hiding your internet history on a network

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Posted by kush paintings on Jun-16-2007 21:32:

hiding your internet history on a network

Im on a network with a few people I don't want seeing my internet history. I have a mac, what can I do so that my browsing history can't be seen, or is masked in some way?

Posted by Orbital32 on Jun-16-2007 21:44:

really nothing. Whoever controls the router will be able to see. The only real way will to be to create sometype of VPN to an outside computer...which then your latency will go SkyHigh!

Posted by leph555 on Jun-16-2007 21:45:

Dude stop watching the porn!

And idk any way to hide it..

Posted by nchs09 on Jun-16-2007 21:47:

quote:
Originally posted by leph555
Dude stop watching the porn!

RIDIICULAS!

Posted by Omega_M on Jun-16-2007 21:53:

See if you can browse their history. If you can't then they can't see yours. So stop worrying. If you can see their history, then check for p0rn. If you see pr0n links, stop worrying. If not, they have found a way to be smarter than you. Hope this helps.

Posted by Orbital32 on Jun-16-2007 21:54:

If the network is on a based on a basic linksys type router (home network) you will have better luck if you connect via a wireless connection. The info won't be bounced around the network as much.

Posted by kush paintings on Jun-16-2007 21:59:

It is a linksys router. And the other person is smarter than me with computers.

Posted by DJ_Eternal on Jun-16-2007 22:29:

I'm not really sure.

I thought it was only the IP addresses of the visited sites that are logged on the router, not the actual URL's themselves.

This still doesn't prevent the guy finding the URL based on the IP address, but it would make it more difficult than simply looking at the logs.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jun-16-2007 22:56:

your best solution would be something called TOR. you can get it at tor.eff.org.

Posted by Darkarbiter on Jun-16-2007 23:12:

Hey what about using proxys?

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jun-16-2007 23:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Darkarbiter
Hey what about using proxys?

check out tor. its kinda similar.

Posted by Mmanu on Jun-17-2007 01:11:

What about working when at work ?...

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jun-17-2007 01:18:

quote:
Originally posted by Mmanu
What about working when at work ?...

same thing. Tor is a traffic anonymizer. that way you can be FULLY anonymous. IM, HTTP, FTP, etc.