Mousetraps?
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Baz wrote:
I am intrigued. What is this unique number my computer has that can be
traced to my house?
The numbers 80.189.195.72 I think.
Whether or not that is so, most home users go through servers that
assign a nonce number to their connexion. It is trivial to locate
the server, but only that server will have the information to tie
the nonce name back to the house. Of course, breaking into the
average server is merely an exercise left for the student ....
Could it be an ip address? (clue)
Sigh. A little learning is a dang'rous thing; drink deep or taste
not the Pierian spring.
I was, of course, talking about IP addresses. Most home ones have
been dynamic for well over a decade - and that applies to most
laptops used at work, too. I suggest that you search on DHCP.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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