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WhatismyIP.com Worth $386,100
Odd e-bay auction of the week
Just an oddity: WhatisMyIP.com has been sold via E-bay for the rock-bottom bargain basement price of $386,100. Don't be sad, there's still WhatismyIP.us, WhatismyIP.org, WhatismyIP.net, Whatismyip.de or everyone's favorite: IP Chicken.
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MPScan
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join:2001-08-24
Boston, MA

MPScan

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You know why....

Because people who have no idea what they're doing actually type that in the address bar. It's akin to one of Yahoo's top searches being "whywontthiswork"


sirsloop
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join:2004-02-18
New York, NY

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Re: You know why....

IDK...

Its a very easy way for people to get their public IP address. I have used it on several occasions. Does that mean I'm an idiot? no...

Vamp
5c077
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join:2003-01-28
MD

Vamp

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Re: You know why....

said by sirsloop:

IDK...

Its a very easy way for people to get their public IP address. I have used it on several occasions. Does that mean I'm an idiot? no...
exactly, it's actually really helpful when the computer is behind a NAT and you wanna find the wan ip really fast.

jDyno
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join:2001-02-20
Washington, DC

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Go to icantprint.com. Same thing.

I wish I had been smarter back in 1993. I was buying beer and books in college. Should have been buying domain names!

bigyeah
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join:2004-06-25

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Finding an Ip in a web-browser makes people dumb?

mech1
@ssa.gov

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Ebay seller accepts PayPal as one of the many metheds of payment. Paypal has a transaction limit of $500 and $1 dollor for every action. At $386,100, this would cost $772.20 for the seller to use paypal, not to mention all the deposits in to the bank account.

Shafty
@207.xx.218.charter-s

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Re: You know why....

Dont use paypal much do you? The transaction limit is only for those with unverified accounts.

Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
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join:2004-01-06
NYC Metro

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said by MPScan:

Because people who have no idea what they're doing actually type that in the address bar. It's akin to one of Yahoo's top searches being "whywontthiswork"


You're not an idiot because you use it. I myself use it a lot. It's a lot easier when you have DHCP Public IP's and are behind a NAT router.

Some people like you think if you want to be über you have to do the "geek" way. Well, if it is easier for me to go to www.whatismyip.com than why should I bother using the "geek" method?

-Tzale
vbMark
join:2004-09-21
united state

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I show your IP address on my page too. I wonder how much I get get for it?

»www.vbmark.com

Phoenix__1
join:2003-07-17
Holyoke, MA

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LOL

I do not see how or why anyone would spend so much on that domain. True it does get some very good traffic, but even if you did add a pop-up or two there, you're not going to see that money come back for some time. If the new owner changed what was offered there, then the traffic would soon die out.

But I guess what ever makes you happy. Best of luck to the new owner.

Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
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join:2003-11-26

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IP chicken?

Haha, "served fresh daily", that's nice.
Rob850
join:2003-04-11
Mary Esther, FL

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Re: IP chicken?

Funny MIRC also makes for a great IP whois (pending your not going through a proxy)

same with geek tools except now they require a key entery.

Rob

»www.robfwb.com -the chat room IS open!
mcaslan
join:2000-06-17
Baltimore, MD

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What an easy way to collect IP adresses to hack

What an easy way to collect IP adresses to hack...
mishaq
Premium Member
join:2004-01-24

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mishaq

Premium Member

Re: What an easy way to collect IP adresses to hac

uh.....?

Sure, hack the IP that it gives you....

Qumahlin
Never Enough Time
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join:2001-10-05
united state

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Re: What an easy way to collect IP adresses to hack

said by mcaslan:

What an easy way to collect IP adresses to hack...
Your kidding right? Noone ever needs to "collect IP addresses to hack"

IP addresses are not secretive, they are not special, and anyone who wants to "collect IP address to hack" can merely scan for them as one subnet scan of any isp will yield more active IP addresses in 10 minutes then whatismyip.com sees in a year.

Jeremy341
Bye
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localhost

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said by mcaslan:

What an easy way to collect IP adresses to hack...
OMFG! I can't believe you just posted here! Now DSLR has your IP, and it's even tied to your username! You're screwed!
Biskit1
join:2003-02-07
Fenton, MO

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Re: What an easy way to collect IP adresses to hac

Always a wise ass.....Thats why I like reading your post!!

Jeremy341
Bye
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join:2000-01-06
localhost

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Re: What an easy way to collect IP adresses to hac

said by Biskit1:

Always a wise ass
Thanks, I try!

Viper007Bond
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join:2002-09-26
Portland, OR

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Ah... :(

I use that site all the time as I'm too lazy to do other methods.

IP Chicken is funny though. Gonna use that from now on.

alanhdsl
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join:1999-10-09
Phoenix, AZ

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IP = $$$?

Obviously BroadbandReports needs to start charging a few thousand tool points to look up your IP.

pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
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join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA

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WhatismyIP.com > now spyware vendor

heh

I think that at that price, someone is most likey out to setup a very nasty, spyware/adware/virus laden site just so they can recoup their money....
I won't be going there anytime soon. (Just in case)

Ken
MVM
join:2003-06-16
Markle, IN

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MVM

Re: WhatismyIP.com > now spyware vendor

As unfortunate as it is, I think you are probably right.

inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK

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who is this person?

Because I want to sell them my crackberry.com for $20k.

steve1515
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join:2000-08-07
Peabody, MA

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MSIE 7

His server logs show 1 person using IE 7 and 1 person using IE 7.01. I guess MS is already far into IE 7.

n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY

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Re: MSIE 7

IIRC, the Longhorn alpha's have IE 7.

MrMaster
Rum Connoisseur
Premium Member
join:2000-12-16
St Thomas, VI

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How about...

IPfreely.com

That has to be a money maker.

tuaris
You Clicked on the Apple
join:2001-10-19
Naples, FL

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There's Many Others

There are tons of these like www.seethisip.com, displayip.info and www.showthisip.com. But I guess these all go to the same place since the site looks the same for each??

aefstoggaflm
Open Source Fan
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join:2002-03-04
Bethlehem, PA

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Re: There's Many Others

I use »dnsstuff.com/
kamootee
join:2004-11-15
Glendale, CA

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Member

What is the word gullible?

They know each other... I think.
kxrm
join:2002-07-18
Fort Worth, TX

kxrm

Member

Re: What is the word gullible?

i prefer whoismyisp.com

Happyrat6
Google Is Your Best Friend
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join:2002-07-01
Disneyland

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Personally...

I use »www.dshield.org

It not only shows me my IP but also tells me if my address has been reported as hacked

Chicken Luva
@as9105.com

Chicken Luva

Anon

Ip Chicken rules

I use IP Chicken ,but SPONDOO is Great!!

»www.spondoo.com
»www.spondoo.co.uk
»www.spondoo.net

Hollstar
@bigpond.net.au

Hollstar

Anon

ipAlien.com

I myself use the following because it provides the correct information if you are behind a proxy server. It also support mobile devices...

»www.ipalien.com

Just my two cents worth...

Jackkk
@195.174.x.x

Jackkk

Anon

WhatismyIP.us

I use »www.whatismyip.us

ipchanges
@59.183.x.x

ipchanges

Anon

I found a good one...

»www.formyip.com

It gives IP and something I found a little spooky, location information, down to my city and state!

The Remote IP Tracker util is great. I sent emails to all 25 users of my ftp site that I'll be using that to give out my IP from now on, since my IP changes almost every 12 hrs. Darn DSL!