Randomizing IP on DSL

[THX]

"nemo_outis" <abc@xyz.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9952C6B825448abcxyzcom@204.153.245.131...
> What are you trying to accomplish? To whom do you wish your IP to appear
> different? Or, as is more likely, do you merely wish to prevent an
> association between a particualr IP traceable to you and particular net
> activities?

It's obvious what he is trying to accomplish. Security through obscurity.
You're not very obscure if you have a permanent IP address.

[nemo_outis]

"THX" <no@email.invalid> wrote in news:S1zdi.37616$1i1.30369@pd7urf3no:

>
> "nemo_outis" <abc@xyz.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9952C6B825448abcxyzcom@204.153.245.131...
>> What are you trying to accomplish? To whom do you wish your IP to
>> appear different? Or, as is more likely, do you merely wish to
>> prevent an association between a particualr IP traceable to you and
>> particular net activities?
>
> It's obvious what he is trying to accomplish. Security through
> obscurity. You're not very obscure if you have a permanent IP address.


You're only very marginally more obscure having a varying IP address that
is obviously drawn from the pool assigned to a particular ISP, an ISP who
logs exactly when those IPs were assigned to its customers (and who perhaps
logs a great deal more than that).

Regards,

[Cyberiade.it Anonymous Remailer]

THX wrote:

> "nemo_outis" <abc@xyz.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9952C6B825448abcxyzcom@204.153.245.131...
>> What are you trying to accomplish? To whom do you wish your IP to appear
>> different? Or, as is more likely, do you merely wish to prevent an
>> association between a particualr IP traceable to you and particular net
>> activities?
>
> It's obvious what he is trying to accomplish. Security through obscurity.
> You're not very obscure if you have a permanent IP address.

You're not any more obscure having a varying IP address assigned from a
constant pool of them by an ISP that logs every assignment, accessing
remote services that can easily identify you either way.

It's a fruitless goal, which you're trying to obtain by a process that
might itself cause you some of the problems you're trying to avoid. Namely
drawing attention to yourself.

Proxies, reputable privacy services, Tor, JAP, etc....

There's so many useful alternatives it's a waste of time to even debate
the issue, let alone waste time trying to actually do it.