A concern about IP addresses.....

[M4M]

From what I understand, this place works off of your IP addy, which is all fine and dandy, but here is my concern....

Even though I am on DSL, when ever I have to restart my modem (locks up once in a while), I get a new IP address.

how will this affect me here? Will I get banned because my modem locked up at one point in time?

edited....ment modem, not router, lol

[EternalLight]

That's odd, you should retain the same IP address every time you restart your modem. If you are sure that a different IP comes up, I recommend you send a ticket to Rewards1 on this problem.

[M4M]

yea, it is odd, being that it is supposed to be persistant, but the last three times I had to reboot it (before joining here) I would get a different IP address from it each time. well, if it ever does happen, I will have to send a support ticket.

thanks for the prompt reply eternallight!

[DarkRider23]

Not everyone has a Static IP. Some people do have a Dynamic which changes all the time. I think you're fine because the site doesn't read your IP only. It also takes into account your ISP

[M4M]

right, but that is the thing, its not static, but persistant, meaning that I *should* retain the IP in case of power cycles, outages, ect. (unless it is turned off for extended periods of time, THEN it should change) but I dont.

Anyway, I guess I am not going to worry about it until the time comes up to worry about it.

[fredwacko]

Would I be ok then if I used this computer at home and also at Uni?

[DarkRider23]

No, that's not ok. You can only log on from one computer.

[fredwacko]

But wouldnt it have a different IP address AND a different ISP?

[DarkRider23]

Wait, if it's the same laptop at home and at your Uni, then I think it's fine. Using the Uni's computers is a definite no-no.