Ip Banning

[Ansaar Media]

Hi All,

I have banned users from the ip adress butt the users can come back with the same ip-adress how can that be possible

I have do it like this: 94.212.41.242, 87.212.75.70, 87.213.1.185

Butt howe can that the users come back with the same ip adres en posting at the forum .

I use vbulletin 3.8.5.

Pleasse help me with this problem thank you.

[DataHero]

It shouldn't happen usually. Most people use dynamic IP addresses provided by their host(s). If you ban an IP address that precise (instead of using a wildcard, for instance), chances are that all the user has to do is to /release and /renew his ipconfig in cmd.

I recommend trying to ban, for instance, 94.212.41.*. However, chances are that many more (innocent) IP addresses are banned as well.

You can't -fully- protect your board from people joining, even those who're banned. Some are annoying enough to start using proxies, but I do believe there's a product (by Paul) on here to assist ion that matter.

[Alfa1]

Add the Proxy to real Ip hack.
Only ban static IPs. Banning dynamic IPs has no use.
Some sites ban all proxy IPs. There is a hack for that too.

[Lynne]

When you say they are back, do you just mean they showed up in the Currently Active Users list again? Or they registered again?

[RedHotChili]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Add the Proxy to real Ip hack.
Only ban static IPs. Banning dynamic IPs has no use.
Some sites ban all proxy IPs. There is a hack for that too.

Maybe this hack will do the trick.

I'm a member at another site that gets continuously attacked by this one permanently banned user who refuses to stay away. He apparently uses a proxy to generate a new ip address each time he registers with a new username.

I'll look for that hack and see if it'll do the trick. Thanks for suggesting it.