Determining real IP in various online security tests

From: LLFormat (dev-null_at_localhost.localdomain)
Date: 06/26/03

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    Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 04:41:35 +0100

    Hello,

    I was wondering why it is that not all online security scanners can
    determine my real IP.

    For example, www.pcflank.com cannot determine my real IP, but does seem to
    know that my ISP uses a proxy server. I was actually looking forward to
    seeing the results from this previously unheard-of site, for me at least,
    but as it (www.pcflank.com) couldn't determine my real IP, it stopped the
    scan.

    However, www.grc.com can find my real IP in a matter of seconds. Is it
    just a case of the scripting (if that's the right term) at www.grc.com
    being simply better than that at www.pcflank.com ? Or is there 'more to
    this than meets the eye' ?

    Thanks for your time, and for any information you might have.

    Regards,

    LLFormat.

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