In FireFox, navigate to: http://www.hide-my-ip.com/hideip.xpi and follow the instructions to install the extension. A dialog may pop up asking you what program to open the extension with, select "Other" and then select "FireFox.exe" in your "Program Files\Mozilla Firefox" folder. Then either reboot your computer or restart both FireFox and Hide My IP. Also be sure a proxy is set in FireFox by going to the Tools, Options, "Connection Settings" window.

When you connect to the internet, your computer is assigned an IP address, which is your unique identification number on the Internet. This number may contain information about where you are located, who you are, and what programs are running on your computer. Many websites and software applications use your IP address to track and profile your online activity.

The key detail pointing to a sender's location is an IP address existing in every message headers. IP address can be used by a hacker to attack your PC or by an investigator spying on you. It is impossible to disguise IP address without using a special anonymizing service.

Your IP address can be used by malicious system crackers to attack your PC or by an investigator spying on you. Your IP address can be used to pinpoint your geographical location with reasonable accuracy, often right down to your exact street address. When you use NoDNS.org they can never find you back. Nobody.

The command <where block> will accomplish this, but it will not prevent the admin from finding out where you are from.

When Hide My IP runs, it sets your web browser proxy settings to show the a fake IP from our IP database. You will then be able to browse the Internet with Internet Explorer, FireFox, Netscape, or Opera totally anonymously. When you stop running Hide My IP, your web browser settings will revert back to normal (without the fake IP). Click to see the diagram "Hide My IP Works".

Yes, Hide My IP is compatible with all types of routers, firewalls, and home networks, and wireless networks. You will need to purchase one license key for each computer on your network that you wish to conceal your IP address on. In some cases, yes. Most of our IPs are located all over the world, causing your Internet traffic to bounce great distances before reaching your computer. If you are using a fake IP located outside the country you live in, your browsing may be slower.

Click Start, Programs, Hide My IP, then click Uninstall Hide My IP. You may also go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and uninstall it from there. Yes, however there are not as many fake IPs that support SSL connections as there are non-SSL IP addresses. To find a fake IP that works with SSL, just keep pressing "Change IP" until you are able to browse a website in SSL mode.

UPDATE: As of Firefox 1.0PR, this issue is fixed in the Mozilla codebase, so you no longer need the workaround mentioned before. Just upgrade your Firefox, and DQSD should work fine again.

for additional lists you can download them on the [http://peerguardian.sourceforge.net/lists/ sourceforge PG2 area] This section will go through some of the most common questions and problems regarding PeerGuardian 2.

To hide your host (+x mode) you need to have registered a username. After you log in to... read more...

Yes, the new version of Hide My IP 2007 works with dozens of other applications with with the Premium Service. If you do not see the program you would like to hide your IP with in the list of supported programs, you can request additional programs be added to the compatibility list.

While you are connected to Undernet, the +x usermode will change your host to the Undernet users hostname, your_username.users.undernet.org. Note that this change is only 'temporary.' If you are disconnected from Undernet, or if you /quit, you will need to login again and re-issue this command.

ProxyShell Hide IP add a functionality to configure Internet Explorer and Firefox for ProxyShell Hide IP automatically in version 1.1.0, and after you close ProxyShell Hide IP, your browsers will be changed back to its original settings. So if you use Internet Explorer or Firefox as your browser, you don't need to configure them manually. If you use other browsers, you need to configure your browser to connect to Internet via proxy server at address 127.0.0.1 and port 9000.

ProxyShell Hide IP can automatically download anonymous proxy list from internet. but you can also add proxies from file or from clipboard. To add proxies from a file, first click "Add" button on the toolbar then choose a file contains proxy list. To add proxies from clipboard, first copy proxy list to the clipboard, then click "Right Mouse Button" in the proxy list panel, choose "Import Proxies From Clipboard".

Yes, this feature is available in versions 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, and 2007 allowing you to force Hide My IP to select fake IP addresses based in the United States.

The English pronunciation can be found in Merriam-Webster's online dictionary at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=ethereal. According to the book "Computer Networks" by Andrew Tannenbaum, Ethernet was named after the "luminiferous ether" which was once thought to carry electromagnetic radiation. Taking that into consideration, Ethereal seemed like an appropriate name for something that started out as an Ethernet analyzer.

Exit Firefox. Then, from your home directory, run the command: find .mozilla | grep lock Then use rm to delete the resulting file(s).

Companies are hiding a lot of things: their mistakes, security vulnerabilities, privacy violations and trade secrets. . . People engaged in reverse engineering are a check on the ability of companies to invade our privacy without our knowledge. By going public with the information they uncover they are able to force companies to change what they are doing lest they face a consumer backlash." For current Napster users, Napigator lets users find Napster servers that aren't run by Napster Inc.