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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Fort Collins, CO
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help me understand IP addresses
The banning of a particular troll on the technical forum got me thinking…and I realized I don’t understand how this works. NOTE: I’m not up to anything mischievous here! I just want to understand.
I did some searching on Google, and it appears that an IP address can come from a computer, or another piece of hardware such as a router.
So I’m wondering….
I have multiple computers plugged into a Linksys router; do they all appear as the same IP address on the internet?
Does one’s ISP have anything to do with an IP address?
Couldn’t a banned person just buy a used router on ebay for $40 each time they get banned?
I'm guessing that managing banned people is an ongoing game of cat and mouse. Must be a lot of work.
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