All ya gotta do is use another computer or have your ISP change it. Seems so simple (to me) to get around and I thought of it immediately.
2007-11-19 02:05:31 · 10 answers · asked by Football girl 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
If you got more than one computer available then you have more than one IP available. In addition you can use a library, internet cafe, school, etc. The block, as someone said, is a mere inconvenience.
2007-11-19 02:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by Cal A 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
While this is possible, it is not very likely in most residential connections. This is because the out-facing IP address, the one that is being blocked is associated to your broadband (cable/DSL) modem. more specifically, to its MAC address. Your assuming that the ISP's DHCP services will see a different MAC address and assign it a NEW IP address if you swap machines. As long as your modem is the same.. ain't gonna happen. If you had a dedicated connection to your ISP (like a T1) this might work but that kind of connection is typically provided a static IP that you would have to get the ISP to change for you. Since that is usually associated with a domain registration... not going to be a quicky either.
2007-11-19 02:40:59 · answer #2 · answered by HaqDeluxe 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thinking IP blocking is a "final" solution is very naive. Users can use proxy servers, another persons computer, or change the IP (generally via help from their ISP). Generally blocking the IP address is just one of several tools to be used in blocking a particular connection. Other options include blocking a user login and requiring verifiable information (credit card, email challenge, postal message, etc...) to block new account creation. None of these are perfect but they do help by putting extra burden on those the IP block is intended for.
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Party Time - I think you may be a bit confused about the different IP addresses. Internal to your home network (for typical networks), each system connected to your router will be assigned an IP address by the DHCP server function of your router (often with a number range of 192.168.1.x). This IP address is only accessible inside your home network. Your router has both an internal and external IP address and handles communication between the internal network and the Internet (via your ISP). The external IP address from your ISP is the one that websites would block, not the internal schema (the website doesn't know anything about your network beyond the router).
Oh, you can't easily change your router's external IP address. Sure you can go to the router configuration page and ask it to renew the IP address from the DHCP pool but most configurations don't give you a different number. DHCP servers are configured to "lease" an IP address to a particular MAC address (unique number on network hardware) for approximately one week. You would need to disconnect your cable modem for a period longer than the DHCP lease period defined by your ISP. It might be easier to contact your provider and ask them to force a lease expiration.
2007-11-19 02:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by Jim Maryland 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
That's logical of course. But there are not many people who will keep on changing their IP address once they messed up on some website. If you were building a website, i am sure you would include an IP blocking algorithm to block offensive users
2007-11-19 02:13:40 · answer #4 · answered by Violet hill 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's more of a hassle than anything. It depends on how much you know about computers, it seems easy to you but there is a lot of people out there that have little to no understanding of how the Internet works.
2007-11-19 02:16:07 · answer #5 · answered by Alexis R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
or....
just use one of the many proxy changing software out there that are free and it changes or masks you IP address giving you a new one every few mins. A little more easy, you wont have to leave your pc. The software does all the work. .....
2007-11-19 02:14:08 · answer #6 · answered by arch_angel21@sbcglobal.net 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
^^^^^not true. I got three connections in my house all tied to one router. Its the computer that has the IP, not the connections. I have 2 computers running in my house, sometimes 3, and they all got separate IP addresses, using the same router and connections.
2007-11-19 02:48:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I really don't know. I'm guessing cause they don't know as much about things as they think they do.
2007-11-20 02:01:25 · answer #8 · answered by Joe S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cuz they think they know everything?
2007-11-20 06:51:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can change it yourself in a matter of seconds....
2007-11-19 03:20:21 · answer #10 · answered by iisjman07 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋