• Registered: 2011-03-15
  • Posts: 3

Topic: Problem with IP blocking?

Hi!

I'm having a problem with IP blocking.

If I for instance block IP number 222.47.33.132  and also add a blocking of 222.47.33 it still seems to be possible for someone with IP number 222.47.33.133 to register.  Shouldn't then all IP-numbers in the span 222.47.33.000  -- 222.47.33.999 be blocked?

Is this a bug or am I misunderstanding how it should work?

Thanks for any help in advance!

2 Reply by Grez

  • Grez
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  • From: Czech Republic
  • Registered: 2008-12-03
  • Posts: 248

Re: Problem with IP blocking?

Hi,

I just tested it on my forum, and it seems to be working properly. Are you sure you didn't misswrote the number or something?
(BTW, banning doesn't affect Administrators, so you must check forum from other browser if you are trying it with your IP)  smile

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  • Registered: 2011-03-15
  • Posts: 3

Re: Problem with IP blocking?

Thanks for quick response!

No, I didn't try it myself. It was a spam account that was created and since the browser saves what I have IP blocked before and displays it below the IP field in a "pop up" I notice that I had already blocked this partial IP number before.

Maybe I'm running an old installation, I think we haven't updated for a year or so...

What is otherwise the best way to prevent spammer registrations? Is it to install the pun_stop_bots v0.2? (we have about 30 spam accounts registered each day).

  • From: Ukraine
  • Registered: 2008-10-31
  • Posts: 762

Re: Problem with IP blocking?

hakanand wrote:

What is otherwise the best way to prevent spammer registrations? Is it to install the pun_stop_bots v0.2? (we have about 30 spam accounts registered each day).

You can try http://punbb.informer.com/forums/topic/ … am-system/ but it beta-version.