whats an IP address?

[Xen]

well, I 'm curious, its one of those words you hear all the time, but no definition is ever given...

also, considering that you get banned for a computer having multiple loggons, dose that mean my brother would have to get onto another computer (my familly is fortunate enough to have multiple computers, but the others are macs, while mines a PC...)
or would that not be a seperate IP?

 

[Xen]

also, could some kind mod correct the spelling of the tile of the thread....

 

[CivCube]

It's the numbered address that your computer goes by when it connects online. Kind of like your home address.

A good site for finding your IP is http://www.whatismyip.com/

 

[sabo]

IP = Internet Protocol

 

[china444]

To answer your question, I think he'd have to go on a different computer.

 

[Turner]

I'm sure that if the situation was explained to the mods they would be understanding that there were two accounts tied to the same IP. Likewise, if you're behind a company firewall, and the one IP shows up for more than one account.

AOL has dynamic IP addresses, and I have a semi-static IP through road runner. It changes about once a month or so. But I've never tracked it, so I'm not sure on the frequency of change.

 

[Dell19]

Traditionally IP banning is a last resort and usually just your account would be banned. As in general IP addresses vary, so a range of them would have to banned and this would mean other people with the same ISP could be banned as well. Or thats how I understand it anyway...

 

[anarres]

Originally posted by Xen
also, considering that you get banned for a computer having multiple loggons, dose that mean my brother would have to get onto another computer (my familly is fortunate enough to have multiple computers, but the others are macs, while mines a PC...)
or would that not be a seperate IP?

TF has stated in the past that you can ask him for permission to hold 2 CFC accounts at the same PC for 2 seperate people. There is at least 1 instance of this already.

 

[Grille]

I would have guessed that a membership is not associated/identified with the (current) IP address in the first place. IP-tracing (banning) would restrict a banned user from logging on or register from a certain machine/(local)network/country (depending on the IP part that gets blocked).
Btw, rumours say that Norway as a whole was blocked once from CFC (specific country address was sorted out... ).

Basically, the IP address identifies your computer, so one could access a specific machine by telnet or ftp, for example.

 

[Padma]

Originally posted by Grille
Btw, rumours say that Norway as a whole was blocked once from CFC (specific country address was sorted out... ).

That was a case where a user had a dynamic IP - his server assigns a new IP every time he logs on. He was creating DLs and spamming up the place with foul language and other nasty stuff. To block him, we had to ban his entire ISP, which was apparantly the most widely used in the country!

We kept the ban for as short a period as we dared; just long enough to convince him he wasn't going to be allowed back (we hope).

 

[Aphex_Twin]

IP stands for Internet Protocol. Every computer connected to the internet has a unique adress (or at least unique sub-IP).

It's very easy to find your IP without visiting some web site.

You click the START button then RUN
You type in winipcfg

There you will get your IP adress, subnet mask and default gateway (the adress of your ISP IIRC)

 

[anarres]

Originally posted by Aphex_Twin
You click the START button then RUN
You type in winipcfg

This is only for the DOS based versions of windows (95,98,ME).

In the NT series (NT3.51,NT4, Win2000, WinXP) the command is IPconfig.

 

[col]

Its also possible, given an IP address and the right tools , to track down where the computer is, in some cases.....

 

[Xen]

well, all this info is well and dandy- but it dosnet really answer the question...

well, now I know that "IP" stands for "internet protocall" but why?

 

[Lefty Scaevola]

"dose that mean my brother would have to get onto another computer "
Mulitiple logons at one address would depend on the snior logons crdibility and how getting advance persmission for Thunderfall.

 

[Lefty Scaevola]

Originally posted by Padma
That was a case where a user had a dynamic IP - his server assigns a new IP every time he logs on. He was creating DLs and spamming up the place with foul language and other nasty stuff. To block him, we had to ban his entire ISP, which was apparantly the most widely used in the country! We kept the ban for as short a period as we dared; just long enough to convince him he wasn't going to be allowed back (we hope).

He been back once or twice since then, and even with a static address, proxy servers are available. The main defense is that the recidivist has to create both a new email addres and a log, which take about 5 times the effort that it takes a moderator to ban him.

 

[Archer 007]

Originally posted by Padma
That was a case where a user had a dynamic IP - his server assigns a new IP every time he logs on. He was creating DLs and spamming up the place with foul language and other nasty stuff. To block him, we had to ban his entire ISP, which was apparantly the most widely used in the country!

We kept the ban for as short a period as we dared; just long enough to convince him he wasn't going to be allowed back (we hope).

I dont remember this. What was this poster's name? Considered famous? What part did he cauuse problems in?

 

[Bootstoots]

When was the most recent time Toecutter came back? I remember hearing about the incident shortly after I joined CFC, but has he come back under different logins after that?

 

[Cedric Greene]

Originally posted by Xen
well, all this info is well and dandy- but it dosnet really answer the question...

well, now I know that "IP" stands for "internet protocall" but why?

The internet protocol address is how you "surf" over the internet. Whenever you go to a site such as civfanatics.com a request is sent to your DNS (Dynamic Name System or something) Server which has a list of most of the names and their corralating IP address which you then connect to. Every connection to the internet has an ip address to be able to communicate in this way.

 

[Turner]

DNS is Domain Name Server(Service). Just FYI.