IRC privacy for a noob? reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Aucturn · 2017-08-20 19:51 Hello, I'm relatively new to IRC (used it for around 1 year, now), and there are some things I don't quite get, despite googling numerous times during this year. And this last time I found this subreddit, so, if anyone can help... Well, I'm using mIRC, at the moment, if that's of any use for the following questions. What I'd like to know first and foremost is how do people get information from IPs through whois, despite the server I'm in using masks (or whatever they're called). I see people (not mods and such) quickly getting info like an user's internet provider, other nicks, and more, and I don't like being exposed like that (I swear I don't have anything bad to hide, but thing is I don't know who's on the other side and the web is full of a**holes). Apart from VPN and paid proxies, isn't there any free way to protect a bit? I know there are free proxies, but I swear I can't find a decent guide to get one to work by myself. As a side question to that, how do those people get such info so fast? I don't think they're using anything for which they spent money. Is it a feature of some script they're using or what? Any useful links? Lastly, since for now this is the only other thing I'm curious about, how do some people get back in a room seconds after getting banned? I know the trick to turn off and back on the modem, but that takes a minute at the very minimum... they get back in seconds and even brag about it. What trick is that? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- yunocchi · 2017-08-20 19:55 Hi Most networks ,while using host obfuscation techniques, will still show at least the last two parts of the hostname for your IP. In most cases, this will tell them what ISP you use. In other cases, you only generally need the first two octets of an IP address (or 3 if you're dealing with a smaller ISP) to find out what ISP it is. There are a number of resources available on the internet that contain geolocation data for IP addresses. Your only solution if you care about people knowing your ISP is to use a VPN/proxy OR ask your IRC network administrator to make changes to how their hostnames are presented. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Madbrad200 · 2017-08-20 21:27 With regards to how they find it so fast, could be scripts, could be a bot, or depending on the irc network it can be a simple /whois. Some networks (like Snoonet) obfuscate your IP and hide it completely when you're registered. For others, if you wish to hide it, you'll need to look into connecting via a bouncer service. In doing so your home IP is hidden since your traffic is being routed through a bouncer's server. EliteBNC, panicbnc and lunarbnc are all pretty good, and they give you the added benefit of always being connected even when you're away. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FluSolverson · 2017-08-20 21:36 Don't be a dick and get banned. Respect bans. I can't support giving advice on how to get around them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ChickenOfDoom · 2017-08-20 23:20 Aside from the mention of ip masking, the question doesn't seem to be about ban evasion at all though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Aucturn · 2017-08-20 23:59 No problem with that, last I was banned was due to a foreigner mod who couldn't understand what was written. And after too many people complained of the issue, he got kicked out. Also, as you see, I already know how to do it, I was just curious how people do it in a blink. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FlameVisit99 · 2017-09-12 22:14 "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear"?