Re: IP Address

From: Mimic (gn0rty@gn0rties.ville)
Date: 01/31/03 

From: "Mimic" <gn0rty@gn0rties.ville>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:49:10 -0000

"Ford" <dewaqr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:b1ak70$111um3$1@ID-166319.news.dfncis.de...
> Good day,
>
> My questions are concerning IP addresses.
>
> When I check my dial up IP address using "winipcfg", I will get an IP
> address such as 200.200.200.
>
> When I connect to certain websites, such as http://network-tools.com/ or
> http://whatismyipaddress.com/ or http://www.gemal.dk/browserspy/ip.cgi
,they
> all give me the same IP address, such as 250.250.250 (different as when I
> get in winipcfg)
>
> When I connect to http://grc.com/default.htm or
http://scan.sygatetech.com/
> to get my system scanned, they give me an IP address of 200.200.200 (the
> same as when I get in "winipcfg")
>
> Why is my IP address different between the various websites?
>
>

The first 3 you mention take the ISP cache server address. The second two
dont.

You might find the first 3 use something like php to get the IP ie:
$REMOTE_ADDR, and the others use some net stat type IP retrieval, but i
honestly dont know the difference on how they go about it. 

--
Mimic
"Without knowledge you have fear, with fear you create your own nightmares"