Anonimity with single source of a file

[Ambush]

Since the "anonomous" thread was getting unwieldly I thought I would start a new thread for my question as no one has answered it yet. I also e-mailed Blubster tech support without a response thus far.

I can understand how file sharing is fairly anonymous when there are multiple people sharing the same file on Blubster. However, if you are the only person sharing a file on Blubster at a particular point in time, how hard is it for a third party to determine your IP?

[phalkon30]

How hard? Not hard.

When you're sharing on a p2p network, no matter what the network, your IP WILL BE AVAILABLE. There is no way to make your IP invisible.

There is an exception to that rule, if you use a proxy, but they're slow, and not everbody will be able to use one....there aren't enough out there.

[cpugeniusmv]

Originally posted by Ambush
Since the "anonomous" thread was getting unwieldly I thought I would start a new thread for my question as no one has answered it yet. I also e-mailed Blubster tech support without a response thus far.

I can understand how file sharing is fairly anonymous when there are multiple people sharing the same file on Blubster. However, if you are the only person sharing a file on Blubster at a particular point in time, how hard is it for a third party to determine your IP?

it is NEVER hard to determine a users IP if you are connected to them. even if i'm downloading one file from 293234987234 people, i can see all their IPs with netstat.

edit: damn it phalkon....i need caffeine

[crackerjacker]

go to ms dos prompt
type in netstat -r

you will obtain the information to whats connected to you
*ip addresses your connected to, all webpages you connected to, ports, etc.*
everything you connect to has to have a ip address in other words every program you run, every website you go to has a unique ip address. all this will be listed on this prompt.
remember this if you have to connect to another user doing p2p filesharing you are not anoymous.
every connection you make on the net has a unique ip address so dont be fooled by anoymous connections.
:)
the only sure fire way to remain anoymous is to not connect to the net and you dont want to not connect to the net. so that is always out of the question unless of course you wont use the net anymore. hmm

there are proxies and the same thing goes with that. their not completely anoymous.
someone will always keep a log of this.
peace

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