Internal IP Address

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I did an on-line security test and was told that my "internal" IP address was
showing but that it shouldn't. How can I configure XP Pro (svce pack 2) to
make it hidden?
 
Thanks, but I'm on AOL, so apparently am already using a proxy server...or so
the test told me. It could see an address starting with 192 (which it said
was ok to show) and another one starting with 172 (which it said was not ok
to show) so I'm a bit lost.
 
Interesting. The 172 block belongs to Central Systems Design Activity, Army
Materiel Command, St. Louis, MO.

Tom
 
Ouch - just ran the test again at www.auditmypc.com and it said -

Notice! Your Private IP is 172.200.30.65 and unlike your
external IP of 195.93.21.70, this should be hidden!
Patch software found here & see our Internal IP page.

and I'm no where near the US of A!

Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
Interesting. The 172 block belongs to Central Systems Design Activity, Army
Materiel Command, St. Louis, MO.

Tom
Jennym254 said:
Thanks, but I'm on AOL, so apparently am already using a proxy server...or
so
the test told me. It could see an address starting with 192 (which it
said
was ok to show) and another one starting with 172 (which it said was not
ok
to show) so I'm a bit lost.
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Both of those IP addresses are registered to AOL.
The 195 address is AOL in England.

Where are you running this test?

Tom
Jennym254 said:
Ouch - just ran the test again at www.auditmypc.com and it said -

Notice! Your Private IP is 172.200.30.65 and unlike your
external IP of 195.93.21.70, this should be hidden!
Patch software found here & see our Internal IP page.

and I'm no where near the US of A!

Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
Interesting. The 172 block belongs to Central Systems Design Activity,
Army
Materiel Command, St. Louis, MO.

Tom
Jennym254 said:
Thanks, but I'm on AOL, so apparently am already using a proxy
server...or
so
the test told me. It could see an address starting with 192 (which it
said
was ok to show) and another one starting with 172 (which it said was
not
ok
to show) so I'm a bit lost.

:

err! internal ? nyways: you can use a proxy server.
I did an on-line security test and was told that my "internal" IP
address
was
showing but that it shouldn't. How can I configure XP Pro (svce
pack
2)
to
make it hidden?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Actually, ip getting displayed doesnt exactly mean you are vulnerable or
not secure or u might get hacked. and since urs is AOL ur ip has a dynamic
change after every interval basically its nothing to worry about. yeah they
might be tryin to get u into buying something.
 
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