Do you need a Ventrilo?

[EaTCarbS]

Edit: Making it private once more :P

[moosejaw]

^ ^ KEYLOGGER!!!!!

J/K. :D

[EaTCarbS]

I used the DynDNS name to mask my IP, don't wanna hand that out to peeps 8|

Plus i wouldn't mind testing out how my network handles it when 25+ people are using it, might put a website on there too.

[Tonyx]

I used the DynDNS name to mask my IP, don't wanna hand that out to peeps 8|

Just a warning: from the name you can always get to the IP. That's what the DNS does (and is required in order to connect by any means)

[Valdemarick]

I used the DynDNS name to mask my IP, don't wanna hand that out to peeps 8| Tonyx is correct, All network (ie: internet) actions rely on an IP address to establish a connection. A DNS address (ie: "something.com" or "teamawesome.game-host.org" in this case) is simply a link to an assigned IP address, which by definition is able to be converted to an IP address. Anyone who would be capable of exploiting the fact that you revealed your IP address would also be able to easily determine what it was based on your DynDNS.

One of the easiest ways to do this is to type cmd in your "run" (or "search" in Vista) box, after clicking the start button. Then simply type ping <dns address>.
In this particular case:



Z:\>ping teamawesome.game-host.org

Pinging teamawesome.game-host.org [173.58.68.219] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 173.58.68.219: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=47
Reply from 173.58.68.219: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=47

Ping statistics for 173.58.68.219:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 61ms, Maximum = 64ms, Average = 62ms
Control-C
^C
Z:\>
Security through obscurity should never be wholly relied upon to protect yourself. Every public internet service or website naturally must reveal their IP address in order to be accessible. They must take precautions to ensure that while they may be "attacked", they are able to withstand such an attack in order to continue operating. The same mindset must be had if you are going to make publicly available a service for others to access.

[EaTCarbS]

thanks for the advice :)