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[Ashley Weed]

Originally Posted by Jay H 237

Nothing really stops someone from opening multiple accounts but I believe Brandon has measures in place to avoid this. For instance if someone is banned from CD Brandon can log the IP address of that person and possibly have a "red flag" go up if another name shows up from that particular IP or he can cross reference that IP to other users. If they do open another account he can simply delete it.

If the individual really wanted to get around it, couldn't they just assign themselvel a new IP? In my apartment we are wireless, and we reassign IP's to each other to play jokes all the time. Is there any possible to way to truely ban someone? Does their MAC address show at all?

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by Ashley Weed

If the individual really wanted to get around it, couldn't they just assign themselvel a new IP? In my apartment we are wireless, and we reassign IP's to each other to play jokes all the time. Is there any possible to way to truely ban someone? Does their MAC address show at all?

I don't know. Only Brandon could answer that and I'm also sure he has other "tricks of the trade" in place that he may not divulge. As for HHSJosh's post about a certain someone (we all know who) having two accounts I heard that too. If it's true or not or why it hasn't been deleted isn't my business to get into. I just ignore that certain someone and don't let them bother me.

[Bharat Nain]

Originally Posted by Ashley Weed

If the individual really wanted to get around it, couldn't they just assign themselvel a new IP? In my apartment we are wireless, and we reassign IP's to each other to play jokes all the time. Is there any possible to way to truely ban someone? Does their MAC address show at all?

It is possible to get a persons MAC id, it all depends on the forums config... and I dont think Brandon wants to answer this question in public for obvious reasons...

Reg. changing IP addresses: most probably when you change IP addresses its in the same range, i.e. 233.25.192.198, basically if they do ban your IP, they ban 233.25.192.* , so it bans the whole range, rather than the single IP. It is not likely that two members will be in the same range...

Also, about that "certain someone", who has two accounts, I can bet that "certain some people" know who that "certain someone" really is...

I can just suggest that we stop worrying and let the mods do their jobs.. it all works out well

[Marc P.]

Originally Posted by Ashley Weed

If the individual really wanted to get around it, couldn't they just assign themselvel a new IP? In my apartment we are wireless, and we reassign IP's to each other to play jokes all the time. Is there any possible to way to truely ban someone? Does their MAC address show at all?

Technically yes, but I'd imagine it wouldn't change the external IP. If you can change your IP at will, chances are you're behind a router using NAT (network address translation). If that's the case, no matter what your internal IP is, it will always register on CD and other sites as your external IP (if you're on broadband... dial-up typically results in a different IP every time you connect... come to think of it, even cable and DSL change randomly, but are generally not under the user's control)

As a random note, to find out your external IP, or the IP that sites like CD will see, go to http://www.whatismyip.com.