Friday, March 18, 2005
	8:36:18 AM   Use IP-specific addresses to counter Phishing First, let me say you can bookmark IP-specific address. For those that don't know, you type http:// in the address bar followed by the IP number of the site you want to go to. Once there, you can bookmark it. I have a number of my very important sites bookmarked by IP # - e.g., my bank, credit card company, etc. Here are some popular IP addresses: Microsoft - 207.46.245.92 E-bay - 66.135.208.89 Google 64.233.187.104 Amazon 207.171.175.35 PayPal - 216.113.188.66 CitiBank - 192.193.210.24 Also, here is a DNS tool for converting addresses from the www. form to the IP number: http://www.ndo.com/servlets/dominfo. Regarding IP address, please note that if a site is addressed by a server company rather than on its own server, you may not be able to reach the address just by putting in the IP number. For instance, if you convert my company's web address (www.keystonecomputerconcepts.com) to an IP # (38.113.20.12) and then try to go directly to the site using the IP number, you get an error page. That's because we are hosted by a server hosting service. Post by: johnnybluenote on 02/23/05 CNet article discussion: Alarm over pharming attacks: identity theft made even easier

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