Re: Anonymize internet access

["Michael Painter" <tvhawaii () shaka com>]

This one:
http://www.hiproxy.com/rip.htm

returns:
> > Your real and public IP addresses are the same - 66.235.184.242
You are not using a proxy server.<<

which is findnot's SSH Tunnel via PuTTY.

My eyes are glazed over...what does this mean (from the above site)?

> > Note: Java IP detection will work through a direct Internet connection or a regular (HTTP/Socks) proxy server set in 
> > your browser.
Web-based proxies and desktop proxy applications will prevent Real IP detection or display inaccurate results. <<

FindNot's SSH tunnel is on port 80...does that make it a "Web-based proxy"?

Thanks,

--Michael


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Alexander" <lowbassman () gmail com>
To: "Joshua Graham" <jgraham () anexix com>
Cc: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 5:30 AM
Subject: Re: Anonymize internet access


> Joshua Graham wrote:
> > http://www.stilllistener.com/checkpoint1/Java/. While running through
> > TOR in Firefox the page was still able to get my real IP address. I was
> > wondering if anyone could explain what happened and if there was anyway
> > around that. Thanks in advance.
>
> The Java applet bypasses your browser's proxy settings.
> ~M