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Re: [LUG] spoofing an IP address

 

Simon Robert wrote:
> I want to fake an IP address to make it look like I'm located in North
> America. This is because I have a sony ebook reader and the sony ebook
> shop is for America only, us Brits have to use Waterstones which has a
> lot less titles and a pretty crap site (easy to end up ordering a real
> book by mistake).
>
> Of course this involves windows only software, adobe for waterstones and
> a custom thing for sony. So I have windows 7 running on virtual box for
> this. Is it possible to have the virtual machine spoof an IP address?
> Then I'd be able to buy titles from the Sony shop.
> Thanks
>
> Simon
>
> www.oldhouse-cottage.co.uk
>
>   
Nearest thing I can think of is using a US proxy which will make your 
connection look like it's coming from the states.  Not managed to get it 
working myself (I was unable to find a proxy) but I believe it can be 
done with an open proxy.  I presume that the software which you have to 
use in Windows will either have an option to specify a proxy in it, or 
it'll use the Internet Explorer proxy settings.

Rob

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