Can someone find out my place of residence, paralyze my internet or harm me in any other way without the person knowing me? I ask because sometimes I B in online games on the mobile phone, on YouTube, or even on the PS4, I talk to people and maybe "argue" with them. I just know that I shouldn't click any links or give any other information about myself.
Yep, "your" IP is easy to find out, as long as you don't have a static IP but nobody can find out your address. (If you live in Germany, it would be different in America)
No. Even if he has the IP address, it is impossible for him to find out your exact place of residence, although the city would be possible. Because even the police need the help of the internet provider to find out the customer behind the number.
What is possible would be a kind of DDos on your router. The easy way to fix this is to restart the router. Then you usually have a new IP.
Do you mean restarting with a button or cable out and in? I've also heard that B with UnityMedia it is not the case that the IP changes.
Either with the router software or by electricity. Try it, google "What's my IP", write it down, restart the router and google again to see if the number has changed.
Alright, thank you very much.
An IP address is a logical address that is often not permanent. It has nothing to do with where you live or where you are staying. What "etc." I don't know, that's why I can't comment on it. In general, however, an IP address is not a secret.
You can't "paralyze your internet" because you don't have your own internet. However, you can overload your internet connection and attack your infrastructure and that of your internet access provider. That is a punishable offense.
Your IP address does not have to be determined for others, although some platforms allow this.
What is possible would be a kind of DDoS
There's only DDoS or no DDoS. But there's no such thing as "some kind of DDoS". In addition, what many refer to as DDoS is not a DDoS. Note the meaning of the first D. It is usually a flat DoS attack. And no, a DoS attack is not a type of DDoS attack.
Then you usually have a new IP.
Be careful when rushing, as you can easily stumble. It is currently slippery in some regions. So don't rush. Whether you get a new IP address after restarting the router depends on the access provider.