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THE MAC GOD
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Oct 23, 2005, 10:42 PM
 
Is it possible... I know that true anonymoty isn't possible as every machine has to have an IP, but what about cloning products or software? Does anyone have any experience in doing this on a Mac.

Thanks in advance.

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Oct 23, 2005, 10:45 PM
 
Simply log in to your neighbors unsecured WLAN ... and voilå, he'll be arrested instead of after you're done downloading the latest copy of the anarchist's cookbook.

     
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Oct 23, 2005, 11:48 PM
 
We've had a thread about this already and somebody suggested a piece of software.
     
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Oct 24, 2005, 12:45 AM
 
Originally Posted by effgee
Simply log in to your neighbors unsecured WLAN ... and voilå, he'll be arrested instead of after you're done downloading the latest copy of the anarchist's cookbook.

Or school. Or local coffee shop. Or local random business of your disliking. Good times to be had by all.
     
THE MAC GOD  (op)
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Oct 24, 2005, 05:03 PM
 
Riiight... well a link would be nice... I searched for ANONYMOUS and nothing pertaining to this subject came back... thanks for the insight, though.

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Oct 24, 2005, 05:10 PM
 
Originally Posted by Cubeoid
We've had a thread about this already and somebody suggested a piece of software.
It was me, I suggested this one: TOR: The Onion Router.

(Or possibly you're thinking of a different thread, but whatever.)
     
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Oct 24, 2005, 05:10 PM
 
-"I don't believe in God. "
"That doesn't matter. He believes in you."

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Oct 24, 2005, 05:19 PM
 
Make sure to change your MAC address or even if you're stealing your neighbour's wifi your computer may be logged on their router.
     
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Oct 24, 2005, 09:47 PM
 
Originally Posted by nonhuman
It was me, I suggested this one: TOR: The Onion Router.

(Or possibly you're thinking of a different thread, but whatever.)
Yes. Yes it was you. Yes. You. Thank you. You. Yes. Ok.
     
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Oct 24, 2005, 09:48 PM
 
Terrorist!
     
besson3c
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Oct 24, 2005, 10:11 PM
 
Isn't IPv6 supposed to be based on MAC Addresses or some sort of unique identifier rather than IPv4 IP addresses?

Don't know anything about IPv6
     
nonhuman
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Oct 25, 2005, 01:27 AM
 
Originally Posted by besson3c
Isn't IPv6 supposed to be based on MAC Addresses or some sort of unique identifier rather than IPv4 IP addresses?

Don't know anything about IPv6
It uses hexadecimal IP addresses that look like MAC addresses, and there are therefore so many possible addresses that it will (theoretically) provide a unique address for every computer ever.
     
bradoesch
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Oct 25, 2005, 02:09 PM
 
Originally Posted by nonhuman
It uses hexadecimal IP addresses that look like MAC addresses, and there are therefore so many possible addresses that it will (theoretically) provide a unique address for every computer ever.

From the IPv6 wiki:

Assuming a population of about 6.5 billion humans, there are enough IPv6 addresses such that every atom of every person on Earth could be assigned 7 unique addresses with enough to spare (assuming 7 × 1027 atoms per human).

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nonhuman
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Oct 25, 2005, 02:14 PM
 
Originally Posted by bradoesch
From the IPv6 wiki:

Assuming a population of about 6.5 billion humans, there are enough IPv6 addresses such that every atom of every person on Earth could be assigned 7 unique addresses with enough to spare (assuming 7 × 1027 atoms per human).

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Yes, but eventually we'll have a pan-galactic empire spanning thousands of planets with god knows how many computers and computer-like devices that are on a vast faster than light network and therefore all need unique identifiers.

I'm just looking towards the future.
     
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Oct 25, 2005, 03:44 PM
 
Originally Posted by nonhuman
Yes, but eventually we'll have a pan-galactic empire spanning thousands of planets with god knows how many computers and computer-like devices that are on a vast faster than light network and therefore all need unique identifiers.

I'm just looking towards the future.
I hope we'll be done with IPv6 by then.
     
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Oct 25, 2005, 04:30 PM
 
Originally Posted by bradoesch
I hope we'll be done with IPv6 by then.
Considering that we're still using IPv4, I wouldn't count on it.
     
   
 
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