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IP Address

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  1. S

    Can websites see your MAC address?

    Hello all. Do websites track my device's mac address? I know they track my ip address and location. Is there anything else that they track?
  2. CaptainCrape

    Weird Downloading issues

    So, recently I was having problems with YouTube videos buffering. Some videos would play at 1080p the whole time with no problems, others couldn't even load in 144p. So, I found a guide on how to remedy this, it said to block this specific IP address in cmd that google outsources data to, and it...
  3. D

    tracking a IP address

    Hi there I just don't know what to do so here it goes. My smart TV was stolen in July and I had my faceebook account signed in to the smart TV well yesterday I got a notification that someone logged into my account it gave me the IP address the state and town from where it was logged in now I...
  4. kol12

    Update IP address geolocation.

    How do I update the geolocation of my IP address? I looked up my IP address online and my geolocation information is set to a previous address I used to live at.
  5. T

    Possible Ransomware/Virus Attack- can't find IP address (plus a non-functional router!)

    My relative's PC has been acting weird for about 5 days, with a mysterious installation of "SlimCleaner" installed. As far as we know nobody ever installed this. The program would randomly offer a "virus scan," which we never clicked on in fear of a virus activating. BUT, either somebody...
  6. N

    Ip from Mac address without being connected to internet

    can you obtain an ip address from the mac address of the wifi signal? Without being connected to it.
  7. D

    Cannot connect Mac to Windows through Ethernet?

    Im trying to transfer files from windows laptop to my macbook through a ethernet but When I enter smb://xxxxxxx my ip It gives me this error There was a problem connecting to the server “169 Check the server name or IP address, and then try again. f you continue to have problems, contact your...
  8. D

    DDOS attack and ip address

    Hello, I hope I'm posting in the right section. Say someone managed to get my ip address: would this be enough for them to DDOS attack me? Also, say I am under a DDOS attack: would this be enough to stop the attack?
  9. H

    obtaining IP address through facebook

    someone is pretending to be a friend of mine brother on facebook and adding people that she (my friend) is only just become friends with at uni, i was wondering if there is a way of finding the persons IP address through facebook. i have heard that you can use netstate on the cmd but not sure if...
  10. M

    Does installing a new windows disk assign a new IP address?

    Friend gave me a computer to use for school, I just want to know if I wipe it and download a new windows disk, will it automatically assign me a new IP address? And can you track a laptop by its MAC address?
  11. digitaldefector

    Man in the Middle

    How would I go about encrypting my traffic from my pc to the wifi router so that my search terms and traffic can't be read in case of man in the middle attack? Basically I see that my pc's name, and IP are monitored on the router, which I don't mind, I however don't want my traffic left for...
  12. A

    how to track where we can enter the ip address and serial number

    209.193.93.3 address of it using by someone
  13. C

    please help me

    How come there is a second IP address in my phone under my IP address that has an fb at the beginning like for Facebook or some shit
  14. E

    trying to get on facebook at school

    I have the ip address for my school computer but I dont know what to go on because so much is blocked I need help finding a good proxy that will help me get on facebook at school HELP ME what do I do?
  15. H

    2 different pc - one single internet provider

    Hello, I wonder if you could help me with this question. Say I have to different pc and one single internet provider. I intend to use one for regular/everyday activities and the other pc to surf the net freely, with no limitation, even at the risk of getting viruses. The two pc will never be on...
  16. W

    Tracking user's geo location from Wordpress blog

    On a Wordpress blog, Is there a way to check where comments are originating from (geographic location)? I am not the blog owner so I can't get the IP address. I have a suspicion that there's a spammer using multiple handles who is trolling. I believe I can confirm this by seeing where these...
  17. D

    how do i get ip address to play on winamp

    Hi, I am trying to play music through Winamp via an IP address, does anyone know how to do this please? Regards Michael
  18. viveknayyar007

    Google Play Store Shows My Account Already Registered After Factory Reset

    If you have rooted your device, you may have some issues with the Google Play Store. You may also experience this issue if you have frequently installed and uninstalled the apps that require root privileges on a rooted Android device. When you keep installing and uninstalling the root oriented...
  19. L

    Can i find stolen laptop with IP address or serial number?

    Can i find the laptop with IP adress or serial number? I created an account on the company page. There i saw different IP addresses. I'm not sure if these addresses are from my laptop. Any suggestions?
  20. N

    a technician (east Indian) told me he needed to change my IP address and that it would cost me 100.00 and like an idiot, I did

    Could he really change the IP address? How could I tell? I do know that I am blocked from using Firefox now. I can still use Internet Explorer.