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vn_nnanji
Title: Outpost Music Expert
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Registered: 2001-6-30 17:22:56
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Dear IT geeks. A question....
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I'm working on a story and I need to know something.
If someone uses a VPN to login to a company network, what kind of information can the IT dept gather from the login? I would assume the IP address although I don't really understand if that is important, can't you change or mask it? Hell I login from more than 8 different places a week.
The main point is that if someone was in hiding and they logged into their company VPN would there be any way that someone at the server itself could find out where they were?
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Scarne
Title: Capo di Scientifico
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Since the VPN server needs to send data back to the PC that is logged in, it knows the IP it connected from. So unless you use some sort trickery like logging into one VPN and connecting to the company VPN from that VPN or using some sort of anonymous relay, they know what IP you are coming from. 
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vn_nnanji
Title: Outpost Music Expert
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Are IP's tied to a physical location? Or assigned to one PC?
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eodoll
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The IT department will know which system was granted the IP from the VPN - the VPN at the company network will be like a router.
So they will know that the user "x" got IP 'y' - and every DNS query/website you use will be routed to them first - so they will see all the online activity.
edit: They can track an IP up to where it is granted from - you can go to windows 'cmd' and do 'tracert "ip"' - try" tracert www.google.com" and it'll show you how it gets from your computer to google.
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Lyken-P
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vn_nnanji posted:
Are IP's tied to a physical location? Or assigned to one PC?
IPs are tied to a physical location, not to one PC. The MAC address is associated with a specific PC.
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vn_nnanji
Title: Outpost Music Expert
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Ok that helps. You can route and hide it of course but the main point is that it could be something to be concerned about.
Second question:
Why are republicans so dumb?
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paulg_68
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vn_nnanji posted:
Why are republicans so dumb?
Because they don't have to be smart to keep up with the Democrats.
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So what's your excuse for being so dumb then? That you post on the Outpost?
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Taliesihne
Title: Wind on the Deep Waters
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Registered: 2004-2-19 04:47:59
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Lyken-P posted:
vn_nnanji posted:
Are IP's tied to a physical location? Or assigned to one PC?
IPs are tied to a physical location, not to one PC. The MAC address is associated with a specific PC.
IP's are not tied to a physical location. And MAC Addresses are associated with hardware...there's no guarantee a PC is actually involved.
For the love of god, please tell me you do not work in technology.
Badjar, rule of thumb is to assume everything on a work network is being watched and recorded. Implementation by company will vary and is impossible to determine without specifics, but generally speaking it's always possible.
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Crackdoc
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Metalface WILL be here soon.
However, I'd think logging into a company network means you have already used a password(s) to a specific account(s) and so that identifies you (pr someone who has hacked your password(s).
Cookies also use the identity of the computer user - I'd think if you have something like a cookie at your end, the other end has something also. Just what isn't clear to me, and frankly, since I don't indulge in kiddie-porn, I don't care.
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