people without a gambling problem. it'll probably ruin somebody who has one.

I am pulling my hair out and will soon be bald! I FINALLY got the pinnacle able to format the video from the video card over to something it can read...NOOOOWWWWW,I cannot burn the !@*! DVD! It won't let me do it at all so I went through Nero...it burned the dvd but now the dvd won't play on anything but the computer...will NOT play in the dvd player...WHY!!??!! OMG! I HATE THIS THING!!!!

anastasia: nero should give you some options/warnings that sould have made the correct copy for all types of differnt players and not just for the pc, i cant check now as im working from my laptop for a while ,
make sure you can play copies on your dvd player too as some wont play certain brands.