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Webtips from Our Friends
Sent in by Hoyden:
Hide Your IP Address from Hackers
If you spend time in chat rooms or send messages via ICQ, Instant Messenger, etc. - then you may want to check and see if you could be giving away the IP address of your PC to hackers.
You can hide your IP address from others by turning off file sharing. In Windows 95/98...
1) Click the Start button
2) Click Settings
3) Click on the Control Panel
4) Click on Network
5) On the Configuration tab, click the File and Print Sharing button
6) In the next window turn off access to both items
It may even speed up your computer in some areas. Of course, if your computer is part of an office network you probably won't be able to turn off file sharing, but you can check with your network administrator to be sure.
Disclaimer: Advice in this column is presented as informational and is true to the best of my knowledge. Any decisions to follow this advice is your responsibility. Your computer, your choice.
