Just out of curiosity...

#1 Wed, 27 May 2009 - 20:46 68kMLA

...When I connected to the 'net today and went to the 68kMLA, I got a:

Code:

Information:
Your IP address has been permenently banned

message. So I'm currious, what did the IP 66.73.158.91 do to get banned :?:

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EDIT: fixed aprox. 7587346598 typos

#2 Wed, 27 May 2009 - 21:19 68kMLA

And yet you still managed to connect. I don't know what happened myself....

#3 Wed, 27 May 2009 - 22:42 68kMLA

I have dial-up. dial-up = dynamic IP. i just yanked the phone cord and plugged it back in and reconnected.

EDIT:

oh, and quinterro: According to your sig, you named your fastest computer "Slug"

#4 Thu, 28 May 2009 - 00:23 68kMLA

Well as you just said, its a dynamic IP, hence any man and his dog who uses your ISP could've had that IP. I ask...is it really that much of an issue as to why that address got banned? I certainly don't know, but in any case, getting a new IP address is simply a case of reconnecting, as you've realised.

#5 Thu, 28 May 2009 - 01:45 68kMLA

hence any man and his dog who uses your ISP could've had that IP.

I thought dogs weren't allowed on forums??

#6 Thu, 28 May 2009 - 01:55 68kMLA

I guess if you can teach an old dog new tricks (such as how to use a keyboard and mouse), I can't see why not.

#7 Thu, 28 May 2009 - 06:17 68kMLA

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#8 Thu, 28 May 2009 - 16:29 68kMLA

oh, and quinterro: According to your sig, you named your fastest computer "Slug"

It's a running gag with myself. Slug has been everything from a P3-500 to an Athlon64 3700. It makes it easy to pick it out on the network...

#9 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 - 04:42 68kMLA

Not sure if it's a related issue or not, but for the last two days I have been getting a "can not connect - user has exceeded bandwidth, try again later" message (not those exact words) and couldn't get connected even after several attempts.

#10 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 - 05:05 68kMLA

Hahahaha, good dog

stevep: Yeah, everyone had that issue, basically we ran out of bandwidth. I'm sure ~tl will explain more when he gets on.

#11 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 - 10:40 68kMLA

Not sure if it's a related issue or not, but for the last two days I have been getting a "can not connect - user has exceeded bandwidth, try again later" message (not those exact words) and couldn't get connected even after several attempts.

It's not related, see here:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10122

As for the original problem, since it's a shared IP address it was probably used to spam the forums at some point. I've removed it from the banned list, so you shouldn't have more problems with it...