I woul really like to know the basics. Thanks!
2007-02-07 10:13:21 · 4 answers · asked by HelpMe 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
you can try an intrusion attempt,but without certain knowledge you will be unsuccessfull.so stick to pinging its harmless,and legal
2007-02-07 10:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by tee_rone2008 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique number that identifies one computer from all the others connected to the internet. The number is provided by a person's ISP.
There isn't much you can do with it per se other than find out the approximate location of a person (town or city they're in) and which ISP they use.
You can send requests to an IP address such as to join online gaming but it doesn't tell you anything about the person such as who they are or where they live.
2007-02-07 18:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not much, you could use it to find a network or an online game that they are playing so you can join them, if you know how you can do illegal stuff with it. also if you are a designer of a multiplayer game you can track which addresses are using it in order to inforce rules, because you can use that to block them unless they change it.
2007-02-07 18:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
:) play online network games with em. other than that i can only think of stuff you shouldn't do with it ^^
2007-02-07 18:17:29 · answer #4 · answered by ThaDude 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋