Forum:IP Adresses

is an ip:

A)the location of the computer the user is using

B)the location of the internet provider that provides internet to the computer the user is using

C)the computer the user is using.

The  Lieutenant   General  17:21, 2 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I believe it's B. -- Dragonc laws ( talk ) 18:13, 2 April 2007 (UTC)


 * so that means if a vandal gets internet from the same place as i do, and they get banned, i get banned too? [[Image:UoH.gif|15px]] [[Image:Lieutenant General insignia.png|20px]] The  Lieutenant   General  18:20, 2 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I believe so, but it may not apply to specific usernames. I haven't actually banned anyone just to experiment, so I don't know for sure. -- Dragonc laws ( talk ) 18:29, 2 April 2007 (UTC)


 * No, it doesn't mean your banned. It's sort of both A and B. Every computer has a unique IP address, but if you go to ip2location.com and put it in, even computers ten miles away will say New York, NY or Los Angelos, CA, and give the same longitude/latitude. If someone in your city gets banned, you are not banned. G ü é ß Ł ¥ -∏ é Ґ ∫ ø ñ ¥ -† <font color="#007700">ħ <font color="#00cc00">î <font color="#00ff00">И <font color="#44ff44">g <font color="#99ff99">¥  04:09, 4 April 2007 (UTC)


 * wouldnt it also mean a vandal could take a laptop that had LAN and when they get banned, just go to another network and continue vandalising? [[Image:UoH.gif|15px]] [[Image:Lieutenant General insignia.png|20px]] The  Lieutenant   General  18:33, 2 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, but only if there are enough open networks. Wireless networks usually use encryption, especially in homes and places where you need to pay, like Starbucks. <font color="#000000">G <font color="#770000">ü <font color="#cc0000">é <font color="#ff0000">ß <font color="#ff3333">Ł <font color="#ff6666">¥ -<font color="#9999ff">∏ <font color="#6666ff">é <font color="#3333ff">Ґ <font color="#0000ff">∫ <font color="#0000cc">ø <font color="#000066">ñ <font color="#000000">¥ -<font color="#000000">† <font color="#007700">ħ <font color="#00cc00">î <font color="#00ff00">И <font color="#44ff44">g <font color="#99ff99">¥  04:09, 4 April 2007 (UTC)


 * As I said, sort of A and B. C is called a MAC address, and every different electronic device made since a date that I don't know has a unique MAC address. Not to be confused with Mac, Macintosh, Apple, OS X, or any fruit that grows from a tree. <font color="#000000">G <font color="#770000">ü <font color="#cc0000">é <font color="#ff0000">ß <font color="#ff3333">Ł <font color="#ff6666">¥ -<font color="#9999ff">∏ <font color="#6666ff">é <font color="#3333ff">Ґ <font color="#0000ff">∫ <font color="#0000cc">ø <font color="#000066">ñ <font color="#000000">¥ -<font color="#000000">† <font color="#007700">ħ <font color="#00cc00">î <font color="#00ff00">И <font color="#44ff44">g <font color="#99ff99">¥  04:09, 4 April 2007 (UTC)