how does this work, this image that can

x_Danny_x

find your ip address and other information about your computer and internet connection

macwhizard

you can't, not my ip.....(guess what i'm using) but system & browser is correct.... i'm working on that.

Slowhand

A good firewall can block that type of scan. Something like Sygate Personal Firewall Pro, for example, with the "Stealth Mode Browsing" option enabled. Basically, it simply doesn't respond to header requests when probing for what browser, probing for what OS, etc. (Can't block your IP, though. You'd need a proxy for that.)

Webmaster

x_Danny_x wrote:

find your ip address and other information about your computer and internet connection

It probably uses the REMOTE_ADDR environment variable. Here are some example for use in SSI, but the env vars can be used in php, cgi and other web pages as well:
www.ssi-developer.net/ssi/ssi-echo.shtml

macwhizard

Slowhand wrote:

...it simply doesn't respond to header requests when probing for what browser, probing for what OS, etc.

wow, does it really work ?. any problems while using yahoo beta or any site which provides browser specific contents ?

Slowhand

macwhizard wrote:

wow, does it really work ?. any problems while using yahoo beta or any site which provides browser specific contents ?

You won't get the custom content. Other sites have issues with it, as well, such as Microsoft Update. If you browse to it, even in IE, while you're in stealth mode, the site will report that you're not using a Windows machine.