I was browsing through the screen shots on the site and I saw that it says the IP address that you are downloading it from! I dont want my IP address shown to 1000's of people I dont know! Now Im debating if I should download limewire or not.....

So does it really do this or not? I'm not so sure its safe now, seeing as I could get hacked.

Well for somebody who is too paranoic to register as a member here. I'm not surprised you're worried. Your choice. You haven't even dwnlded it yet. Oh a fine detail. That's Fine.

If you have firewall, AV, adaware & antispyware you shouldn't really be too concerned. Particularly if you use a NAT adsl/cable router/modem.

I still dont want my IP addess shown to people, it could lead to me getting hacked.

You don't know about NAT devices then? Here's how to get around it. Apply for a Dynamic DNS at www.dyndns.org. What this does is allows you to alias a dynamic IP address (e.g. 203.x.x.x) to a static hostname (e.g. test.an-example.net). You must update the settings at dyndns.org when your IP changes for this to work. Luckily there are plenty of dyndns clients which automatically updates the settings when your IP changes. Some modems/routers (e.g. Netgear DG-814) have a feature in the settings which allow automatic updates to dyndns.org as well.

What if I dont want to do that?

Oops sorry I meant to quote this.

What if I dont want to do that?

If you don't want to do that, I suggest you go to the toilet and do a greta big smelly poo!

That should make you feel better.

good advice tj, i may go and try it.

**** all of you losers. I'm stickin with WinMX!!!!!!!!

Tom:
When you use the internet showing your IP address is inevitable (the admins/mods at these forums can probably see where your posts came from). Having an updated and strong firewall, updated anti-virus/anti-trojan horse scanner, and keeping your OS updated and patched, is usually enough to get hackers to leave you alone. Unless you have something a hacker would really want you are probably safe (unless a really bored hacker found your IP.) Useing (or not useing) LimeWire is very unlikley to increase your chances of being "hacked". But if you still bent on fact that hackers are out to get you, try an anonymizing program. I reccomend Ghost or Anonymizer 2005 to you. However, if the IP's in those screen shots are not used with permission, I dont think it right for them to be displayed; I know I woulden't want mine there.

deepblue

I looked at the IP on the direct connect screenshot, the host was alive but all ports were closed. The only information I was able to find was that it was located in New Jersery, and has a Comcast cable connection. They seem to be mostly safe.

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Doh! For all the paranoics out there, you shouldn't even use the internet for 'anything'. lol See this: Sharing My Files But DeepBlue & I posted alternatives anyway.

tomk26 get your self a copy of zonealarms this will stop hacking plus you sound paro i reckon u go on to ebay buy your self a cheap pc and use that to download with limewire , this way you r not going to get a good pc hacked.

by the way in the 2 years i have use limewire ive never been hack or had any problems with my pc


tomk26 **** all of you losers. I'm stickin with WinMX!!!!!!!!

pmsl pmsl pmsl pmsl pmsl

tomk26 i offer u have music download race my limewire pro V winmx if i win (which i will) i want your pink slips "punt"

got to lol at tomk winmx is a skoda and limewire is a jet fighter

o tomk26 if u wannna get hacked try using iMESH there is no fast p2p network but it gives u viruis and the program makers(london knobs) hack your pc and rip it apart

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