Im on another forum where theres always the same guy that keeps comming back over and over again spamming the forums and the best the mods can do is ban the user. Since this person is on a proxy they cannot ban his IP.
I was just wondering if anyone knew of a way of permanently banning this person.
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I beg to differ. Such has happened in the past 'round these parts.
I'm kind of an ignoramus when it comes to this stuff, but is it possible to ban his MAC address? that ought to be a unique key that not just anybody knows how to change...
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I beg to differ. Such has happened in the past 'round these parts.
I'm kind of an ignoramus when it comes to this stuff, but is it possible to ban his MAC address? that ought to be a unique key that not just anybody knows how to change...
You can't change it without changing
the card (unless you're a hardware genius and has working knowledge
of the card).
And yes, I believe you can ban MAC addresses on
servers. Not sure about specific sites.
How to ban Spammers: Kill them. 
Banning MAC addresses is a very effective method, since most computer users don't even know they exist. Many who DO know they exist only know so because they have to have thiers to get thier computer online at thier college. Yet they still may not know what they are and how to change them. Banning MAC addresses can be done with a software called Steel Belted Radius.
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The simple solution to this is what I do: just make deleting and banning him quicker (and easier) than the registration process.
First of all, make registering require an e-mail address to activate your account. When he signs up, ban his account (and hence that e-mail address), so that if he wants to come back he has to go through the lengthy process of setting up a new e-mail address, and re-registering on the site. If he does, BAM! kill him again (i.e. have a button that deletes a user and all their posts/topics/PMs etc.) at the touch of a button. Eventually they'll give up.
I like it! Lep and his mighty KILL BUTTON!
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You can't change it without changing the card (unless you're a hardware genius and has working knowledge of the card). |
That's what I always thought too, but I had friends at school who were changing their MAC adress because there was a bug in the school network that had banned theirs by mistake. (don't ask)
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You can't change it without changing the card (unless you're a hardware genius and has working knowledge of the card). |
That's what I always thought too, but I had friends at school who were changing their MAC adress because there was a bug in the school network that had banned theirs by mistake. (don't ask)
Well, as no one noticed, I was implying
the ban of his Ethernet card's MAC address not a router. A router
acts completely different, but that doesn't seem to
stop people from flying off the handle into ape-s**t
infinity.
You can change all sorts of crap with a
router, it doesn't mean it changes your personal Ethernet card's MAC
address.
At PSU if you walk around campus and with your laptop
on, if you have a wireless card it will continually try to connect to
servers. Since there's so many on campus after, I think, 15 or so
attempts it will alert the Admins. They'll think someone is trying to
"hack" their systems. Because it could be a generator
program that goes to each server trying every possible password.
I'm sorry if this post doesn't make much sense. I've been woken up early 
I'm sorry if this post doesn't make much sense. I've been woken up early
prolly all that apes**t fumes 
First of all, make registering require an e-mail address to activate your account. When he signs up, ban his account (and hence that e-mail address), so that if he wants to come back he has to go through the lengthy process of setting up a new e-mail address, and re-registering on the site. If he does, BAM! kill him again (i.e. have a button that deletes a user and all their posts/topics/PMs etc.) at the touch of a button. Eventually they'll give up.
* tentatively raises hand*
at least one.
[addsig]Jon even the big red button cant keep you away from this place 
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MAC addresses are just there for
hardware registration. (and I'm not sure what you're
asking/saying)
I know on private servers (such as wireless
ISPs on campuses) you have to register your MAC address so the server
will allow you network access. It's just a hardware "signature"
if you want to think of it that way. But this is on a physical
Ethernet card, not an entire network or a router or anything funked
up like that.
