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Topic: Authorization IP address is different than what I'm using.. Please HELP! (Read 257 times)

legendary
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The authorization email is showing a different address than mine (says it's from Canada. I'm in US) but when I searched the IP address it's showing the location is within my zip code. (10 blocks away).  I've tried to log on a few times and it keeps showing the same IP add. If anyone can please guide me as to what should I do next, I would really appreciate it!?   And has this happened to anyone else?

That is your proxy IP address. It is suppose to protect you from hacker attacks. You are not being attacked. Next time study a little about local area network. This is simply the basic setup to protect you from attacks. Please study. You don't even know that your network is protecting you from malicious attacks.

This will make sense, as I've tried also when I visit this sites https://ipinfo.io/ and https://www.whatismyip.com/ I get the same IP address but when I tried to open windows cmd->"ipconfig/all" (command) I get a different IP address. So the post above might be right.

The IP address you see when running "ipconfig /all" in the windows command shell is the IP address of your system within your local area network, ie. the one with which you are connected to your router. This IP address is usually something like 192.168.*.*. and different from the public IP address that is facing the internet, ie. the outward facing IP address of your router. Your private home network is separated from the public network that is the internet, which is the reason why your PC has a different IP address than is visible from the internet. A "proxy" is something slightly different, but the intent is the same.

However I think the reason why OP was worried is not that his local IP differed from his public IP, but rather because the geolocation setup of whatever site OP is using mistakenly put him in the wrong country.
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The authorization email is showing a different address than mine (says it's from Canada. I'm in US) but when I searched the IP address it's showing the location is within my zip code. (10 blocks away).  I've tried to log on a few times and it keeps showing the same IP add. If anyone can please guide me as to what should I do next, I would really appreciate it!?   And has this happened to anyone else?

That is your proxy IP address. It is suppose to protect you from hacker attacks. You are not being attacked. Next time study a little about local area network. This is simply the basic setup to protect you from attacks. Please study. You don't even know that your network is protecting you from malicious attacks.

This will make sense, as I've tried also when I visit this sites https://ipinfo.io/ and https://www.whatismyip.com/ I get the same IP address but when I tried to open windows cmd->"ipconfig/all" (command) I get a different IP address. So the post above might be right.
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The authorization email is showing a different address than mine (says it's from Canada. I'm in US) but when I searched the IP address it's showing the location is within my zip code. (10 blocks away).  I've tried to log on a few times and it keeps showing the same IP add. If anyone can please guide me as to what should I do next, I would really appreciate it!?   And has this happened to anyone else?

That is your proxy IP address. It is suppose to protect you from hacker attacks. You are not being attacked. Next time study a little about local area network. This is simply the basic setup to protect you from attacks. Please study. You don't even know that your network is protecting you from malicious attacks.
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This is something which is normal when it comes to IP addresses, as the ISP you're using to get internet from may have servers and such in the US instead of Canada. This would be why the IP would be coming up as being in the US, makes sense if that's the only issue.

Look up, "What is my IP" then compare, make sure to do this on the same device you're trying to sign in on though not a cellular or something along those lines which is connected to 3g or 4G.
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The authorization email is showing a different address than mine (says it's from Canada. I'm in US) but when I searched the IP address it's showing the location is within my zip code. (10 blocks away).  I've tried to log on a few times and it keeps showing the same IP add. If anyone can please guide me as to what should I do next, I would really appreciate it!?   And has this happened to anyone else?

1) Go here: https://www.whatismyip.com/

2) Compare the displayed IP address to the IP in the authorization email you get


Is it the same IP address?

Yes it is => Don't worry, you're fine, it was your IP address all along

No it's not => Time to change your passwords
This was I supposed to say check your ip by the use of the site given above sometimes it does give some dynamic ip. The thing here is that it does shows another country which would really be quiet odd if theres an authorization email that shows another IP location. Just come to think off that if you are not requesting such thing on the time of that checking that authorization email then someone do have your password.For now the best move to do is to changed password on that account because someone known already the access.Good thing that email verification stopped him.

But if you get an email authorization always when the time you logged in on that account, I guess there's no way to be worried. But if you still doubting and then change your password for good and try to check the ip address when you log in again after password changed.
I guess you're referring to blockchain.info wallet am I right? If not then will you post it here,
legendary
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The authorization email is showing a different address than mine (says it's from Canada. I'm in US) but when I searched the IP address it's showing the location is within my zip code. (10 blocks away).  I've tried to log on a few times and it keeps showing the same IP add. If anyone can please guide me as to what should I do next, I would really appreciate it!?   And has this happened to anyone else?

1) Go here: https://www.whatismyip.com/

2) Compare the displayed IP address to the IP in the authorization email you get


Is it the same IP address?

Yes it is => Don't worry, you're fine, it was your IP address all along

No it's not => Time to change your passwords
This was I supposed to say check your ip by the use of the site given above sometimes it does give some dynamic ip. The thing here is that it does shows another country which would really be quiet odd if theres an authorization email that shows another IP location. Just come to think off that if you are not requesting such thing on the time of that checking that authorization email then someone do have your password.For now the best move to do is to changed password on that account because someone known already the access.Good thing that email verification stopped him.
legendary
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The authorization email is showing a different address than mine (says it's from Canada. I'm in US) but when I searched the IP address it's showing the location is within my zip code. (10 blocks away).  I've tried to log on a few times and it keeps showing the same IP add. If anyone can please guide me as to what should I do next, I would really appreciate it!?   And has this happened to anyone else?

1) Go here: https://www.whatismyip.com/

2) Compare the displayed IP address to the IP in the authorization email you get


Is it the same IP address?

Yes it is => Don't worry, you're fine, it was your IP address all along

No it's not => Time to change your passwords
legendary
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The authorization email is showing a different address than mine (says it's from Canada. I'm in US) but when I searched the IP address it's showing the location is within my zip code. (10 blocks away).  I've tried to log on a few times and it keeps showing the same IP add. If anyone can please guide me as to what should I do next, I would really appreciate it!?   And has this happened to anyone else?

What web site are you taking about?  Th forums?
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The authorization email is showing a different address than mine (says it's from Canada. I'm in US) but when I searched the IP address it's showing the location is within my zip code. (10 blocks away).  I've tried to log on a few times and it keeps showing the same IP add. If anyone can please guide me as to what should I do next, I would really appreciate it!?   And has this happened to anyone else?
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