So yeah, the server randomly decided to IP ban me from all of RV, reset my IP once, then last night, the server did it again and I had to reset my IP again.

I know Glode and already knows about this, along with Sammy and whoever else it has happened too (Sarah I think? And maybe Penguinguy. I saw Monk mention he'd been having trouble getting on), but I noticed that both times it's happened to me the banning was preceded by me trying to do something in chat. Occurrence 1 happened when I tried to use a command for chat mafia, and occurrence 2 when I tried to ring the bell. So I'm hoping that might give some clues to the problem.

Also, I'm wondering if it might be smart to alert people about this and let them know how to get around it. It's pretty simple for Vista, and once someone banned as such can get here with a proxy, it would be nice to show them how to fix the problem.
I'd go about writing that up (for Windows at least), but would there be any concerns about people using this to learn in advance how to pass *actual* IP bans?

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That *ïs* indeed interesting information...

Now we at least have some clue how exactly this is happening.

And no, there wouldn't be any concerns in you saying so. IP bans are sort of useless nowadays anyway. Only for cases where a certain server is connecting to us all the time they'd be useful. But we have other defences in place for that already.

EDIT: perhaps one of those functions is resulting in an endless loop, which then gets detected by the server - which then blocks you out. Hmm...

Greetings,
Glodenox

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Is this the same thing that's been happening to me for the last week? If so I've been using a Proxy the whole time. Yesterday, I did what reggie said in Muffin's topic, and that worked for a day, but it's back to not working today...

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I haven't tried what's in Muffin's topic.

What's worked for me, is:
Make sure any connections you use are functioning (For me, ethernet plugged in and wireless connected)
Open the Command Prompt (Run as an administrator)
Type ipconfig/release and press enter
Type ipconfig/renew and press enter

Should reset your IP to one the server hasn't deemed unwanted.

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Actually, that would only reset the IP your computer has in your private network (you know, the intranet), and even then it may not depending on router settings

Though if your computer is directly connected to the internet (no router or anything) and you have a dynamic IP, I guess it may work, but I'm not sure about that

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It's worked for me twice now, so I don't question it.

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Actually, this started happening to me too, but it stopped now.
Steely, did this start around Thanksgiving for you? Because when Thanksgiving came around, RV didn't work for me, couldn't use it for a while, and then decided to use a proxy. Now that Hiker changed something I need a proxy no longer and RV finally works.
EDIT: forgot to say, thank you very much Hiker :glad:!

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~Boa~ wrote:

Eastgotenks wrote:

Back in the day we were damned lucky to get 30k xp an hour. I remember I trained to level 100 in rsc, back when it meant something at average of 25k xp an hour.

And we walked fifteen miles to the varrock bank in the snow without shoes or socks, uphill both ways!

Frank 3.14 wrote:

I had a dream where Sah launched a one man terrorist attack all over the internet shutting down over 80% of all the websites in the world and I was literally inside the internet, in my own body watching the updates as if the internet is something a person can exist in. IE virtual reality?

Oh yeah, the Internet is a room at night with hills and Weeping Willows. True story.

Yes RV died for me too. I was so sad. I couldn't see the site at all, though I did have a couple RVer post for me.

THANKS HIKER!

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Ah, Peng think you could check out my sig request. And on my dads laptop, the Reach trailer was slow. This might help somehow. Perform a viruz scan?

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Topsummoner wrote:

Riptide wrote:

I used to get you and J@n mixed up. Except your funnier. And nicer. Happy 21st bro!

Oh man Jan, you just got zinged by Riptide. How much does THAT suck?

Well, statistically speaking, slightly more than a giant suckusaur. A dire one.

PenguinGuy wrote:

Lets see if I remember how to play...

EX REX IS MAFIA SCUM FOURTHVOTER UNVILLAGE BLAH BLAH BLAH SCUM BLAH WINE IN FRONT OF ME BLAH BLAH META GAME BLAH BLAH BLAH SMELLS OF ELDERBERRIES BLAH

Right?

Scanning Server...
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'Viruz' one match found.
Click me!

Edit: Glad to see the problem is being resolved for some people.

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Im very hit and miss now, its like a 50-50 chance that the server will time out for me.

I cant give much more info atm

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I'm at my friends house right now, but I'll try logging in from my dorm-room in the next few days, and post what happens.

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Oh you