Help with IP tracking/identification

[Shooms]

Right.... I only have a works lappy....

When I had BT bband previously I had a seperate network dialup setting/icon for it & it 'dialed' in...

Working at work I had to define proxy settings for work use and stuff like soulseek was unavailable when in work...

With NTL BB there is no 'dialer' per se - I just plug the ethernet cable into me lappy at home & I am instantly connected...

Previously with NTL I had to keep changed the IE settings from proxy (at work) to auto detect... no seemingly @ work auto-detect works too... which it never has done previously... Also I tried soulseek n that now connects from work

Is it possible (techie idiot here) that my connectivity for things like DB2/Lotus Notes are connecting via internal network but everything else (MSN/IE/Sseek etc) is connecting via my NTL network... even when I'm at work ??

Also I used www.whatsmyip.com to get my IP address at work... how can I then check to see what that IP addy relates to (work or NTL)... cheers for any helpage

 

[PlebHead]

you could do a whois on your ip addy mate, there are lots of software that can do this, but try putting your ip into the box "ipwhois lookup" on this site, that will tell you a whole lot about your ip

ip whois lookup

hope that helps shoomy mate

 

[Shooms]

Cheers plebby

 

[cam]

Right.... I only have a works lappy....

When I had BT bband previously I had a seperate network dialup setting/icon for it & it 'dialed' in...

Working at work I had to define proxy settings for work use and stuff like soulseek was unavailable when in work...

With NTL BB there is no 'dialer' per se - I just plug the ethernet cable into me lappy at home & I am instantly connected...

Previously with NTL I had to keep changed the IE settings from proxy (at work) to auto detect... no seemingly @ work auto-detect works too... which it never has done previously... Also I tried soulseek n that now connects from work

Is it possible (techie idiot here) that my connectivity for things like DB2/Lotus Notes are connecting via internal network but everything else (MSN/IE/Sseek etc) is connecting via my NTL network... even when I'm at work ??

Also I used www.whatsmyip.com to get my IP address at work... how can I then check to see what that IP addy relates to (work or NTL)... cheers for any helpage

Start \ run \

type in CMD and press enter

type in ipconfig

hit enter, that will tell you all the IP addresses

you can also try ipconfig /all ( notice the space between g & / )

But i cant see the problem if you have access to things now that you never used to

As for you connecting through your home connection at work its not possible cause the DHCP server assigns your IP address ( this would be done by NTL ) and it is then pointed at your house via the exchange ( in layman terms lol )

hope this helps fella