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My network is in the range 192.168.1.1- 255 like literally millions of other people’s. Except I’m not, because the addresses you see here are actually internal IP addresses which allow me to speak to other devices on my own network. Yes, I’m incredibly brave posting my IP address on a public website where any hacker can see it easily. This is an extremely important point, if you look at the IP address registered to your network card on your computer or device, you’ll probably see something like this – However please, note that many bans are not even related to your IP address at all.Īt Home you Almost Certainly have Two Separate IP Addresses

If you know this stuff then skip forward a paragraph or so, there’s a link to an IP black list checker right at the end.

However first we need to backtrack slightly and clarify what your IP address is and some of the methods employed for these bans. It’s unlikely your IP address will be affected anywhere else, but often they aren’t able to answer the initial question – what is my IP address ? Mostly these blocks are simple IP address blocks on a single site. Now although there are some fairly extensive lists which we’ll mention later. People sometimes tend to worry they’re on some global list and they’ll be blocked and banned from all sort of sites. An administrator announces the ban and suddenly you can’t log in anymore! More often than not it’s related to a spat or a squabble in a forum or board somewhere, or something related to gaming. It’s a question I often get asked – why is my IP address blacklisted and yet it’s very often asked in completely the wrong context.