When I visit a web site, can the server identify me?

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I use EarthLink dialup so every time I connect to the 'net I have a different IP because Earthlink uses dynamic IPs. HOWEVER, a message board I post on was able to identify 3 user names that I've used over the past 2 years. They said they did it using my IPs but I know that is impossible. So, how did they identify me? Sure hope somebody can sort this out for me. I'm told it might have something to do with the subnet masking that stays the same? TIA
Anna

Posted by: Anna at December 2, 2004 08:20 AM

I know you asked that question 6 months ago, anna, and have probably either forgot about or found an answer to it by now.

Anyway, go to http://www.grc.com. Click on the Sheilds Up Logo. Then scroll down, way down, or do a search for sheilds up. And Click on it. Read this page, because it answers your question.

Then, if you want, continue on to shields up and get your computers security tested!!

To answer your question here, and shortly, from a your ip address, they can get your "reverse dns". If your ISP is less concerned about privacy, this reverse dns may contain identifyable information. The page I directed you to will tell you what your reverse dns is.

Posted by: Brandon at June 12, 2005 02:16 PM

I have a web site. Some other site such as download.com has a link to my web site. When user click the link on download.com, can I get the IP of the person who click the link? If I can, how?

Thank you

Posted by: Jing Zhao at September 7, 2005 12:05 PM

Sure. You'll normally find it in your web server logs. (Exactly where and what they look like will depend on the web server you are running.)

Posted by: Leo at September 7, 2005 12:09 PM

How do you find out the IP address of a website?

Posted by: Saira at January 4, 2006 08:49 AM

When I need to do that I just open a command prompt, and enter "ping " followed by the website's domain name.

Posted by: Leo at January 4, 2006 09:25 PM

Can you tell me how to find out who has visited my myspace page, please? Im really interested to see who has visited.
thanks!

Posted by: Courtney at February 5, 2006 03:34 PM

I don't believe myspace makes that information available.

Posted by: Leo at February 5, 2006 05:51 PM

hi I can't enter on one site it says "You are using an Invalid IP to access this site!" but I can go to all others web site.please help me what to do.Thank you

Posted by: Arijana at March 14, 2006 11:42 AM

Can you tell me how i can view who visits my page on Myspace.com.. is there a certain code i need to input..???..

Posted by: Lynnette at March 17, 2006 01:55 PM

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