IP Addresses

[Trev]

What are they?

How do they work?

[SaladFingersUK]

The IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network.

Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination. The format of an IPv4 IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255. For example, 65.217.30.70 could be an IP address. Within an isolated network, you can assign IP addresses at random as long as each one is unique. However, connecting a private network to the Internet requires using registered IP addresses (called Internet addresses) to avoid duplicates.

[softtop]

go to start, run then in there type

shutdown -r

[SaladFingersUK]

think of it as your computers dialing code to connect to the internet

[Trev]

So how do the mods check your ip address?, if you log onto the site from different pc's will it keep track of them all or are they overwritten with the most recent?

[SaladFingersUK]

its overwritten with your most recent BUT, there are logs in which every IP address uve used to connect the forum are available, so if your using a static IP, and using more than 1 username, it will show, if your using dynamic IP, u can trace back to your computer ASN, and bypass IP address altogether

[Trev]

Do mods have access to the log of every ip adress thats logged in as me?

[Hoops]

9. Use of proxy services
The use of proxy servers as in those of known proxy server sites and hosting companies like layeredtech, ev1servers and others is prohibited. Although we respect your privacy, those we find hiding behind a non-normal proxy server (normal being for example NTL, AOL, BT, etc..) will be permanently banned from our messageboard.

Which could leave you perm banned.

[chris89]

Which could leave you perm banned.

:| whoops :lol:

[SaladFingersUK]

Do mods have access to the log of every ip adress thats logged in as me?

yes, shud be in their control panel or show when they search your username

[Hoops]

:| whoops :lol:

Nobody cares. :salute:

[Trev]

What info regarding ip's can mods diclose?

For example when ppl ask for members with 2nd accounts to be named & shamed surely that cant be done because of data protection?

[SaladFingersUK]

an IP address is not protected by the Data protection act, thats like saying a phone book is illegal lol

dont need to be a mod to get an IP address of sumone either :salute:

[smiffy1989]

The gun drilllaaaa sounds worried...

[Trev]

The gun drilllaaaa sounds worried...

Na ive only got this account tbh, i dont intend to do anything worthy of a ban either

[chris89]

Nobody cares. :salute:

:(

[Gazza_DJ]

Which could leave you perm banned.

what about people who use legitimate proxy servers for security or whatever?

[samisnake]

what about people who use legitimate proxy servers for security or whatever?

yeh, wen im at mi5, i mean college :shock: i have to use proxy servers