brianK

I have just reinstalled Windows on my computer and was astonished by the fact that even though I had deleted my partitions and formatted my HD, when I did a google maps check on firefox, I was directly connected to the same location I was usually redirected to. That is Denmark Hill in London.
How is that possible?
My provider gives me different IPs so I doubt that the google maps website could have recognized my computer. (Or maybe through my ethernet card number?)
Any ideas why this happens?
Thanks.

g25racer

Mac address maybe? I doubt it though

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brian

well the ip stays the same for a while (1-2 days) so that could be it.

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