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This seems to be fixed now as I'm not getting any more reports of any issues.


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Sorry but for some reason a lot of you are getting the message that your IP address is banned. You've not been banned and we're looking into it.


If you are getting that message please email [email protected] with your ip address https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=whats%20my%20ip


I don't usually read emails but will take a look today.

  • Administrator
I don't know KidKruger . Feel free to continue to test post to this message and send any blocked IPs to the email address. I can't reply to the emails but thank you for sending them, they all help.

I tried from BT Fon with a different IP to my Home Wi-Wi and it was still blocked.


Its complecated


The Whats my IP IP is your Public IP and can be changed my your ISP


Then you have a Local IP which Identifies you. and I thought this is the one used to block users.

I'm confused.


DulwichFox

Otta Wrote:

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> Could this be something to do with CloudFlare?


I believe it may though I do not know how CloudFlare works.


The thing is you can access EDF and read posts but cannot send PMs or Post


Read more here:- https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200169616-Site-Offline-CloudFlare-s-IPs-blocked


Foxy

I had a flash message on a tablet that my IP had been blocked, but then it seemed to work. I am posting this via the same wifi connection, but a different machine, to see if there's any problem now.


Edited to say, 'and there wasn't'.

DulwichFox Wrote:

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>

> The Whats my IP IP is your Public IP and can be

> changed my your ISP

>

> Then you have a Local IP which Identifies you.

> and I thought this is the one used to block

> users.

> I'm confused.


No, foxy - your 'local' IP is not visible to the wider internet. The 'public' IP (actually your router's IP address) is what you show to the world and what is used to block you.

Loz Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> >

> > The Whats my IP IP is your Public IP and can

> be

> > changed my your ISP

> >

> > Then you have a Local IP which Identifies you.

> > and I thought this is the one used to block

> > users.

> > I'm confused.

>

> No, foxy - your 'local' IP is not visible to the

> wider internet. The 'public' IP (actually your

> router's IP address) is what you show to the world

> and what is used to block you.


So why was I still blocked when going through BT Fon and bypassing my router. ? different IP

Because I was still using the same device. ?? with its local IP ??


I which I knew


Foxy.

  • Administrator

I appreciate the efforts to help DulwichFox but your posts are making incorrect assumptions and confusing things.


My spidey senses are telling me this has something to do with BT IP addresses.

Could BT/Fon be the problem? When I was getting the blocked message I was also using Fon and my home laptop. I haven't been able to test that combination today but no problems on my phone or via the Southwark Lib wifi using the same laptop.

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