Banning IP's

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  • Mike Kemble
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2005
    • 156
    • 4.0.0

    Banning IP's

    My forum is by admin authentication only and yet I am plagued by those little idiots who wear incontinence pants and have bum rash and acne who consistently try to "get in" - although they cannot, they do not give up.

    I have been banning IP's till my IP section looks like a whose who of Einstein Equations.

    Q: Can I ban IP's just using the first two sections and a wildcard * eg:

    123.45* so that this bans ALL IP's starting with 123.45???

    I am getting so many different IP's and usernames its almost impossible!

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  • Steve Machol
    Former Customer Support Manager
    • Jul 2000
    • 154488

    #2
    Use this:

    123.45

    From the instructions:

    Use this option to prevent certain IP addresses from accessing any part of your board.

    If you enter a complete IP address (242.21.11.7), only that IP will be banned.
    If you enter a partial IP (243.21.11. or 243.21.11), any IPs that begin with the partial IP will be banned. For example, banning 243.21.11 will prevent 243.21.11.7 from accessing your board. However, 243.21.115.7 would still be able to access your board.

    You may also use an '*' as a wildcard for increased flexibility. For example, if you enter 243.21.11*, many IPs will be banned including: 243.21.11.7, 243.21.115.7, 243.21.119.225.

    Place a space or a line break between each IP address.
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    • Mike Kemble
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2005
      • 156
      • 4.0.0

      #3
      Yes, seen that. I have been using the "wildcard" asterisk eg: 123.45.678.90

      deleting the .678.90 and inserting *

      I will try it with the first two section and no asterisk. Thanks for your time
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