Cheaters forcing admins to new levels...

[RN Malboeuf 12]

actualyy depending on the network set up its 255-256

and the chance of there being more then 1 person on that block is very slim and you need a reality check if think a whole country will get banned

when you get a clue get back to us

[sicilian 0]

actualyy depending on the network set up its 255-256

Dunno who told to you but its wrong at all!

Highest practical number of any of the IP parts is 255!

Minus networkadress 0, broadcast 255 and the gateway IP at the last IP part.

At the end there are 253 available adresses in a class c network...

But before we don't find a end I'm actually working on a automation to ban faked IDs. Any player connecting with a faked ID will automatically set onto the ban.txt. Every time he change his ID it will be added. Further intentions are to setup the ban.txt before we know the ID so players with faked IDs could never connect. This will hopefully take out the intention blocking IP adress ranges in your firewalls...

[RN Malboeuf 12]

lol

re-read what i posted

and since your so on top of things i wont mention the fact that this program all ready exists

[darkpeace 0]

I only meant use VPN as a temporary workaround.

Forcing players to authenticate, with a username & password (per server) as well as a legit player-id (per copy of the game) would cut down cheating alot (but do this at the 'connecting to server' level, not force everyone to use VPN, it was just a comparison & a temp fix thats all.

Also, where is the program that blocks faked ids ?

-How does it know the id is fake, and not real ?

-I am aware of some super long player IDs that are prob fakes

Cheers,

Tabris.DarkPeace

[sicilian 0]

and since your so on top of things i wont mention the fact that this program all ready exists

If it exists right now why are so many ID fakers out there? Strange ain't it!

@darkpeace

currently under development. beta in testing phase

[benu 1]

actualyy depending on the network set up its 255-256

and the chance of there being more then 1 person on that block is very slim and you need a reality check if think a whole country will get banned

when you get a clue get back to us

Sicilian is right. In a 24bit network you have 256 possible ips, but two out of them are used as the whole network and as broadcast, so only 254 adresses are possible for clients. And one of those clients has to be the gateway. This is because routing depends on ANDing and ORing the destination ip with the netmask.

[RN Malboeuf 12]

re read what i posted

[RN Malboeuf 12]

and since your so on top of things i wont mention the fact that this program all ready exists

If it exists right now why are so many ID fakers out there?    Strange ain't it!

@darkpeace

currently under development. beta in testing phase

AFP_Bann_Maker

[sicilian 0]

Reread my post as you always say!

The AFP Ban Maker is only a graphical tool to edit your ban.txt!

What I meant is a tool which automatically ban faked IDs!

[RN Malboeuf 12]

you wont beat fake IDs, only the IDs past a certin range are detectable and even then suma wont release how the ID ranges work

and since a server has to be restarted every time for a new ban (this is usually the case) you really wont get any imediate results, and most bans will be a 1 time ID so its pointless

if you look back over the years in these forums you will see that i have allot of knowledge when it comes to IDs

so when you get it ready let me know and i'll sign on with your ID and you can ban away

[RN Malboeuf 12]

Reread my post as you always say!

my wording decribes every thing you described, you're just looking at it in the way you want to see it

[sicilian 0]

a server has to be restarted every time for a new ban

Thats not right! A updated ban.txt will be checked without restart at connection of a new player.

Yes I will tell you when its ready.

[RN Malboeuf 12]

a server has to be restarted every time for a new ban

Thats not right! A updated ban.txt will be checked without restart at connection of a new player.

Yes I will tell you when its ready.

sorry about that you're right, some times its the removal of IDs that requires a server restart

but when you ban me and i have your ID in use what will be acoplished?

[Norris 0]

I know it seems drastic to block an entire IP range, but I find most of the advanced cheaters I have problem combating are from Germany, if I have to ban every German IP address well thats an acceptable risk.

Those are the words of a madman. How about it if you just unplug the server from the net and play with yourself? That way your server will be cheater free! Hooray! ... or will it?

[algrab 1]

Is there a way to include ID ranges in ban.txt? This could be helpfull... Or to have the ability to include masks using wildcards like "*" and "?", simillar to the way you can allow or deny (ip) acces on firewalls etc.

To indicate that way to the server that 12-digit id is bad when lets say 10-digit is fine.

How to do this

[sicilian 0]

afaik not possible!

[svendejong 0]

Quote[/b] ]Those are the words of a madman. How about it if you just unplug the server from the net and play with yourself? That way your server will be cheater free! Hooray! ... or will it?

norris , thank you or puting down my brain wave.

I think 90% comes down to gathering the right crowd.

I can only talk about the zeus servers but our regulars/admins have invested a lot of time/patience in creating a nice gaming environment where almost everybody knows eachother.

We invite people to get on our ts server as soon as they logon.

This enhances the teamwork and I think it helps in building a group feeling.

If a cheater comes in we deal with it quickly and continue gaming.

Im happy you dont only play on your own server Benu its always nice to see your face on zeus :-)

[algrab 1]

afaik not possible!

Well it's so freakin bad, the elastic ID maintenace would be the most powerfull shitbouncer. Darn!