Security → HOW DID THEY GET MY IP ADDRESS?

PS Not all ISPs employ Static IPs, most filesharing :rolleyes: of a serious nature occurs on dynamic IPs, then the "agent" would have to have the ISP search for the assigned IP for a particular timeframe, a pain in the butt they would probably not accommodate without a court order.

rusdi

dont post IPs on public forums (even this one)

Ice Czar..yes...there was a string of info..along with the route to that folder on his computer..but MY ip was the one that was sited & I got the "nasty-gram"..i knew he had this..years ago i had napster..(before they went away) i thought it was a harmless little program that people were using to trade songs with..but i see other type of files can also be "shared" with this

There's no harm in posting private addresses (192.168.x.x, 172.16.x.x, 10.x.x.x). They are not routed on the Internet.

oops...yes...damn..this is what IM TRYING to avoid..well..its the router IP...not my nic IP...thanx Ice Czar.i need more coffee.

I flaged a mod to edit it
your welcome

There's no harm in posting private addresses (192.168.x.x, 172.16.x.x, 10.x.x.x). They are not routed on the Internet.
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oops, thought it was an IP, missed the router part
sorry

Just to clarify a few things regarding addresses.

Your router has a public IP address and a private IP address (the gateway address) and assigns private IP addresses to your computers using DHCP.

You have cloned your computer's MAC address to the outside interface of your router. (You may have specified which computer to clone using its private IP address.)

no appoligy necessary Ice Czar....you just turned on yet another light bulb over my head....thanks..

Another Rob....im sure this is what ive done..in fact i remember the "set-up" asking me to "press clone MAC address".but how can i enable the other computer in my home LAN..without doing so?

It sounds like you have configured everything correctly, however configuring a computer as the DMZ computer is a bigger security risk than moving his computer outside the router. (It creates a path to all the computers on your network.)

Was your son's address configured as the DMZ computer?

Another Rob...i see...well then..i think i will press that little "disable DMZ" button.because it was indeed configured as "DMZ"

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Keep in mind that removing his computer from the DMZ will prevent many games from working, however you can forward the ports required for many games using the 'port forwarding' or 'virtual server' feature of your router.

You may want to consider other security measures. ie. software firewalls, a hardware firewall, etc.

Another Rob...i certainly will do that...thanks for your help..im sorry for my astounding ignorance in these matters..im the type who tries to follow the directions when installing hardware & software..and if it doesnt work (usually first attempt doesnt)i keep trying till either by divine intervention or dumb luck i figure it out or..get more knowledgeable people to help.

Time Out..no..i havnt seen this...i will look...thanks for that link.

The more I read, the more convinced I am that using file sharing programs, especially with kids, is wrong and leaves one open for too many insecure possibilities. I have stated before and will again that buying a specific song, paying for it in a store, and walking away legally owning it without question is the best method of getting it. I may be an old timer and not up on these new computer programs such as the old Napster and those that have followed, but one thing I will always know. My computer is secure from the problems that can be caused by this type of sharing which is considered as ho-hum, run of the mill kind of thing by all too many today, parents and teenagers alike.

Rusdi...it is a pleasure to read of someone who sounds like a very responsible parent. My hat's off to you!

Thanks jaykaykay "Rusdi...it is a pleasure to read of someone who sounds like a very responsible parent. My hat's off to you!" but the truth be known..my son brought his computer home from college (along with these files & a router) and wanted to "hook-up" to my connection..i saw no harm in this..till i got the letter of abuse from my ISP..and im afraid if it gets terminated as a result of his "activities"..i wont be happy.. and then..the action that i take after...may not be considered "responsible"

A slight murder is OK. I can relate. Mine are grown with kids of their own and they're now living their own hell. I always told them they'd understand some day even though they always thought they knew it all. They're now finding out they didn't know the half of it and never will!

if you son still want to download with wmx. just tell him not to share songs. set it up so he downloads to another folder that's not shared.
keep the shared folder empty.
they are going after people that they can download from.

if he has no files in the shared folder. they don't know what's on your computer.

Actually, there are two issues here.

One:

This one is obvious, serving copyright material.

Two:

Read your AUP and see if you can serve anything.

Reason for ISP contact:

They seem to have more money than the ISPs customers.

It is quite simple to find peoples' IP addresses on any Peer to Peer program.