URL Hide My Ip address?

[m0ore4ustin391]

Does anyone know how to fix it so when I type in my subsonic url address (mydomain.subsonic.org) it doesn't show my external Ip address? I have tried no-ip.com but it still shows my external IP address after I type in the domain.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

[GJ51]

This has been discussed many times. If you use a servername.subsonic.org address, you cannot hide the ip address as the service is a simple redirect service that does not use DNS. When you type in the subsonic name it just translates the request into your IP address and port number to send the request to your server.

You can avoid this if it's really important by using your own domain name that uses dns. I have an account through my Windows Home server the allows me to use servername.homeserver.com for accessing the remote web page of the server. If I type myservername.homeserver.com:4040 it will make the connection to that subsonic instance using dns and port forwarding and then the address line will retain the dns name instead of the ip address.

It really doesn't matter because you can reverse lookup and domain name and get the ip address so other than aesthetics, there's no real benefit to one over the other.

There are also dns services available that can allow you to buy your own domain and use whatever you like, but if you use the subsonic redirection service the address bar will always show the ip address.

http://www.selfseo.com/find_ip_address_of_a_website.php

Type in any url and it will tell you the ip address. If anyone has enough moxie to try and hack your site they would certainly know how easy it is to obtain your ip address regardless of the domain name you use. There is no added security in hiding your ip address.

[GretaCh]

For me is the best way use VPN proxy to hide my ip address, I use this one, because their service is for free and speed is fast enough.

[gurutech]

NoIP offers an option to "mask" the actual IP address. That's what I use.

[erikfig]

NoIP offers an option to "mask" the actual IP address. That's what I use.

I use no-ip for my ddns. What is the service that you use to mask the ip?

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[erikfig]

NoIP offers an option to "mask" the actual IP address. That's what I use.

I use no-ip for my ddns. What is the service that you use to mask the ip?

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Nevermind, I figured it out.

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[mhartung87]

Where did you find the setting in No-IP?

[erikfig]

Where did you find the setting in No-IP?

Nowhere, I ended up using my own domain since I run a Windows Home Server 2011 at home and forwarded port 4040 to Subsonic.

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