IP issue

[wobbly]

So is the answer to make this site accessible to confirmed members only - we did this on the EngMod 2T Users FB page to keep the wankers ( and bots ) out.

[husaberg]

I block many non NZ IPs to stop the server from being overwhelmed from literally tens of thousands of bots

SM Would it be possible to only auto block ips from non members without posts?

[SpankMe]

SM Would it be possible to only auto block ips from non members without posts?

Your IP changes every time you connect to the net, so not possible

[ApolloMotoMoto]

I block many non NZ IPs to stop the server from being overwhelmed from literally tens of thousands of bots

Yep, I kind of assumed it was an IP-Range ban

No worries, TOR works just fine for me.

[husaberg]

Your IP changes every time you connect to the net, so not possible

I'll add that to the list of stuff i clearly didn't know, i always thought that's why people used proxy's and how you tracked people?

[wobbly]

Here is Neels latest reply to me.
" I had this issue before with another site. The service provider blocks a block of IP addresses because some of them in that group is used for denial of service attacks or other types of IP crime. It was solved by the sysadmin manually unblocking my specific IP address.
Kind regards
Neels

[wobbly]

Neels blocked IPv4: 197.89.155.249 if that can be checked please.

[SpankMe]

Neels blocked IPv4: 197.89.155.249 if that can be checked please.

IP now allowed.

[ApolloMotoMoto]

IP now allowed.

Thank you!

[wobbly]

Neels has just contacted me saying he is still blocked - connection times out.

[neels]

Thanks for the information. All of this is above what we as moderators can access, I have asked the site admin to look into it and there is no IP ban on Neels. I will try to bring it to the attention of the site owner to see if he can shed some light on it. Thanks.

I've just seen this thread, and making a wild assumption that it's referring to my account can confirm I've not had any issues accessing KB, have been popping in and out from various places without a problem. So don't go digging too hard for a problem that might not exist.

I did get a random email for a reset which seemed a bit odd as I hadn't asked for it, thought maybe it could have been a system whoopsie, but did a couple of things in case someone had got their hands on things they shouldn't have.

Perhaps there is fuckery afoot....

[SaferRides]

I had similar problems a few years ago using Gmail with a .org domain as some emails I sent were being blocked. I changed to another domain registrar and the problem went away.

There's a lot going on out there that we know nothing about!

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[Gremlin]

I'll add that to the list of stuff i clearly didn't know, i always thought that's why people used proxy's and how you tracked people?

Fair chunk to unpack (none of this is specific to Kiwibiker, speaking as an IT admin instead). Some people, especially at work, will have fixed public IPs - I have two myself and have had them for years, but I work for the company that provides the internet, so I could also change it if I wanted. Most residential will be dynamic (their home router address changes over time), so ISPs will allow you to pay or request a fixed IP. CGNAT where you don't even have a public IP address is a whole other topic.

All IP addresses have geolocation tags, ie, we have a fair idea of where in the world an IP address will be. We use this for blocking access in firewalls etc, eg, only NZ can connect to the company VPN. What can happen from time to time is a block of addresses gets re-classified to be in another country (and affect access to services). Common issue we run into is people run up a public VPN service, and now they present as the US for example and can't access company services. Turn that off, and they can. Endpoint protection can also prevent the use of proxies to prevent anyone circumventing restrictions - you don't ordinarily need these for legit services. Most common is watching something somewhere else in the world that's georestricted (like a UK show etc).