IP Banning

[ShadowLeader]

I banned the IP of a user, and several others, who kept recreating accounts and spamming up the forum, but ehy would return a few moments later with a new IP address and make another account. Basically, how did they do this and how do I stop them from doing it?

I assumed it was they were using a proxy, but are there other ways as well?

[Polarbear541]

Sometimes depending on their ISP you can simply reset your modem to get a new IP address. This system is called a Dynamic IP address. There isn't a good way to stop it unless you block some of the numbers with a wildcard.

If it is a proxy and you could probably find out by visiting the IP address then you could use this to stop it: http://www.mybbcentral.com/thread-1658.html

[ShadowLeader]

And what exactly will that do?

Also, what is a "wildcard"?

[Polarbear541]

That will stop proxies from accessing your forum.

Wildcards are a '*' they mean all. (Everything)
So if you just put a wildcard in the IP block then it would block everyone.

[ShadowLeader]

OK...thanks.


EDIT: I can't download that if I am not a paying subscriber. Can I get that anywhere for free?

[Polarbear541]

Nope thats the only plugin for stopping proxies that exists.

[ShadowLeader]

Figures.

OK, thank you.