Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Something firewall-ish

[J. Roeleveld]

On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 05:46:17 AM meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
> »Q« <boxcars@×××.net> [14-12-16 05:28]:
> > On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 05:02:40 +0100
> >
> > meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
> > > actually the thing is: There is a plugin called "NoScript" which
> > > constantly accesses secure.informaction.com, which is the author
> > > of this plugin.
> > > I tried a lot to block that access from inside firefox but did
> > > not find a way to do so (read: _I_ did not find... ;)
> >
> > <http://hackademix.net/2010/07/28/abe-patrols-the-routes-to-your-routers/>
> > explains the connection and how to disable it in NoScript's options.
>
> Hi Q,
>
> very interesting page...thank you!
> Its the stuff I like ;)
>
> What is the difference between NoScript saying "the access to
> secure.informaction.com is completly anonymous" and
> anyone else stating this?
> Since the access is encrypted I cannot check its contents.
> And how is it possible to send back an answer, if my
> IP-address isn't offered (that is: "completly anonymous")?

For any connection between 2 computers, both will always know the IP address 
of the other. (when using TCP/IP)

All that site does, according to the blogpost, is reply with "your IP is: xx"

There are other sites that offer a similar service and it's commonly used when 
you need to know the external IP. (Dyndns-scripts use it as well)

> Do you know anything about the other address and its origin:
>     s3-1.amazonaws.com
>
> ? It has something to do with a cloud service of Amazon...
> But what could be the origin of this one ... ?

Any plugin you have installed.
I've got that blocked in my firewall due to a large amount of SSH accesses in 
my logs.

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Joost