================================================ Subject: Re: hi From: "Creed - 7M3 - Live" To: Date: Fri 10 Aug 2001 01:21:46 -0400 ================================================ I agree Lucy, Scott is very knowledgable about the issues. Fortunately, i have heard most of the terms that he used and the concepts behind them. Thanks again Scott! Jim --------------------- Lucy Stutz wrote: > In a message dated 8/9/2001 10:46:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > NightStorm_Draco_@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > > > An IP address is more like a finger-print... no two are the same. > When you > log onto the internet, your ISP (basically a network server computer) > assigns your computer an IP, totally independent from any and all other > computers on the planet. ISP's usually have an entire block (or > several > blocks) of IP addresses... and it just happened that Logan's was > assigned to > him by a local ISP out of Columbus, Ohio (his actual ISP was a larger > company serving the Ohio and the surrounding areas, and used more local > routers to actually supply the Internet... kinda like how AOL and > MSN and > CompuServe and those other big-name annoyances distribute their > services). > Usually, you can figure out where a person is from town-wise simply by > performing a DNS lookup on the IP (preferably while the person is > online), > and in some cases you can go so far as to perform a finger, which > will (in > most cases) give you the actual ISP info, like a mailing address, a > list of > administrators, and contact phone numbers and e-mail addresses. > All of this is very helpful if you ever need to file a formal complaint > against someone with their ISP... like, taking as an example, I run > a chat > server, and often chat there in my free time... and I get, on > average, 3 or > 4 DOS attacks focused on my computer during that time (DOS = Denial Of > Service, specifically "Protocol Unreachable" DOS Packets). A very > basic and > crude form of attack, but usually effective when focused on a PC > that isn't > running a firewall... one of the things that I'll like about > switching to a > Linux system, other than being able to set up Shell Accounts (which > last I > checked wasn't an option with Windows), is the ability to install > packet > filters... must more convenient and effective than a wall. > > > > Thank you for this. I thought I knew alot about computers! You know more! > > Lucy -- You are a fluke of the universe; you have no right to be here. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp