01-05-2016, 02:18 PM
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Re: A question about ISPs
Originally Posted by clumsy
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I'm just curious, but if you change your internet supplier do you get a different ISP or does it stay the same?
ISP = Internet Service Provider
Do you mean IP Address?
With most internet service providers your IP Address is dynamic and will change each time you reboot your computer. You normally have to ask for a static IP Address.
01-05-2016, 04:23 PM
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Re: A question about ISPs
Originally Posted by MKJ
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They are one and the same surely?ISP = Internet Service Provider
Do you mean IP Address?
With most internet service providers your IP Address is dynamic and will change each time you reboot your computer. You normally have to ask for a static IP Address.
01-05-2016, 04:50 PM
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Re: A question about ISPs
This raises an interesting (and perhaps topical!) question.If most people have a dynamic IP address (even if remaining with the same ISP), doesn't this facilitate banned forum members re-joining and masquerading as someone else from a different location?
As you can tell, I'm no expert and hopefully Azz and the mods have ways and means of identifying such infiltrations.
01-05-2016, 05:49 PM
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Re: A question about ISPs
Originally Posted by JBR
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This raises an interesting (and perhaps topical!) question.If most people have a dynamic IP address (even if remaining with the same ISP), doesn't this facilitate banned forum members re-joining and masquerading as someone else from a different location?
As you can tell, I'm no expert and hopefully Azz and the mods have ways and means of identifying such infiltrations.
01-05-2016, 08:52 PM
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Re: A question about ISPs
Originally Posted by JBR
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This raises an interesting (and perhaps topical!) question.If most people have a dynamic IP address (even if remaining with the same ISP), doesn't this facilitate banned forum members re-joining and masquerading as someone else from a different location?
As you can tell, I'm no expert and hopefully Azz and the mods have ways and means of identifying such infiltrations.
.You simply have to type 'IP Address' in Google for your IP Address to appear. Rebooting your router should cause a different IP Address to be allocated to your computer.
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