IP address banned...? Whaaaaat? D:

[My Boomstick]

So here I am hitting the enter button on the Deviant Art Register form thing, and then here comes this page telling me my IP address was banned, but I've nevr even USED Deviant Art before.

But I read that I didn't have to have done anything, cause some other person ten billion miles away could be using the same IP address and got banned. Whotta way to ruin a girl's life, eh? So what should I do? Just wait it out? But I've only got one freshman year to do this!

[Equlibrium]

E-mail them and ask to lift the ban since you have never used it before. Try explaining it though

[My Boomstick]

I'm too much of a wimp to do that. D:

[Heril]

Well, if you don't do that, your IP address will never be unbanned.

So decide.

[zerod]

Completely turn off your internet modem for about 10 minutes (unplug it). You might get assigned a new IP after some time has passed. This depends on how your internet company set things up, but worth a try.

[The20]

You could try a Proxy.
This way Deviant Art sees the Proxys IP, not yours.

I'd only use that if the method zerod mentioned doesn't work though.

[Koujink]

seraphim111

zerod

Completely turn off your internet modem for about 10 minutes (unplug it). You might get assigned a new IP after some time has passed. This depends on how your internet company set things up, but worth a try.

just because you turned off your internet modem that you'll get a new IP address - it doesn't work that way mate for dial-up and broadband... rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes You only have a new IP address in your internet connection if your using Wireless coz it can detect different network which you can change from network to network (not secure) that's how it work.
Each internet connection (for home user) has its own unique IP address that's why like DevianArt website can ban and IP address permanently like what happened to Steam Angel.
For Steam Angel I reckon you tell Devian Art about your problem. What happened probably is that someone from your household has been in that website using your computer and did something somewhat. It would be highly unlike that someone got your IP information thought its possible --- (if that person is a good hacker). There are ways to change an IP address but I won't encourage it.

First of all, what?

Second of all the outside world has no recognition of your home network ip's. All of them are basically filtered into one through your router to your modem to the outside world. Yes someone inside your house could have gotten your ip address banned but it doesn't have to be wireless. Since most routers/modems use DHCP it is possible to get a new ip address from your isp. I had problems doing that with comcast (cable broadband) but it was possible, now however since now i'm on qwest (dsl internet) if i open the router and run a simple diagnostic it fails and reassigns a new ip lol (i might add that the only thing i like about dsl ;P)

[Rayquazza]

seraphim111

zerod

Completely turn off your internet modem for about 10 minutes (unplug it). You might get assigned a new IP after some time has passed. This depends on how your internet company set things up, but worth a try.

just because you turned off your internet modem that you'll get a new IP address - it doesn't work that way mate for dial-up and broadband... rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes You only have a new IP address in your internet connection if your using Wireless coz it can detect different network which you can change from network to network (not secure) that's how it work.
Each internet connection (for home user) has its own unique IP address that's why like DevianArt website can ban and IP address permanently like what happened to Steam Angel.
For Steam Angel I reckon you tell Devian Art about your problem. What happened probably is that someone from your household has been in that website using your computer and did something somewhat. It would be highly unlike that someone got your IP information thought its possible --- (if that person is a good hacker). There are ways to change an IP address but I won't encourage it.

Don't make things up, please. Read up on DHCP.

[zerod]

Don't contradict yourself. You said wireless only. Of course, if you move to a different network, your IP would be different. But it can still change on the same network if the lease expires. Often, you end up with the same IP. This is for broadband. With dial-up, you should get a new IP every time.

[kiersin]

The best answer, that is even on DeviantArt's website somewhere in the help, is that you create your account on another computer, it only bans the creation of a new account, not usage of a previously created account.