Blocking IP addresses

Yes and no. Most people have a static IP, which means that they always have the same IP address. If this is the case, and IP ban is simple. Some people, however have a dynamic IP, which means their IP is different every time they use the internet. Even with a dynamic IP, it is often the case that the user uses the same 5-6 IP's, but it can be much more difficult to ban someone with a dynamic IP.
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ok..then i have 2 more questions: 1)is there any way to find out if someone has a static or dynamic IP or does it not matter? and 2)how exactly would you go about and ban someone w/ a static IP?
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wait. what do you want to ban this person from?
-Mike

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if your trying to ban a ip address from a screen name thats irrelivant..... most messaging systems are server based rather than p2p so u are not directly connected to some1 there for it is impossible to view there ip..... if you are directly connect to some1 go to start, run, then type netstat -n 5, if there are too many ips close anything that potentialy uses the internet except what software you are connected to the person with, anything connected on port 80 is a web browser so no need to close those.

too ban a static ip is simple, download a firewall (zonealarm pro is my favorite) that lets you ban specific ips and ip ranges.

then go through the process to ban the ip (should be in the help manual)

if its a dynamic ip (anything besides dialup) banning just the 1 hes using should work since most ips are cached and most people only use 1 computer. but if you need too you can ban the whole host ip range which can cuase unwanted bans but can be nessisary.

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yeah there is and it's easy...besides the simple answer of linux, just block all incoming traffic on your router from that ip address and/or packet type.
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A general rule is

dialup - dynamic
broadband (cable/dsl/T1) - static

so, if they have dialup.. your probably screwed from any easy fixes.


- Jason

noo.....

dial up is static

broadband is dynamic but ips normally stay the same cuz your ip is chached on the dhcp server.




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what if you have a firewall?

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a hardware firewall, not a software one.

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