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Wrong location IP address?

Postby Tom... » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:56 am

Hey, just out of interest i went onto an IP address locater site and put my one in, it then said that i was in Brooklyn New York, but im not.
Im definitely not using a proxy, could anyone elaborate on what it might be??

Thanks

Tom
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Re: Wrong location IP address?

Postby 4_Series_Scania » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:24 am

Hey, just out of interest i went onto an IP address locater site and put my one in, it then said that i was in Brooklyn New York, but im not.
Im definitely not using a proxy, could anyone elaborate on what it might be??

Thanks

Tom


I would'nt worry about it, I've done similar things in the past and , have been informed I'm in France, fair enough, I always thought I lived in the U.K. though!  ;D
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Re: Wrong location IP address?

Postby Mushroom_Farmer » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:07 pm

IP is relevant to the server being used to make the connection. I have five different servers I can connect to, all in different cities. My IP will change when I use any of the other servers.
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