Attack over a public IP

So far, all the attacks we have done are on the local network. This requires you, the hacker, and the victim to be connected to the same network. This will likely not be the case for a lot of attack scenarios. This is where a public IP comes into play. We have already learned about public and private IP addresses while discussing an introduction to networking. In order to create a successful attack, we need to know the public IP of the hacker. On the hacker machine, you can find your public IP by going to google.com and typing my public ip and this will display your public IP address provided you are not using any VPN or network masking schemes. It will be a similar 32-bit address, which is provided to you by your ISP. My public IP is 31.38.10.X. The last 8 bits are masked due to privacy issues. Your IP will be different depending on where you live. It should not be very difficult to find. Once you have your public IP address, go to the victim program and instead...