Question about IP addresses

ukulele_ninja · 07-24-2008, 07:16 PM

Can someone clarify how ip addresses work? Is specific to a single computer or to a group of networked computers?

The reason I ask is I belong to a political forum for our local government and use a work account to contact people for iterviews. I wanted to comment as an annonymous person on a topic with a different account but wanted to make sure there's no way my personal comments could be traced back to my work account.

The website has ip banned users before for breaking forum rules so that's I'm worried my accounts would somehow become connected.

**apj101** · 07-24-2008, 07:27 PM

so you want us to help you break another forums rules?

ukulele_ninja · 07-24-2008, 08:06 PM

Do what?

I'm not asking to break the rules I just don't want my work account associated with my personal account. How is that against the forum rules? The work account is mutual among our news department so my name is not on it and its not like I'm having multiple accounts.

No offense but you sort of jumped to conclussions...

ukulele_ninja · 07-24-2008, 08:28 PM

Maybe I should clarify a little farther... Our news department has a single account we all use to contact posters on this forum for interviews. If I set up a personal account, will it show up as the same ip address if I check both accounts from my computer? Or should I use a different computer for my personal account?

ukulele_ninja · 07-25-2008, 02:56 AM

Any ideas here?

ukulele_ninja · 07-26-2008, 04:22 AM

asking again...

I could really use some help here guys...

Tuffie · 07-26-2008, 04:54 AM

Use a proxy such as www.hidemyass.com when registering and using the 2nd account.

This will hide your IP.

ukulele_ninja · 07-26-2008, 05:57 AM

Is that allowed though? I figured the website couls tell someone was behind a proxy. Thanks for the link and I might try but I guess my real question is just if using two accounts on the same computer could be traceable?

Tuffie · 07-26-2008, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ukulele_ninja

I guess my real question is just if using two accounts on the same computer could be traceable?

Yes, if you weren't using a proxy for one of the accounts.

hackapelite · 07-26-2008, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Yes, if you weren't using a proxy for one of the accounts.

I wouldn't think so if you're behind a NAT router...

07-24-2008, 07:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
ukulele_ninja Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,823	Question about IP addresses Can someone clarify how ip addresses work? Is specific to a single computer or to a group of networked computers? The reason I ask is I belong to a political forum for our local government and use a work account to contact people for iterviews. I wanted to comment as an annonymous person on a topic with a different account but wanted to make sure there's no way my personal comments could be traced back to my work account. The website has ip banned users before for breaking forum rules so that's I'm worried my accounts would somehow become connected.

07-24-2008, 07:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,262	so you want us to help you break another forums rules? __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

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07-24-2008, 08:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
ukulele_ninja Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,823	Do what? I'm not asking to break the rules I just don't want my work account associated with my personal account. How is that against the forum rules? The work account is mutual among our news department so my name is not on it and its not like I'm having multiple accounts. No offense but you sort of jumped to conclussions...

07-24-2008, 08:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
ukulele_ninja Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,823	Maybe I should clarify a little farther... Our news department has a single account we all use to contact posters on this forum for interviews. If I set up a personal account, will it show up as the same ip address if I check both accounts from my computer? Or should I use a different computer for my personal account?

07-25-2008, 02:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
ukulele_ninja Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,823	Any ideas here?

07-26-2008, 04:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
ukulele_ninja Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,823	asking again... I could really use some help here guys...

07-26-2008, 05:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
ukulele_ninja Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,823	Is that allowed though? I figured the website couls tell someone was behind a proxy. Thanks for the link and I might try but I guess my real question is just if using two accounts on the same computer could be traceable?