How can they find my IP address like this?!

I

Ian

I have been playing an online game and been banned (the reasons will remain
my secret - perhaps!)
The administrators of the game (self appointed, no democracy) claim they
have banned my IP address.

My question is this: how can they find my IP address when I run Zone Alarm
and besides, I thought I would register a different IP address on each
login? I am concerned about this because I wonder if there is a "hole" that
hackers can get into.

I use an ISDN dial up connection (128kpbs for those non UK readers) and XP
Home.

Any tips on bypassing this ban I'm under would also be gratefully received,
oh in that case I'd better tell you why I got banned! I swore a bit after
getting drunk and beaten! Now I've apologised, so don't any of you (Yes Kim
Kuttral!) come back and get all self righteous on me! Besides which, there
shouldn't have been anyone on there under 13 years, ie an adult in todays
terms!

Ian
 
Y

Yves Leclerc

They may not be banning by IP address but by game serial number and/or game
nickname.

Also, they may be banning the series of IP addresses that your Internet
service provider may be using. So, in fact they are banning everyone who
uses your ISP, not just you.
 
S

Steve Parry [MVP]

Ian said:
I have been playing an online game and been banned (the reasons will
remain my secret - perhaps!)
The administrators of the game (self appointed, no democracy) claim
they have banned my IP address.

My question is this: how can they find my IP address when I run Zone
Alarm and besides, I thought I would register a different IP address
on each login? I am concerned about this because I wonder if there
is a "hole" that hackers can get into.

I use an ISDN dial up connection (128kpbs for those non UK readers)
and XP Home.

Any tips on bypassing this ban I'm under would also be gratefully
received, oh in that case I'd better tell you why I got banned! I
swore a bit after getting drunk and beaten! Now I've apologised, so
don't any of you (Yes Kim Kuttral!) come back and get all self
righteous on me! Besides which, there shouldn't have been anyone on
there under 13 years, ie an adult in todays terms!
Click to expand...

what like this .....

81.144.76.81
host81-144-76-81.midband.mdip.bt.net

:blush:)
 
P

Paul Smith

Ian said:
I have been playing an online game and been banned (the reasons will remain
my secret - perhaps!)
The administrators of the game (self appointed, no democracy) claim they
have banned my IP address.
Click to expand...

Private property and democracy can't and don't mix... They own the
equipment your connecting too, they naturally have all power.
My question is this: how can they find my IP address when I run Zone Alarm
and besides, I thought I would register a different IP address on each
login? I am concerned about this because I wonder if there is a "hole" that
hackers can get into.
Click to expand...

Your IP address is known everytime you connect to another machine, other
wise the remote machine wouldn't know the address to end data back to.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://www.smirnov.demon.co.uk/
http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.

*Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail*
 
H

HardwareLust

Ian said:
I have been playing an online game and been banned (the reasons will
remain my secret - perhaps!)
The administrators of the game (self appointed, no democracy) claim
they have banned my IP address.

My question is this: how can they find my IP address when I run Zone
Alarm and besides, I thought I would register a different IP address
on each login? I am concerned about this because I wonder if there
is a "hole" that hackers can get into.
Click to expand...

No,there's no "hole". The server your machine is talking to HAS to know
your ip, or it wouldn't work. Every server you play on has your IP recorded
in their logs.

Now, you say but I don't have static IP, I have DHCP, and don't I supposedly
get a new address every time I boot up/log on? Nope. Odds are, your ISP has
their IP leases set to two weeks, so you continuously get the same IP every
time you log on, unless you log off for more than two weeks straight. (And,
even then sometimes you get the same number back if the server hasn't given
it to someone else.)

Basically, if they're banning by each IP, you're screwed. Even if you
switch computers, if you're only allowed a single IP from the ISP, you're
going to get the exact same number again.

Tough break. Time to find another server. I would avoid swearing in the
future, if I were you. :)

Regards,
H.
 
E

Eric

use ipconfig and renew your IP. that might give you a different IP
depending on your ISP.
 
D

Del Fredricks

Paul Smith said:
Your IP address is known everytime you connect to another machine, other
wise the remote machine wouldn't know the address to end data back to.
Click to expand...

Unless you employ a NAT!!!
 
E

E McCann

Ian said:
I have been playing an online game and been banned (the reasons will remain
my secret - perhaps!)
The administrators of the game (self appointed, no democracy) claim they
have banned my IP address.
Click to expand...

They administer a private server. They have every right to do anything they
want there.
My question is this: how can they find my IP address when I run Zone Alarm
and besides, I thought I would register a different IP address on each
login? I am concerned about this because I wonder if there is a "hole" that
hackers can get into.
Click to expand...

You have to connect to the server to play. They probably log the IP address
from there - firewall or not, that address *must* be reachable. By playing
the game, you've given the firewall permission to let that traffic through.

Any tips on bypassing this ban I'm under would also be gratefully received,
oh in that case I'd better tell you why I got banned! I swore a bit after
getting drunk and beaten! Now I've apologised, so don't any of you (Yes Kim
Kuttral!) come back and get all self righteous on me! Besides which, there
shouldn't have been anyone on there under 13 years, ie an adult in todays
terms!
Click to expand...

Talk to the admins. They may want you to stay off for a while to "cool your
heels" before letting you back on, they may not want you on at all... every
server is different.
 

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