How can you hide your IP address?

Answer 1

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I will answer this on the premise that the question means, "How can I surf the web and hide my IP?" What you need is an anonymizer. This is effectively a proxy that you connect to and the proxy does the actual web Surfing, thus the proxies IP is the one that shows up as doing the surfing. Also there are open terminal servers that can be used to anonymously surf the web.

Answer 2

There is no public look up relating an IP address to individuals. Your IP is related to your ISP. Your ISP could certainly look up who has been assigned a particular IP, which is related to your cable modem, etc. and certainly law-enforcement might have access to this, but it is not generally available.
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If you are talking about hiding your IP address from a website, you will need to use a proxy. Proxies allow the IP of the proxy instead of your own to be recorded at the sites your visit. There are many different anonymous proxies such as web proxies, that you can use for free, so try a search in Google.

However, proxies are almost always very thinly disguised, and often reveal your originating IP in the headers. Websites like Craigslist, or sites that conduct a survey, for example can almost always detect when you're using a web proxy, as web proxies leave lots of clues in the http headers.

You could also try using Tor, which could prove a strong-enough anonymizer for your needs.

Answer 3

There's several ways of looking at this question but people normally mean how do you keep your IP address anonymous from the web server you visit. That is there will be no record of your IP address in the logs of the web site you visit. In order to do this you need to use an anonymous proxy, that is a server that sits in between you and the web site you visit forwarding and receiving requests that you send it So the communication goes something like this ------ You send request to proxy server, proxy server forwards that request to the web server, web server replies and proxy forwards the answer. So the target server only ever sees the proxy server address. The answer to the question is to use an anonymous proxy, there are many available on the internet. Although remember that many of the free open proxies are misconfigured or run by identity thieves ready to steal logins and passwords. It's much safer to set up yoru own anonymous proxy on a cheap VPS server or pay one of the commercial companies to use their software and proxy services.

Answer 4

IP address is the online identity of the user. Yes it is possible to hide your IP address. There are some software available which can do this for you. However these software's just don't hide your IP but they continuously change your IP address so that no one can get you accurate IP address. You can download one such software:

Answer 5

No, it is not at all required to hide or mask your IP address. If you were looking to mask your IP you could do so through a Virtual Private Network or VPN. This is just so when you are connecting to a site they cannot see where the connection came from.

Answer 6

If you are the one hacking someone, you should review the laws in your jurisdiction before proceeding. To hide your IP address while doing anything you have a couple of options. You may use a proxy server which are easy to find by searching "proxy server lists" then configure your browser or whatever software you're using to go through that address and port. Also there are web based proxies, most notably PHProxy which do not require configuration but only allow you to use http. Also you have the option of using Tor, which using a process called onion routing by bouncing the data and encrypting it across many nodes. That wil require a bit more of configuration but it is the best option for anonymity. If you are being hacked, then it is a better idea to first install and run anti-virus software on your computer and remove anything. Then reset your router by turning it off for a minute and turning it back on which will refresh your IP.

Answer 7

It is possible to hide ones IP address by proxy. At home, everyone's internet activity leaves a footprint, and records the activity of the user. To hide ones internet address to others, is done by an internet service called internet by anonymous proxy server. Numerous free anonymous proxy server exist on the internet free to use.