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I receive hundreds of tech questions every week and they tend to vary quite a bit. But some topics just seem to come up time and again.
One of those recurring topics involves the potential danger of certain people discovering your IP address.
While I usually don’t worry all that much about folks discovering my IP address, there are times when it does pay to keep it a secret if at all possible. [Read more…]
Question from Bill P.: I was reading the manual that came with my new IP camera and it referred to both public IP addresses and private IP addresses.
I got the camera working just fine but now I’m curious about the difference between public and private IP addresses.
Can you clear it up for me?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from (name withheld by request): I hope you can help me Rick. Someone is sending me threatening emails, and it has me worried.
I’m pretty sure it’s my ex-boyfriend because he mentions things in the emails that only he should know about. The thing is, I don’t recognize the email address.
Is there any way to trace the IP address from the email headers and find out where the emails are being sent from?
Question from Kailey.: I need help, Rick.
Someone I don’t even know sent me a message on Facebook. He said he has my IP address and he’ll use it to get me into trouble if I don’t agree to accept his friend request.
I don’t know this man and I don’t want to become his friend. What kind of trouble can he cause for me if he really does know my IP address?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]