Err, I can run ipconfig /all, no problem, and post the details here.
Pleading ignorance, is this wise? That gives quite a lot of info about my
pc.....
Here you go:
|
| Windows IP Configuration
|
| Host Name . . . . . . . . . : MEGUMI.aosake.net
| DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
| Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
| NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
| IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
| WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
| NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
|
| Ethernet adapter :
|
| Description . . . . . . . . : HP EN1207D-TX 10/100 Family Adapter
| Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-10-B5-77-E6-46
| DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
| IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.102.100
| Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
| Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.102.1
| DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.102.1
| Primary WINS Server . . . . :
| Secondary WINS Server . . . :
| Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 10 19 05 21:47:22
| Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 10 22 05 21:47:22
|
| Ethernet adapter :
|
| Description . . . . . . . . : usb-usb network bridge adapter
| Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-50-77-01-23-13
| DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
| IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 172.29.61.1
| Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
| Default Gateway . . . . . . :
| Primary WINS Server . . . . :
| Secondary WINS Server . . . :
| Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
| Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
|
| Ethernet adapter :
|
| Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
| Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
| DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
| IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
| Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
| Default Gateway . . . . . . :
| DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
| Primary WINS Server . . . . :
| Secondary WINS Server . . . :
| Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
| Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
I have just "bared my soul" to the Internet. Look carefully; there is
little useful information that you can glean from that. This is about all
that you can learn:
That I run Windwos ME. The output is slightly different for a computer with
Windows XP.
That I use some kind of routing system with private IP addresses reserved
by IANA per RFC 1918. You can't even guess at which product line, though,
because I altered the private IP address. Not for security, just for
convenience. I would say that there is no security threat by leaving this
un-obfuscated; and it would help the helpers to sort out any issues you
might have overlooked.
That I have "File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks" enabled; my
computer host name is "MEGUMI". You could obfuscate this part, if it suits
your sense of privacy.
That I have a router in which I entered a domain name. In this case, the
domain is mine: "aosake.net". In some cases, people put their own ISP
domain name in this router field; in my case, that could be "pacbell.net".
If I didn't have a router, you could guess that I was using a SpeedStream
modem as issued by my ISP (SBC); you would see "domain_not_set.invalid". In
any of those cases, you could obfuscate the domain name, if it suits your
sense of privacy.
That my LAN card is an HP Ethernet card.
That I use LapLink software.
That I still have a dial up modem installed.
No earthshaking revelations. No information which isn't a matter of public
record. No information which gives hostile entities a toehold against my
network.
As I said, you can obfuscate your computer host name by replacing it with a
string of exes "xxxxx", if you wish. Leave the rest as it is; you won't
lose anything.
