IP and HAcking

[myth465]

ya is it possible to be hacked when your pcs behind a routor

also if im behind a router do i still need zone alrams



last thing is im on road runner and i was wondering how would i change my ip address

[mnosteele52]

Anything is possible but a hardware firewall that is built into a router is much more secure than a software firewall such as Zone Alarm. The only downside to a hardware firewall only is that is does not alert you to out going data but it blocks incoming attacks better. Look here (http://www.howstuffworks.com/firewall.htm) for some good information on how firewalls work.

P.S. I use a router without any software firewall.;) :)

[TonyT]

ya is it possible to be hacked when your pcs behind a routor

post your IP address! (don't)

Yes, it is possible.

[myth465]

thanks but how would i go about changing my ip

[mnosteele52]

Your IP address is assigned by your ISP.:)

[myth465]

ya but i thought road runner changed every now and then

someone said sometimes u get assigned the same ip when u unplgu

im ganna unplug over night to slove this one so the ip gets assigned to someone else

[mnosteele52]

That's not how it works. Your ISP assigns your IP and changes it when they want to change it, just because you unplug your modem doesn't mean you are going to be assigned another IP address.:)

[myth465]

guess i will just wait it out and use megaproxy

[mnosteele52]

Proxy servers slow you down, what are you trying to accomplish?:)

[myth465]

well i had a backdoor on my pc for a while and i just got it

off

also i think a user from a certain forum is hacking me and i just wanna see if there are any messages about it but i know they log ips on the \boards and such

[mnosteele52]

You mean a trojan? Just make sure you have a good antivirus app that is continuosly scaning your pc and do weekly scans and you should be fine. My suggestion is use Norton Antivirus.:) :D

[myth465]

Originally posted by mnosteele52
You mean a trojan? Just make sure you have a good antivirus app that is continuosly scaning your pc and do weekly scans and you should be fine. My suggestion is use Norton Antivirus.:) :D

main problem is my pc freezes with AV scanning all the time i have fsecure which is supposed to be the bes t

[Jon]

Try changing you NIC, if you are running a linksys, change to a 3comm.

A different MAC address should get you a different IP.