Can ebay see computer name?

[MOONCRICKET]

Anyone know if eBay can see your computer name?

ie if if is "MikesPC" can they see this on their end?

[agent-x]

No they cant

[MM78]

No....They can't.

[slapped]

Of Course they can,,,They can even see what you ate for lunch

[agent-x]

Originally Posted by slapped

Of Course they can,,,They can even see what you ate for lunch

And what boxers he's wearing... N how many times he wipes after a dump...

[JamesNorth101]

They would need to install software on your computer to see this. So no they cannot. Besides which it does not really matter.

[An0nym0u$]

There's no importance placed on the computer name (it can be modified to read just about anything). Why would this even be a concern?

[ZoonVoo]

to all who thinks that Ebay can not get your computer name.....:D you are wrong

[rama]

Ebay can identify your pc using many ways, computer name could be one of them.

[agent-x]

Originally Posted by rama

Ebay can identify your pc using many ways, computer name could be one of them.

What are chances of that?

Lets be realistic if anything they can get your mac address but thats about it.

How theyd get hold of your computer name and most importantly why is confusing.

[rsot]

You all are hilarious - hope the OP isnt too confused...

Computer name makes no difference.

[joesshooze]

Seriously, I am computer illiterate but know that other than internet info like IP $ mac address they can't get into your OS unless you give them remote access. Really did you see this on Wikileaks?

[joesshooze]

Originally Posted by rsot

You all are hilarious - hope the OP isnt too confused...

Computer name makes no difference.

Hilarious doesn't even come close. Sorry don't mean to be harsh but if OP even asked this question in the 1st place I wonder if they understand the meaning of stealth?

[ZoonVoo]

Hilarious or no Hilarious, anyone with basic internet security back ground, will tell you that yes they get it, I have no idea all the above are certain that they do not get in which fact exactly?!!!
Ebay, PayPal,,,etc they can roll all your computer registery in less than 1 sec.

So please before confusing the thread starter kindly advice HOW!! do you know they do not get it??!!

[glacier922]

Originally Posted by ZoonVoo

Hilarious or no Hilarious, anyone with basic internet security back ground, will tell you that yes they get it, I have no idea all the above are certain that they do not get in which fact exactly?!!!
Ebay, PayPal,,,etc they can roll all your computer registery in less than 1 sec.

So please before confusing the thread starter kindly advice HOW!! do you know they do not get it??!!

So how can they do it?

[MM78]

Oh my god....people are gonna start freaking out now!

To those who are Paranoid:
I wouldn't worry about your computer name, go about your stealthing and stop worrying about this. I run 30 stealth accounts and YET to be linked and most likely you won't be linked by just Computer Name.

[BiN4RY]

Originally Posted by ZoonVoo

Hilarious or no Hilarious, anyone with basic internet security back ground, will tell you that yes they get it, I have no idea all the above are certain that they do not get in which fact exactly?!!!
Ebay, PayPal,,,etc they can roll all your computer registery in less than 1 sec.

So please before confusing the thread starter kindly advice HOW!! do you know they do not get it??!!

You're talking nonsense. eBay/Paypal is a WEBSITE, and websites cannot physically access your registry they're running an windows executable (aka a virus) with administration privileges on your computer. Your own speculations are not considered as facts unless you can otherwise prove it.

[An0nym0u$]

Next thing ya know, we'll hear that ebay/paypal are logging keystrokes.

Like ESPN says on MNF all the time....C'mon man!

[JamesNorth101]

Tin foil hat time

[joesshooze]

This is really f'ing ridiculously hilarious. All of you including the poor misguided individuals that really don't know it's the CIA that is perpetrating this. Now I will put on my Teflon coated tin hat. Good night Gracie.

[ZoonVoo]

I never saw that insist to spread false information, so paypal and ebay do not get any info from your computer name :D .... OK, what do i know?!!! I will leave all the knowledge for you...

But if you have a website you can do this:

If you are on static, then use Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_HOST"). Then just use your Static IP Tables to do the host lookup.

If you are on DHCP, then you need to delve into Authentication Methods.Try turning off Anonymous Access to your website and use either BASIC, DIGEST, or INTEGRATED WINDOWS accounts. That will return the information you are looking for.

or if you want to educate yourself you can read this:

JavaScript Visitor IP Address and Host Name

or this ( read the comments on this page till the end please )

How to get user’s IP and computer name using PHP

or you can simply google it, its not new PHP way it is actually an old one

and finally for all who ran them mouth :D have a nice day

[jeffweico]

Bottom line: if you are paranoid about it, just change it to something generic, like WORK or HOME, or maybe Dell-User or something.