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4 May 2007 6:47 AM
Robert Kaplan
Hello, I am a US citizen living in Germany. I have a German provider. I need
an IP address which looks like a US based IP address. Do you know how I can
set one up?

Author
4 May 2007 1:23 PM
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
Robert Kaplan <RobertKap***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hello, I am a US citizen living in Germany. I have a German provider.
> I need an IP address which looks like a US based IP address. Do you
> know how I can set one up?

What exactly is it you're trying to accomplish? Your public IP is going to
be that of your (likely German) ISP.
Author
6 May 2007 5:00 AM
Robert Kaplan
I like listening to Pandora radio (www.pandora.com). Starting a couple of
days ago, Pandora cut off all non-US registered users. So I was trying to
find a way to make their computer think that my computer is in the USA.

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"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Robert Kaplan <RobertKap***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Hello, I am a US citizen living in Germany. I have a German provider.
> > I need an IP address which looks like a US based IP address. Do you
> > know how I can set one up?
>
> What exactly is it you're trying to accomplish? Your public IP is going to
> be that of your (likely German) ISP.
>
>
>
Author
6 May 2007 6:03 AM
Gerald Vogt
Robert Kaplan wrote:
> I like listening to Pandora radio (www.pandora.com). Starting a couple of
> days ago, Pandora cut off all non-US registered users. So I was trying to
> find a way to make their computer think that my computer is in the USA.

You yourself on your side cannot change anything. IP addresses are
regionally assigned. It is impossible to get another IP address from
another region directly on the computer.

You must use a relay, proxy, or VPN server in the U.S. through which you
connect. Don't know if there is something for your purpose. There
probably should be but I guess it costs...

Gerald
Author
6 May 2007 6:38 AM
Robert Kaplan
Thanks for the reply!

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"Gerald Vogt" wrote:

> Robert Kaplan wrote:
> > I like listening to Pandora radio (www.pandora.com). Starting a couple of
> > days ago, Pandora cut off all non-US registered users. So I was trying to
> > find a way to make their computer think that my computer is in the USA.
>
> You yourself on your side cannot change anything. IP addresses are
> regionally assigned. It is impossible to get another IP address from
> another region directly on the computer.
>
> You must use a relay, proxy, or VPN server in the U.S. through which you
> connect. Don't know if there is something for your purpose. There
> probably should be but I guess it costs...
>
> Gerald
>
Author
6 May 2007 9:34 AM
Sooner Al [MVP]
"Robert Kaplan" <RobertKap***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E98590DC-1510-41DA-A8A8-7706F79D80A2@microsoft.com...
>I like listening to Pandora radio (www.pandora.com). Starting a couple of
> days ago, Pandora cut off all non-US registered users. So I was trying to
> find a way to make their computer think that my computer is in the USA.


This may or may not be of interest...

http://psiphon.civisec.org/index.html

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Author
6 May 2007 4:59 PM
Poprivet
Robert Kaplan wrote:
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> I like listening to Pandora radio (www.pandora.com). Starting a
> couple of days ago, Pandora cut off all non-US registered users. So I
> was trying to find a way to make their computer think that my
> computer is in the USA.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Robert Kaplan <RobertKap***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> Hello, I am a US citizen living in Germany. I have a German
>>> provider. I need an IP address which looks like a US based IP
>>> address. Do you know how I can set one up?
>>
>> What exactly is it you're trying to accomplish? Your public IP is
>> going to be that of your (likely German) ISP.

You could go to netfirms.com (and others if you know of them but this is a good one) and open a free web site account there.  You'll get one free e-mail address with the account.  Then POP your mail to/from your website:  It'll have a US IP that way.  I don't think it works with Yahoo or MSN, BTW; they stay local. 

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Author
4 May 2007 3:11 PM
Lem
Robert Kaplan wrote:
> Hello, I am a US citizen living in Germany. I have a German provider. I need
> an IP address which looks like a US based IP address. Do you know how I can
> set one up?

Google for proxy server or anonymous IP or similar phrases.

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